+ comics, frank yerby, nate powell, podcast, south
I consistently produce content, on this blog and in other venues. However, I am not a strong self promoter, even when it comes to things such a the edited collection I did on Frank Yerby a couple of years ago. I did have the chance to speak about Yerby at the 2022 Revival: Lost Southern Voices event. It’s just not in my nature to … Read More What Have I done Recently?
Sometimes, right before I wake up, I hear sounds. The sound arrives in my mind, I wake up, and then the sound occurs in my ears. This all takes place in a split second, the recognition of the sound, a beat, then the actual sound. I’m not a neuroscientist, and I can’t explain it. However, I think they are Hypnopompic Hallucinations, events that register in … Read More Sleep, Dreams, and Imagination in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”
Last post, I wrote about reality in Szymon Kudranski’s Something Epic #1. Today I want to continue that discussion by looking at the beginning of issue #2 where Danny confronts his mother’s cancer diagnosis and discusses the semiotic nature of words, specifically the manner in which words only represent a part of reality, not the whole. When we read words on the page, we … Read More Words and Reality in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”
Being so far away from my comic book store, I only go and get my pulls every three to four weeks. Whenever I go in, I look around for anything new. I never know what’s coming out, unlsess I see someone mention it on Twitter or something, and I like it that way. Instead, I look around or ask someone if anything good just … Read More Reality in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”
+ comics, frederick douglass, george washington, history, image comics, killadelphia, thomas jefferson
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass stood in Corinthian Hall in Rochester, NY, in front of the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society and told the crowd, “Feeling themselves too harshly and unjustly treated by the home government, your fathers, like men of honesty, and men of spirit, earnestly sought redress.” The British denied the redress, and thus the “fathers” fought the American Revolution. Douglass says … Read More The Power of Myths
Interminable Rambling 