That was a lovely and impassioned post, Josh.
But don’t think I didn’t notice that you still – still! – didn’t address the issue of nonsuperhero comic-book source material.
I bet you think you’re so sly…
As for me, I got nothing – although I did toy with the idea of a pictorial essay on leather pants in film (why must you mock them so?) – but for now I’m shoving off until the later evening hours, when the siren call of my laptop inevitably wills me back to our brawl.
This article appears in July 4 • 2008.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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