Old is the New New

Jeet Heer, comics historian, on the half life of a stereotype, from the “Irish simian” to Jiggs to Homer Simpson.

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Fun, smart post about green skyscrapers, sci-fi cities, urban futurism, and Jane Jacobs in Judge Dredd’s MegaCity-One. (HT)

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The somewhat true story of Moe Berg: major league baseball player, top secret OSS agent, and would-be atomic assassin.

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I was Watching the Watchmen, I swear, but then I looked away and missed them.

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A biography of Jack Parsons, occultist and rocketeer, in comic book form.

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Scott Kaufman reports (without, alas, documentation) that Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale based their Batman on Teddy Roosevelt.

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Jim Henley dismantles a lame Newsday piece on the politics of various superheroes. “He’s a Jewish New Yorker who has never written for Commentary. You have to assume he’s a Democrat until proven otherwise.”

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Garfield without words was inspired. Garfield without Garfield was, I thought, kinda gilding that lily. But Garfield plus Garfield is the winner.

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It’s been well linked (Barista assumed it was taking the piss but I think he underestimates Chabon’s geeky earnestness) but it’s worth it: Michael Chabon on the superhero unitard. PS How good is All-Star Superman, am I right?

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In Birmingham they love the governor: A comic book produced by George Wallace’s campaign to become Governor of Alabama in 1960.

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