2016 Election… No More Gritty Reboots: Why Lego Batman and Legion Are the Future of Superheroes 12 Feb 201731 May 2017 Yes, this blog is dedicated to "an ongoing exploration of the dark and gritty reboot." But, as written about in the previous post on this blog, The World Needs Bad…
2016… The World Needs Bad Men: How the Bush Era Caused the Anti-Hero Wave that Gave Rise to Trump 22 Jan 201722 Apr 2018 Toward the finale of the 2016 election, Mike Huckabee took to Fox News to give a defense of Donald Trump that I’ve been mulling over in my head ever since.…
Batman… The Short Story I Wrote Inspired by Wes Anderson and Carlos Castaneda 19 Sep 201619 Sep 2016 You may have noticed this blog's recent lowered activity. Nothing new since early August, with only a handful of new posts since the beginning of summer. What is the deal,…
2016 Election… Which Batman Character Does Trump Resemble Most? Part 6: The Conclusion 24 Mar 201624 Mar 2016 For the past several weeks, this blog has investigated which Batman character has the most in common with presidential candidate Donald Trump. We have considered five Batman villains thus far:…
2016 Election… Is the Joker the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most? 22 Mar 201621 Jan 2017 This is the fourth installment of an ongoing investigation into which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the beginning here. The similarities between Trump and the Joker have been discussed…
2016 Election… Is Harvey Two-Face Dent the Batman Character Trump Resembles Most? 21 Mar 201623 Jan 2017 This is the third installment of an ongoing investigation into which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the beginning here. Harvey "Two Face" Dent represents the curse of the classic…
2016 Election… How the Republicans Have Become the Political Equivalent of Batman’s Villains 17 Mar 201625 Oct 2016 "This has never been about who the nominee is," Paul Ryan said yesterday, explaining why his party will fight any Supreme Court justice nomination made by Barack Obama in 2016, and…
2016 Election… Is the Scarecrow the Batman Villain Who Trump Resembles Most? 10 Mar 201621 Jan 2017 This is the second installment in an ongoing series of articles exploring which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the first installment here, in which I explain…
2016 Election… Is the Penguin the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most? 8 Mar 201621 Jan 2017 There is perhaps no narrative referenced more in today's pop culture than that of Batman. It makes sense: Batman is omnipresent. He first appeared in 1939, and has subsequently been…
Bale… How to Finally Become a David Bowie Fan 1 Feb 201615 Feb 2016 It's a strange thing when a celebrity dies. Some people mourn for days or weeks or months. Others feel ostracized when it's someone whose work they didn't know, outside the…