Comics
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Spider-man Should be Spider-Dad
I wrote, recently and perhaps too passionately, about how important Spider-man’s marriage was to me. It was an argument that hinged on responsibility, for yourself and your spouse, and I said “a marriage is a near-perfect symbol for Spider-man”. There was just one reason I had to add a qualifier to perfection: the recent Renew…
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Spider-man’s Marriage Was the Most Important Thing in Comics
“I wasn’t going to buy Renew Your Vows,” I told my wife. “But I couldn’t resist seeing a married Spider-man again.” To which she said, “Why’s that?” “Spider-man’s marriage,” says I, “was the most important thing in comics.” To which, unsurprisingly, she replied, “What?” Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada ended Spider-man’s marriage to Mary-Jane Watson back…
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Top Fantasy Novels: The Sandman
Let’s address the elephant in the room: The Sandman is not a fantasy novel. I was going to write about American Gods, which is a fantasy novel, but I realised everything I liked about it was done better in The Sandman. So, although The Sandman is an urban fantasy horror comic series, I’m going to…
