Has There Ever Been Anyone Like Stan Lee?
Stan Lee (1922-2018) is probably the most famous author that almost nobody actually reads anymore.
Overthinking Comics
Junji Ito’s Eyes
There’s something about the eyes in a Junji Ito drawing that creates a subtle atmosphere of horror even when nothing horrific is happening.
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Books – The 2017 Holiday Gift Guide
Curl up by the fire with these eminently Overthinkable information storage and retrieval systems: Books from your smart funny Internet pals.
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What Comics Can Do
Not only do comics have storytelling advantages over other media, they’re also good for your brain!
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Think Tank: Why did Iron Fist suck?
It’s almost unanimous: Iron Fist was the weakest of Marvel’s four Netflix superhero shows. Now that the dust has settled, the question remains: what went wrong?
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Hope’s End: Logan and the Death of the Mutant Metaphor
The tenth (and final?) X-Men movie takes a bleak view of western civilization’s founding mythologies
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Tracing the Lineage of Bojack Horseman
Bojack Horseman owes a lot to Cerebus the Aardvark – whether he knows it or not
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The Freedom of Other Worlds
We read and analyze three of this week’s comics, which all have something to say on the subject of alternate timelines and parallel universes. Featuring Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man, and Back to the Future!
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I Peed Next to Captain America: Conventions and Cosplay as Crux of Modern Theory of Mind
Why is cosplay so compelling? Like, from a neurophilosophical perspective.
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How Do You Build a Batman?
He’s the perfect storm of heroic clichés.
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