The Corporate IP Death Cycle

The Corporate IP Death Cycle

As a fitting follow up to yesterday's post about how shortsighted corporatism killed American comics, YouTuber David V. Stewart recommended his insightful video The 5 Phases of Corporate IP Ownership. In his video, David breaks down the corporate decision making process that runs franchises across all media, not just comics,…
September 24, 201915 Comments
Amazing Spider-Man #666

What Really Killed Comics

Everybody has a theory of how the American comic book industry died. "It was the early 90s investor boom," some say. "The glut of variant covers and similar sales gimmicks created a bubble, and when it burst it took out the direct market." Others lay the blame on publishers driving…
September 23, 201940 Comments
Combat Frame Data: BC-06CFGC-1

Combat Frame Data: BC-06CFGC-1

BC-06CFGC-1 Grauniad Technical Data Model number: BC-06CFGC-1 Code name: Military Guardian Ground Type Custom Nickname: Grauniad Classification: custom general use combat frame Manufacturer: Browning Engineering Corporation Operator: Coalition Defense Force First deployment: CY 40 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 16.5 meters, 17.5 meters with antenna Weight: dry weight 82 metric tons, full weight 94.9 metric tons Armor…
September 20, 20194 Comments
The Real Jobs Crisis

The Real Jobs Crisis

It's not the overall employment numbers. It's the work force participation rate, particularly among men. While the administration touts low unemployment, American men are being forced out--and are increasingly opting out--of the job market. Though the continued importation of unskilled laborers from south of the border and H1Bs from the…
September 19, 201917 Comments
An Irresistible Force

An Irresistible Force

My uncle epitomizes the freewheeling postwar American spirit. When he came of age, he rebuilt a beat-up motorcycle in my grandfather's backyard and hit the open highway. He rode from the Midwest to the West Coast, hopped a boat to Hawaii, and spent some time living in a tree house.…
September 18, 201917 Comments
Between Scylla and Charybdis

Between Scylla and Charybdis

Partisans in both conservative and liberal circles are agonizing over why dissident politics is growing despite their best efforts to play gatekeeper and censor, respectively. One major reason is that normal people are sick and tired of being smeared as Nazis by both sides for holding positions their Christian grandfathers…
September 17, 201911 Comments
Death of the Publisher

Death of the Publisher

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know I like to keep my finger on the pulse of the publishing industry. Staying abreast of developments in your field comes with the territory when you're a professional author. I started out like most aspiring writers thinking I had…
September 16, 201911 Comments
Combat Frame Data: XCD-106 Reaper

Combat Frame Data: XCD-106 Reaper

XCD-106 Reaper Technical Data Model number: XCD-106 Code name: Reaper Nickname: N/A Classification: close-mid range attack combat frame Manufacturer: Ivan Eckhart and Togi Operator: HALO/Wehrbund Bavaria First deployment: CY 40 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 18 meters, 19.5 meters with wings Weight: Dry weight 86 metric tons, full weight 96 metric tons Armor type: “1D” carbyne laminar armor…
September 13, 20198 Comments
A Sea Change in Science Fiction

A Sea Change in Science Fiction

Talk about a signal grace. No sooner do I publish a post on the need for a confident, masculine Christianity willing to engage the culture than a new science fiction genre rises to the challenge. Not one, but two vocally Christian authors have stepped up to deliver something not seen…
September 12, 201927 Comments
A Confident Masculine Christianity

A Confident Masculine Christianity

As Western society comes apart at the seams, it's fascinating to watch dissident atheists grudgingly stumble toward the realization that Christianity is necessary for the preservation of the West. One such blogger whom regular readers know I enjoy is the redoubtable Z Man. His progress on the Road to Damascus…
September 11, 20191 Comment