Two Opinions on DC Comics's reboot "The New 52"
Is this reboot working? What do two loyal readers think?
Real Life Superheros (sort of)
This week our mini-theme is superheros. These guys take it to the next level..
Batman Died For Our Sins: Redemption According to Christopher Nolan
The spiritual implications of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy.
What's With All the Reboots?
What does the recent Spiderman reboot (ten years after the first film) reveal about the human spirit?
More Reasons Vampires and Zombies Keep Showing Up in Our Imaginations
Alzheimer's, eternal youth, and more: a theory proposed by a Beams reader.
Six Perspectives on Why the Zombie Apocalypse Is So Popular
What six bloggers think...
What's With All the Vampires, Wizards and Zombies All of a Sudden?
This could actually mean that we're climbing up the evolutionary ladder.
Sacred Sundays: Deepak Chopra on Superheroes
A review of his book The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes.
8 Reasons Why Alan Moore Is the Reincarnation of Shakespeare
In short: collaborators, language, sex, violence, poetry, adapters, prolific, Central England, underappreciated.
13 Things Comics and Soap Operas Have in Common
They're closer than you might think.
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