March 2010
35 posts
“Some people will always think they know how to make other people’s marriages...”
– Paul Popenoe, eugenics, and marriage counseling : The New Yorker
“Myth 1: With the passage of HCR, bears will be allowed to roam hospitals,...”
– dhole: Some myths about the current healthcare bill explained.
“And so, by the time it’s filtered through to the Brits single, “You Got The...”
– House to Astonish » Number 1s of 2010: 28 February 2010 —scroll down a little for a very interesting history, with embedded videos, of the current #2 single in the U.K., “You Got the Dirtee Love.”
“But for him CDs are a statement of value and subversive aspiration. “My...”
– Pitchfork: Poptimist: Poptimist #26 —a future history of the CD revival
Anonymous asked: Is Sterling named in honor of Jandek?
Anonymous asked: so mute!... and ? in my mind!!
tell me....why??.............................. you're the writer!!
tell me....why??.............................. you're the writer!!
Anonymous asked: What's your least favourite Grant Morrison comic? I vacillate between The Mystery Play and Skrull Kill Krew...
thediscography asked: What is the oldest comic book you own?
You have a young son. Does he like comics?
Did you have a particular model when you started doing radio?
You have a young son. Does he like comics?
Did you have a particular model when you started doing radio?
Anonymous asked: What did you think of Skyscrapers of the Midwest. Have you written about it anywhere?
Anonymous asked: What do you do when you're glum?
Anonymous asked: Did you like Captain Britain and MI:13 as much as I did? (I loved it.)
Anonymous asked: What single comic (book/series/novel) fills your heart with joy?
Anonymous asked: Reach...grasp....taste......... i wonder the meaning of these three words!!
Anonymous asked: Is it really better to have loved and lost?
Anonymous asked: What makes you happiest right now?
Anonymous asked: Why isn't Martian Manhunter more popular? He's the shit.
Anonymous asked: What do you think are the five best superhero comics currently being published?
Anonymous asked: anything?.... :)
Anonymous asked: what do you think of Blackest Night?
bwall05 asked: Any go to rituals for when you're struggling to write, whether it comes from a reluctance to work, lack of inspiration, or whatever?
perpetua asked: Would you like to write comics? Even if your answer to that question is "NO" or "I am ambivalent," if you could get the chance to write an existing Marvel or DC title, which would you choose?
Anonymous asked: What is your next book-length project going to be?
Anonymous asked: Hi, Douglas.
First, let me say that I enjoy and appreciate your reviews and criticism very much. Your book, Reading Comics, got me back into comics after more than a decade away. I aprticulalry appreciate your ability to talk about both mainstrema and "art" comics and your ability to write sophisticated jargon-free criticism for a wide audience.
One of the essays...
First, let me say that I enjoy and appreciate your reviews and criticism very much. Your book, Reading Comics, got me back into comics after more than a decade away. I aprticulalry appreciate your ability to talk about both mainstrema and "art" comics and your ability to write sophisticated jargon-free criticism for a wide audience.
One of the essays...
I am in a question-answering mood tonight. →
So, you know, bring it.