My old basement had ugly faded flesh pink walls, bulging vein-like ripples moving along it. I had a ritual of staying up late at night every Friday, falling asleep in front of the TV, giving myself undeniable nightmares from watching whatever horror film the SPACE network was showing. To add to the awful essence was a scratching noise that came from the ceiling. Like clockwork clocking in around the same time Tales from the Crypt began, the sound of some nail glazing across a concrete surface echoed from the surface above me. I had a juvenile theory that the garage ...Read More
In as much as I want my super heroes to be moral exemplars, I also want them to be consistent characters, even when that means my super heroes have flaws. Really, as much as this may surprise you, I can dig protagonists with faults! That said… everyone get out your Amazing Spider-Man concordances, I’m about to go nerdy on you. [caption id="attachment_6295" align="aligncenter" width="380" caption="Cover | Amazing Spiderman #601 | Marvel Comics"][/caption] In Amazing Spider-Man #601 Peter Parker gets drunk and has sex with his roommate, whom he doesn't even particularly like. To boil down the responses to that event on the ...Read More






