Author Archives: R. Fiore
The Nobel Prize for Cuckoldry
Bill Griffith’s Invisible Ink is a memoir as fascinating in its way as Fun Home. Where Alison Bechdel gave us a look inside of a closeted life when closets were in flower, Griffith takes us across the border into the times before the times changed. Continue reading
A Problem for the Comics Snob
The problem for the comics snob is the superhero comic that’s too good to ignore. The reference is facetious; good comics aren’t a problem for anyone. The problem is this: Ignoring mainstream comics is easy. Continue reading
Gods Do Favors, Darwin Doesn’t
Business evolution, comic book heroes and comic book makers. Continue reading
Sometimes a Watermelon is Just a Watermelon
Walt Kelly, M.K. Brown, George Wunder and George Carlson.
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A Reminiscence of Things I Would Prefer to Forget
My recollection of the “debate” with Harvey Pekar recently posted here was that I made an ass of myself, and I am sufficiently confident of my memory that I really can’t bear to look. Continue reading
Days of Yesteryear
Now that all our fond hopes for 2013 have been dashed and our memories of 2012 rendered into a whited sepulcher, wouldn’t it be wonderful to relive those innocent times? Well, then, I’ve got the column for you. Continue reading
