Chapter 3 – Part 2 The Ring of Doom Chapter 3 – Part 1 The Ring of Doom Chapter 2 – Part 3 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 2 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars Author’s Note: This is another facet seen in LOTR,…
Category: Culture
Vox Day’s Socio-Sexual Hierarchy
by Blonde Ulv Predictability Rivaling that of Aristotle Vox’s Socio-Sexual Hierarchy (SSH) is a taxonomy concerning male interaction. It was derived from his observations and penned during the Game discovery era of males attempting to ascertain and share the labyrinths of the female psyche. The SSH is one of the most important tools in predicting…
Aristotle and Memes
He would have loved them by Blonde Ulv Of all the concepts describing the human condition, and in particular, human interaction and communication, Aristotle’s Rhetoric towers above the rest. Aristotle essentially classified humans into two groups: those who can reason and those who can not. His relevant passage is as follows: “Before some audiences not…
The Old Direct Market Meets the Reaper
Diamond Distribution files for Chapter 11 and Comic Books see the end of an era by Man of the Atom Introduction. Thanks to Fandom Pulse, I found out that the last of the Direct Market Comic Book Distributors — Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This is a great…
PLOT SUMMARY for “YOU HELD MY HEART” (a.k.a. Your Woman)
by Bluestem January, 1953, Los Angeles, California. On a busy street in the heart of the city, Billy York runs into Kent Randall, a high school classmate whom he hasn’t seen in many years. After briefly catching up, Kent invites Billy to join him for dinner that night so they can continue their conversation in…
The American Comics Codes, Epilogue
Series links: Prologue Part A Part B Part C Epilogue Links to previous posts and some follow-up thoughts by Man of the Atom These posts have been slowly germinating since 1983 and the Bill Gaines interview in The Comics Journal Issue #81. A small collection of magazine and online interviews started from there, grew slowly…
The American Comics Codes, Part C
Series links: Prologue Part A Part B Part C Epilogue The Senate comes to Town! The cameras are rolling, the microphones are live, and the Gaines hits the fan! “Are You a Red Dupe?” by Man of the Atom As I have stated in my previous series of posts, I am not presenting an academic…
Writing With The Holy Spirit
There are two types of writers. Which one are you? by E.A. Bear (Dan) INTRODUCTION This article is the first in a series about writing with the Holy Spirit. Today, we will explore faith and scripture, what it means, and how to do it, before closing out with a prayer. The Holy Spirit is not…
The American Comics Codes, Part A
Series links: Prologue Part A Part B Part C Epilogue US historical background (1946 to 1954); the “Delinquency Problem” by Man of the Atom This is a series of three posts on the American Comic Book Codes and their development. See the bottom of this article for general references used for this post, as well…
A Tomb is Opened in Oklahoma
by Bluestem It must have been like Howard Carter breaking into King Tut’s tomb, albeit on the scale of a flea compared to a blue whale, but nevertheless an exciting moment. When the first shafts of light and the fresh 21st Century breeze met the stale 1980s air and mingled—sending dust wheeling and moving for…