House of Ideas, Books of Mystery
Comic book numbering, my beloathed.
Essays
Longform posts about any number of things.
In Memoriam: April O'Neil
I first met April O’Neil in 2003, or perhaps it was 2005. It was a brief encounter, followed up by a few more over the next couple years. Hair pulled into a bun, baggy pants as befit the era, we didn’t really talk but it was easy to
Paper Davids and Paper Goliaths
I’ve been revising the following essay for a couple months now. I thought it was ready, then I changed my mind, then went back and forth a bunch and then I decided I needed to publish or get off the shitbox.
Fair warning, it is raw and difficult and
One Must Imagine Lagoon Boy Happy, Part 3
What price secrecy?
“People Forget How Things Were:” The Walking Dead #193
Originally published on May 7, 2025 at Shelfdust, this is an extended cut of that essay, and not in a bullshit, "oh we added two whole minutes of walking" DVD marketing way. Don't believe me? Become a member and you can compare and contrast. Go on.
One Must Imagine Lagoon Boy Happy, Part 2
The theological approach.
One Must Imagine Lagoon Boy Happy, Part 1
Because Tom King sure as shit doesn’t