Mortlake on the Schuylkill

A place for me to discuss recent book acquisitions, my academic and other writing, my reading of fiction and poetry, and my enjoyment of popular culture. About the name: John Dee (1527-1609) kept a considerable library at his home in Mortlake, Surrey on the outskirts of London.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Quien Es Macho? Carol Danvers Es Macho!

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In fact, anyone making their way through Ms. Marvel #32 would have to accept that Carol Danvers es muchisima macho . Two years ago I wrote...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Compare + Contrast

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Here again is Alex Ross’ wonderful cover for Batman #685: ​ Is this young woman, photographed at the San Diego Comic-Con, Ross’ model for ...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

You Gotta Have Heart ...

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Lame, reference, I know, but I couldn’t resist! It looks like Selina Kyle’s heart is restored to her -- or she gets someone else’s heart, in...
Thursday, October 16, 2008

Legions!

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I have a satisfied smile on my face after reading Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2. Geoff Johns nicely brings together plot-lines from a...
Monday, October 13, 2008

Bad News

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Tom DeFalco has made public that the final issue of Spider-Girl will be #30. ( Newsarama picked up a posting made by DeFalco at the SG pag...
Saturday, October 11, 2008

Supergirl #34

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After several years of aimless meandering -- a problematic period marred by epically bad story-telling, idiotic plot developments, and some ...
Monday, June 02, 2008

Astro City Character Special: Beautie

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I was killing time in the comic store on graduation afternoon, and picked up this comic, several months after it initially went on sale. Alt...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Attention, Fans of (Miss) Fury!

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The Comics Journal #288 includes 30+ color pages by Tarpé Mills , presented by Trina Robbins. The overwhelming majority of the comics repr...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

Thanks, Gail Simone!

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Although there's too much on my plate today to allow for a review of Gail Simone's nice first issue as writer on Wonder Woman, I wa...
Saturday, November 03, 2007

Let's Focus on the Positive

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Several comics related surprises this week: (1) El Cazador, the adventure series about an early modern female pirate that I have rhapsodize...
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Thursday, October 18, 2007

Three Reactions

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Spoilers follow in abundance. — Catwoman #72 To paraphrase Gabriel Garcia Marquez: never was the sundering of a mother-child bond more fore...
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Sunday, September 09, 2007

Cooke's Power Girl

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Dirk Deppey originally posted this cover to the upcoming Comics Journal #285 at his ¡Journalista! blog several weeks ago, and although Dar...
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Saturday, September 08, 2007

The Summer of Supergirl, II

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The creative team of Tony Bedard and Renato Guedes have pulled off a feat nothing short of miraculous, setting Supergirl on a firm footing a...
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Miss Fury!

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This TPB (Pure Imagination Publishing, 2007) is one of my most prized possessions. Tarpe Mills is my hero. Thanks, Trina Robbins!
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