A Grand Experiment in Comic Book Worldbuilding in 1993
Most superhero comics in the 90’s relied on the name recognition of superstar artists. The Ultraverse created waves by relying heavily on their writers who all had significant experience with superheroes and careful planning. Our comrade, Andreas Sandahl, debuts with an Ultraverse appreciation.
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How Hardware Made Me WOKE
Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan used the tools of the people that were keeping them down and took on the entire system, shattering the glass ceiling in the process. Andrew Farago reflects on Milestone Comics.
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Chet, Cheeseburgers, & The NBA Playoffs…
Boston is on top of the world. The Nuggets are an offensive juggernaut. Both Los Angeles teams will go only as far as their stars can carry them. Victor Wembanyama might be an unstoppable force next year. The Sixers are boom or bust.
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Literary Larry Hama
My generation knows Larry Hama best as the guiding force behind G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, the Marvel Comics series that launched in 1982 and was one of the publisher’s top sellers throughout the eighties. He’s a outstanding individual. Andrew Farago does a deep dive on the this pillar of comic books and pop culture.
A Grand Experiment in Comic Book Worldbuilding in 1993
Most superhero comics in the 90’s relied on the name recognition of superstar artists. The Ultraverse created waves by relying heavily on their writers who all had significant experience with superheroes and careful planning. Our comrade, Andreas Sandahl, debuts with an Ultraverse appreciation.
Rebuild? Run it back? Draft Bronnie? What’s next for the Dubs?
The teams with generational superstars trending towards the end of their careers seem no longer able to dominate. The young teams that did dominate will all have every reason to be better next year. It seems obvious that the end of the Warriors is here.
And yet...
Building the Future
ESPN gave the Mavs/Gafford trade a C- minus grade, while the Washington trade received a D grade....yet, when Dončić, Irving, Jones Jr., Washington, and Gafford started together, the Mavs are 15-1.Travis B. Hill breaks down how the the Mavs are building a bright future.
Greatness, Inanity…NBA Season Awards
Some people are Billy Joel people. Some are Billie Eilish people, some Billy Crystal people. Good choices, all—but me, I’m a Billy Madison person. I’m not saying that Adam Sandler won the Mark Twain Prize for Humor solely on his work in “Billy Madison,” but I’m not not saying that, either. What better way to honor such a prestigious film than by naming an award after it (decades later). We present to you the Billies, recognizing greatness, inanity, and everything in between from this NBA Season.
NBA New Blood: Jalen Brunson
My brain really stopped retaining information in 2010. Who are these children taking over the League? No Lebrons. No Jokers. No Tatums. New guys only. First up: Jalen Brunson. Featuring illustrations by Mike Morrocco.
This is WAR
Chris and his brothers made up games including a dice-based WWF simulator, a version of Apple to Apples with more WAR, a proto-version of Six Degrees of Separation that centered around the 80s sitcom Charles in Charge. He uses this childhood wisdom to predict how the playoffs will unfold.
Chet Holgrem, Cheeseburgers, & The NBA Playoffs…
Boston is on top of the world. The Nuggets are an offensive juggernaut. Both Los Angeles teams will go only as far as their stars can carry them. Victor Wembanyama might be an unstoppable force next year. The Sixers are boom or bust. No one wants to play the Heat. The Bucks might be looking for a new coach if they don’t win it all.
✅Ice Cold Takes✅
As the great Stringer Bell said, “We back up.” Your favorite pop-up pop culture site is back for another deep run in 2024. We all have other jobs and do not have time for this site and yet here we are, fam.
Daredevil, Man without Fear of Wokeness
A loud, vocal contingent of modern comic book fandom insists that social and political commentary in superhero stories didn’t come along until 2016, when monthly comics turned overnight from epic Secret Wars-style slugfests to anti-Republican poetry slams drawn by CalArts dropouts in between Women’s Marches and Ani DiFranco concerts. Andrew Farago points out how long social issues have been key with Ann Nocenti as a shining example.