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Books/Comics

‘Rogues’ Gallery, Vol. 1′ TPB (review)

Written by Hannah Rose-May and Declan Shalvey Art by Justin Mason Published by Image Comics This is a book with a great concept....

Lenny SchwartzAugust 11, 2023

Columns/Features

Equality. Equity…

…And over familiarity. I am often taken to task by enthusiasts for my dismissive, ruthless and callous dismissal of much, if not most, of...

Howard ChaykinJune 16, 2023

Columns/Features

My Fascism Problem. And Yours.

(With no apologies whatsoever to that fucking Norman Podhoretz.) I’ve told the story frequently, if not incessantly, of how I was introduced to comic...

Howard ChaykinOctober 21, 2022

Columns/Features

Heroic Fantasies…

…AND TOXIC AVENGERS I was first inoculated by what became a lifelong obsession, and not incidentally a lifelong career, by comic books, in the...

Howard ChaykinMarch 25, 2022

Arts & Culture

Critical Thinking…And Standard Practices

Not too long ago, I posted a screed covering my ongoing disdain and distaste for the culture of overpraise, where so many minds are...

Howard ChaykinMarch 7, 2022

Columns/Features

PICK YOUR BATTLES AND DO IT WISELY

It should come as no surprise to anyone but a complete idiot that I completely reject everything that the so called Comicsgate cabal represents...

Howard ChaykinSeptember 19, 2018

Columns/Features

THERE’S ALWAYS BEEN TURMOIL; DO BETTER

You guys know Burning Man just finished up? Maybe this is a bigger deal to me than it is to you, living in San...

Larry YoungSeptember 14, 2018

Columns/Features

Change Is Hard: An Open Letter To The ComicsGate Guys

More specifically, to the ones who can’t understand that what they are doing is only hurting themselves, and are open to learning another way...

Joe PeacockSeptember 7, 2018

Books

‘Ready Player One’ The Movie Could Tackle Fandom’s Issues, But Will It?

I wonder how Ready Player One will work as a movie. To become viable, the movie likely has to jettison a lot of how...

Marvin C. PittmanMarch 30, 2018

Columns/Features

Mark Waid Stands Up (Again) To Defend The Rights and Equality of Comic Creators

Mark Waid is one of the good guys. With a career as both a writer and editor, the inimitable Mr. Waid not only writes...

Guest BloggerSeptember 25, 2017

Columns/Features

Fucking Make Something.

Do me a favor. It’s a big favor, so I understand that most of you won’t. But if you’ll indulge me: Go make something....

Joe PeacockAugust 24, 2016

General

KILLING YOUR DARLINGS: How To Let Go Of Your POP CULTURE Fetish

The great author William Faulkner once stated, “In writing you must kill your darlings.” In Pop Culture, you should do the same. I have...

Elizabeth WeitzJuly 16, 2015

General

Fan Entitlement, Because You’ve Earned It.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve kept one leg planted firmly in comic book fandom, and the other in professional wrestling fandom....

Stefan BlitzDecember 19, 2014

All posts tagged "Fan Entitlement"

Books/Comics

‘Rogues’ Gallery, Vol. 1′ TPB (review)

Columns/Features

Equality. Equity…

Columns/Features

My Fascism Problem. And Yours.

Columns/Features

Heroic Fantasies…

Arts & Culture

Critical Thinking…And Standard Practices

Columns/Features

PICK YOUR BATTLES AND DO IT WISELY

Columns/Features

THERE’S ALWAYS BEEN TURMOIL; DO BETTER

Columns/Features

Change Is Hard: An Open Letter To The ComicsGate Guys

Books

‘Ready Player One’ The Movie Could Tackle Fandom’s Issues, But Will It?

Columns/Features

Mark Waid Stands Up (Again) To Defend The Rights and Equality of Comic Creators

Columns/Features

Fucking Make Something.

General

KILLING YOUR DARLINGS: How To Let Go Of Your POP CULTURE Fetish

General

Fan Entitlement, Because You’ve Earned It.