I was teaching about what resonates in communicating a message to an audience to my students this week and one of the points they glommed onto was emotion. At this time of year, emotions run high. Eliciting an emotional response from a viewer, reader – whatever the medium, is the …
Read More »Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 10/24/2018
I don’t know about you, but this week, I need a little escapism. Oh hell … I need a LOT of escapism this week! Well, that’s the segue for this week’s comic pull list. I find that comics are a far more efficient medium for escapism than any other. A …
Read More »Neil Gaiman & Mark Buckingham Begin The Golden Age in MIRACLEMAN by GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM #1
A tale that began 25 years ago begins anew this September in MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM #1.
Read More »12 books for the geek days of summer 2015
Here are 12 great books to help you stay cool at the beach during the geek days of summer.
Read More »‘Trigger Warning’ evokes wonder, fear and amusement
'Trigger Warning' is an entertaining collection of stories and poems. While not all of them succeed, the best stories here rank amongst the better works of fantasy produced in the last decade.
Read More »Mr. Sandman (Neil Gaiman) brings us one more dream in ‘Sandman: Overture’ | review
After a two-decade hiatus, Neil Gaiman has returned to his ground-breaking comic series, The Sandman. Like the best of the original series, this issue is as strange and beautiful as the dreams it depicts.
Read More »‘Fame: Neil Gaiman’ doesn’t quite do justice to its subject
'Fame: Neil Gaiman' isn’t an issue or comic title in general that I can recommend to older readers or serious fans of a particular celebrity. But for younger readers, casual fans and those simply seeking quick primers about stars they like, I guess it beats reading a dry Wiki article.
Read More »‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ captures the magical experience of childhood
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' is a fairy tale, yet one in which all of the characters, even those who are immortal or monstrous, are well-rounded and driven by their own motivations. Gaiman captures the elusive experience of childhood in this clever little book.
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