Classic Comics. Source If you enjoy this essay, please click on the Buy Me A Coffee link to the right and show your support. Supporters and Members get early access to posts like this one, as well as exclusives only available to Members and Supporters. More than any other product of our culture, comic books … Continue reading C is for Comic Books – An ABC’s Essay
When I originally conceived of this essay, I was just going to discuss my love life and romantic experiences. I still plan to do just that but from a different direction. Eros love or passionate love is all about romance, at least to the ancient Greeks. Romantic love takes many forms and evolves with the … Continue reading E is for Eros – An ABC’s Essay
Source In case it hasn’t been readily apparent with the posts on this blog, I’m a nerd. One could say I’ve been working on my Ph.D. in geek culture for many years now. The initial introduction to geek culture started with my mother, who introduced me to science fiction and fantasy when I was kid. … Continue reading D is for Dungeons & Dragons – An ABC’s Essay
George Carlin. Source In my previous essay for this series, I wrote about humor, particularly bad taste. One of the comics that I’ve enjoyed for most of my life is the late George Carlin. A wordsmith of incomparable wit, Carlin holds a place of esteem even among his own profession’s best representatives. Widely considered influential … Continue reading C is for Carlin – An ABC’s Essay
Part of the ABC's Essays I'll be posting here Bad taste humor comes in many different flavors and varieties. Like any subjective art form, humor really is defined best as what makes people laugh. John Cleese once observed that “comedy is exceptionally brittle”, which he felt meant that comedy either works or it doesn’t. The … Continue reading B is for Bad Taste – An ABC’s Essay
