Monthly Archives: July 2015

Priorities of Fans and Writers

An analysis by Thomas Mets of the differing priorities of comic book fans and writers, especially when it comes to payoff and setup, with an emphasis on Spider-Man: One More Day. Continue reading

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The Culture Shock of Brand New Day

Some of the backlash against Brand New Day was inevitable. The book suddenly had younger (defined by the year they were born, rather than the year in which they started writing Spider-Man) American writers. For 30+ years from September 1972 to … Continue reading

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Poor Lindsey Graham

Donald Trump gives out his phone number. And he’s running for President with zero support in the last four polls. Maybe the tiff with Trump can get him the support necessary to get into the next debate.

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