M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 10: Superhero Slump pt 4: Here Come the Heroes…Super-#$%&-ing Finally
At long last, superhero movies became a thing that comic-book fans didn't have to cringe at, and something mainstream audiences actually wanted to see too.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #9: Superhero Slump pt. 3: The Bat, the Crap…and the Bat-Crap
The early 90s were a booming time for comic book movies, and a time when Hollywood turned a bunch of superheroes no one had ever heard of, into movies that nearly no one wanted to see.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #8: Superhero Slump pt. 2-The Fall and Rerise of Serious Superhero Movies
The success of the Superman meant that fans of superhero movies were NOT in for a treat, not really at all, at least until a bat came along,
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #7: Superhero Slump Part 1-The Rise of the Serious Superhero Movie
Superhero movies were once a rare novelty. The battle to make a superhero movie that was taken seriously by Hollywood, was a feat in and of itself.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #6: Do Cell Phones Sink Seinfeld?
Could cell phones really change the world of the sitcom, Seinfeld? Do people who wish to throw in the technology of today even seem to understand the whole point of the show? All this, and more...possibly, in the latest M.Y.O.P.I.A.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 5: Ringside for the Sega Genesis versus Super Nintendo Rivalry
There was once a simple time when 16-bits sounded so advanced and we all had to make a life altering choice between a Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis. Let me explain the circumstances of this good old-fashioned 90's rivalry.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #4 The No-Negative-Connotations Michael Jackson
Remember the time when Michael Jackson was cool, just cool, without all that negative baggage? Yes, this time really once did exist.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #3: Surviving a Starship a.k.a. Which Captain Would Kill You First?
Who cares who the so-called "best" captain might be. If I were serving on a Star Trek ship, I'd prefer to survive the first time I was beamed down to an unexplored planet.
M.Y.O.P.I.A.(My Yesteryear Opinionated and Probably Irrelevant Analysis) # 2: Summer Movies with the Summerest Feel
Do you like the idea of summer, but yet dread the heat, the bugs, the awkwardly high shorts on old people? If so, shut the blinds, crank up the AC, and embrace the idea of summer with these summer movie recommendations.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. (My Yesteryear Opinionated and Probably Irrelevant Analysis) #1: The Legend of Zelda Has a Setting
Thirty years too late, and only hypothetically, I stand up to my third-grade teacher for negatively dismissing the importance of The Legend of Zelda.
Check out the Gateway Review!!!
Are you a fan of magical realism, or any other sort of slightly absurd and surreal sort of writing? If you are, you’ll want to check out the Gateway Review. I just received my contributor copy of Volume 2, Issue 2 and I read through the whole mag. Let me just say, I am so happy to see a magazine...
Check out Conclave Issue # 9
The newest issue of Conclave has been available for a few weeks. You can pick up a copy in the link below. The issue looks great and I’m very happy to say I have a story published in it. My story is called “Utopia” and is obviously, about a Utopian place…but the real story is a look at how such...