Batman by ed brubaker6/30/2023 ![]() Cap's military/government background is part of what keeps him relevant, too. But you know, with Cap what we've also done is make it feel more like a modern high-tech espionage comic, in many ways. I think the United States really needs an icon without those partisan blinders on right now, more than ever. He can call a lie a lie, and he doesn't care which side the liar is on. His history as a character since the mid-'60s shows that. ![]() In my series, I've had Cap quote Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Paine and Dwight Eisenhower, because Captain America isn't some partisan tool. : How about Captain America? What are your thoughts on his transition to the 21st century? Do you think he's an accurate symbol of where America's head is at today?īrubaker: I think what makes Captain America work in the modern age isn't so much him reflecting where America's at, but in showing where it should be. My analogy probably doesn't really work, but it's amazing how often you can see it in melodramatic stuff, especially. And in some ways, Batman is the ultimate Hamlet. ![]() ![]() Sometimes I think all good characters can be equated to either Hamlet or Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth even more. He's the Shadow with personal grief to overcome. He's a revenge fantasy with a cool costume. : What did you learn of the character during your time with him, and why do you think he's still such an iconic figure in the 21st century?īrubaker: Batman is just so primal. ![]()
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The Betrayals by Bridget Collins6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Once the exclusive bastion of men, Montverre's most prestigious post is now held by a woman: Claire Dryden, also known as the Magister Ludi, the head of the great game. Now he has been exiled back to Montverre, his fate uncertain.īut this rarified world of learning Léo once loved is not the same place he remembers. ![]() He turned to politics instead and became a rising star in the ruling party, until a small act of conscience cost him his career. Léo Martin once excelled at Montverre but lost his passion for scholarly pursuits after a violent tragedy. ![]() If your life was based on a lie, would you risk it all to tell the truth?Īt Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden high in the mountains, society's best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu-the great game-an arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. ![]() Collins plays her own game here with perfect skill." - The Times (UK)Īn intricate and utterly spellbinding literary epic brimming with enchantment, mystery, and dark secrets from the highly acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding. a perfectly constructed work of fiction, with audacious twists. ![]() The Frailty Myth by Colette Dowling6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() It may well happen,for Jones,currently the fastest female in the world,clearly has the talent.But she also has a confidence,many say arrogance, that is pushing people 's buttons in a way unseen before.From the beginning,Jones did not dare to suggest,wish,or hope she might win five medals.She declared it a certainty.Įven to a public shed of many sexist attitudes about women being non-starters in sports -witness the hysteria following the US women 's football team winning the World Cup,the Spice Girls-like adulation for the Williams sisters at Wimbledon -Jones is too much. ![]() ![]() Marion Jones wants to be the Mark Spitz of the 21st century.The 24- year-old track and field star plans to win five gold medals at the Olympics next month, setting a new record in athletics the way Spitz,with seven in 1972,set it in swimming. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story of that Enlightenment-its origins, its champions and their achievements, the resistance they have encountered, and the counter-Enlightenment that begin after the First World War-forms the subject matter of this book. These calls, according to de Bellaigue, “are opening the door on a horse that bolted long ago.” The Islamic Enlightenment has already happened. People often say that Islam needs an “Enlightenment,” like the one Europe and America experienced in the 17th and 18th centuries. ![]() ![]() Christopher de Bellaigue’s The Islamic Enlightenmentprovides the kind of comprehensive, carefully researched and nuanced history that can help us put the current situation in perspective. It’s hard to imagine a more pressing topic for Westerners today than Islam. ![]() |