Christopher Irving
@clirving.bsky.social
Occasional academic, comic book historian and moderator, Madmaniac, proud dad.
Can I mansplain back to him how Nite Owl is actually Blue Beetle-esque???
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Can I mansplain back to him how Nite Owl is actually Blue Beetle-esque???
Man, what a blast it has been so far. And he GETS Tim Drake! That makes me astoundingly happy.
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Man, what a blast it has been so far. And he GETS Tim Drake! That makes me astoundingly happy.
I think I confused myself: I interviewed Will about that book before it came out and was sent a b/w galley xeroxed from when they were in the WE Quarterly (?). Something in my brain was thinking the DHC one was a reprint.
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I think I confused myself: I interviewed Will about that book before it came out and was sent a b/w galley xeroxed from when they were in the WE Quarterly (?). Something in my brain was thinking the DHC one was a reprint.
It's a great volume. I love how you got this edition of it: Most I got my hands on was the reprint in the '90s or so.
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It's a great volume. I love how you got this edition of it: Most I got my hands on was the reprint in the '90s or so.
We had a butter thief, Fiegenbaum, an orange cat who led us to getting a plastic butterdish that shuts tight. Many a glass dish fell victim to his urges. And room temp butter on Saltine crackers is actually really, really good.
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We had a butter thief, Fiegenbaum, an orange cat who led us to getting a plastic butterdish that shuts tight. Many a glass dish fell victim to his urges. And room temp butter on Saltine crackers is actually really, really good.
If they don't, I sure will!
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If they don't, I sure will!
Jules Feiffer told me folks who bashed Great Comic Book Heroes were mostly upset he wrote it before they did. I look at bad reviews saying more about the reviewer than the work itself, because it wouldn't be a bad review if it was sincere and constructive.
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Jules Feiffer told me folks who bashed Great Comic Book Heroes were mostly upset he wrote it before they did. I look at bad reviews saying more about the reviewer than the work itself, because it wouldn't be a bad review if it was sincere and constructive.
We're old Goth kids. We just sell our kid on Krampus instead.
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We're old Goth kids. We just sell our kid on Krampus instead.
I'm a savage: I rarely bag anything!
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm a savage: I rarely bag anything!
Of course! Close readings are HALF the fun. Don't sell yourself short: carpe diem the hell out of it!
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Of course! Close readings are HALF the fun. Don't sell yourself short: carpe diem the hell out of it!
You could even use historical texts/interviews/bios on publicity agents from the '40s as a resource. It could be a really fantastic and fun project.
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
You could even use historical texts/interviews/bios on publicity agents from the '40s as a resource. It could be a really fantastic and fun project.
I'm personally too loaded with work right now (working on a book on Don Newton and have other irons in the fire) to dig in, but I think you should absolutely dig in and write an article on this. Would you count anything from Before Watchmen? Or only Watchmen proper?
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I'm personally too loaded with work right now (working on a book on Don Newton and have other irons in the fire) to dig in, but I think you should absolutely dig in and write an article on this. Would you count anything from Before Watchmen? Or only Watchmen proper?
My favorite part of Watchmen isn't the comics alone, but the supplemental news pieces. They don't bring this up in the Annotated Watchmen, do they? If not, this could make for a fantastic textual reading of the book. And this article is referring to that exact photo, yeah?
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My favorite part of Watchmen isn't the comics alone, but the supplemental news pieces. They don't bring this up in the Annotated Watchmen, do they? If not, this could make for a fantastic textual reading of the book. And this article is referring to that exact photo, yeah?
I wouldn't say "lazy": I just found after years of doing this that, nine times out of ten, it's just a creator meeting a deadline and not thinking too hard about it or working as he went (case in point: Larry Hama). Now, having said that, it IS Alan Moore we're talking about!
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I wouldn't say "lazy": I just found after years of doing this that, nine times out of ten, it's just a creator meeting a deadline and not thinking too hard about it or working as he went (case in point: Larry Hama). Now, having said that, it IS Alan Moore we're talking about!
That's a great question! Possible answers:
1) Alan Moore didn't think about it
2) Being married to her, Larry was assumed to share the photo that Sally received
3) This was a personal not a promotional photo, so Larry may NOT have set it up (if it were a promo, why not have the negatives provided
1) Alan Moore didn't think about it
2) Being married to her, Larry was assumed to share the photo that Sally received
3) This was a personal not a promotional photo, so Larry may NOT have set it up (if it were a promo, why not have the negatives provided
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
That's a great question! Possible answers:
1) Alan Moore didn't think about it
2) Being married to her, Larry was assumed to share the photo that Sally received
3) This was a personal not a promotional photo, so Larry may NOT have set it up (if it were a promo, why not have the negatives provided
1) Alan Moore didn't think about it
2) Being married to her, Larry was assumed to share the photo that Sally received
3) This was a personal not a promotional photo, so Larry may NOT have set it up (if it were a promo, why not have the negatives provided
This cabinet of wanna-be tough guys from a Cannon action movie is the worst. I look forward to seeing how they hold up in prison.
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This cabinet of wanna-be tough guys from a Cannon action movie is the worst. I look forward to seeing how they hold up in prison.
AMAZING! During one of the solos, someone handed Beth a cigarette. She grabbed it, took a drag, and started singing again.
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
AMAZING! During one of the solos, someone handed Beth a cigarette. She grabbed it, took a drag, and started singing again.
The Cure
Matthew Sweet
The Pixies
The Ramones
Portishead
Matthew Sweet
The Pixies
The Ramones
Portishead
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Cure
Matthew Sweet
The Pixies
The Ramones
Portishead
Matthew Sweet
The Pixies
The Ramones
Portishead
I think you're both high biased.
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I think you're both high biased.