A few weeks ago, I had no reason to think about Spider-Man. The priority was a trip with my beloved family to Central Europe. Time was well spent experiencing the faded glory of Vienna, discovering all that Munich had to offer, exploring the cobblestoned streets of Prague, and seeing what kind of trouble we could […]

As best we can figure, Homer wrote “The Odyssey” somewhere between 725 and 675 B.C.. If you wanted to experience it, you couldn’t buy a print version, considering that the Gutenberg printing press didn’t exist until 1455 A.D.. Instead, you’d find yourself a bard, who would have memorized the gist of the tale, while putting […]

A combination of a journalism assignment at the Oregon Dunes and the recreational usage of psilocybin mushrooms led Frank Herbert to write “Dune,” a sprawling, five book saga. Beloved by many, they featured intergalactic warfare, giant worm-related destruction, and trenchant criticism of politics and religion. On the one hand, you’d expect that as a lifelong […]

If you’re a filmmaker tasked with adapting a comic book character to film, your initial thought might be, “How can I prevent the fans from having me drawn and quartered?” The first thing you should do is hire an Israeli security team because I hear they’re the best. The second is to be mindful of […]

This review will thoroughly spoil Avengers: Endgame. Proceed at your own risk.  Stan Lee used to talk about “the illusion of change.” It was a concept they used at Marvel Comics, and I imagine it’s still in use today. If you’re a comic book writer for one of the major publishers, you have a very […]