Book Review: Superheroes edited by Rich Horton Superheroes as we know them more or less started in the comic books of the late 1930s, with the most obvious first “true” superhero being Superman. And comic books have largely shaped our perceptions of costumed superheroes ever since. But sometimes prose is a perfectly acceptable way of… Continue reading Book Review: Superheroes
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Open Thread: Mother’s Day
Here in the United States, it’s Mother’s Day. My mother is a retired nurse who rose to the position of Inservice Director (head of continuing education) at the local hospitals and nursing home. Like many good mothers, she read to me when I was little, until I picked up the habit and became a voracious… Continue reading Open Thread: Mother’s Day