New Book: Shakespeare Adjacent
An upcoming fiction anthology, edited by Lou Tambone and Ali McDowell for Lou’s publishing imprint 2 Jokers Publishing & Entertainment, will contain some writing by yours truly.
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Star Trek Comics Weekly #145
IDW’s Star Trek: Picard—Countdown set the stage for that show’s premise. Plus, a look back at an oft-overlooked ashcan, Star Trek: Martok.
Is the Joker Gay? Revisiting Queer Representation and the Clown Prince of Crime
Guest essayist Valentina Rossi asks the question, “Is the Joker gay?”
Star Trek Comics Weekly #144
Let’s examine more of IDW’s Star Trek: Year Five, featuring shocking revelations about Gary Seven and his faithful, feline companion, Isis.
(Doctor) Who’s on First?
People in the DOCTOR WHO universe must be really confused. Think about what must happen whenever people share their encounters…
Star Trek Comics Weekly #143
This week, we’ll examine IDW’s Star Trek: Discovery tie-ins, as well as IDW 20/20, Mirrors & Smoke, Sky’s The Limit, and Hell’s Mirror.
Star Trek Comics Weekly #142
IDW’s Star Trek: Year Five was among the publisher’s most ambitious Trek projects, and this week’s column examines the first six issues.
Star Trek Comics Weekly #141
Raumschiff Enterprise ran in Bild+Funk magazine in 1979, written and illustrated by Ludwig Fischer. The strip was licensed, yet it was not a typical Star Trek story at all.
Review: Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era
I recently had the pleasure of reading Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era, by Adam Kotsko, from University of Minnesota Press.
Not an Impersonator, Folks
For some reason, Bluesky has placed the label “Impersonation:
Pretending to be someone else without permission” on my page.
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