The latest edition of my graphic novel column Nexus Graphica went live today albeit with a more political slant.
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| This morning a friend revealed his Obama presidency fears to me. While he stands firmly with the candidate, desiring a change from the Republican rush to ruin of the previous eight years, he fears the neo-Nazi racists of the extreme far right, fermented by the assertions of neo-cons and their new poster child, Sarah Palin, that the black, falsely-labeled Muslim, pro-choice, baby-eating (OK, I made that one up), Barak Obama and his "terrorist" friends will destroy the so-called "real" America of the pro-life, gun-toting, evangelical Christians. My friend worries that shortly into Obama’s term, one of those nutcases will assassinate the president, and plunge the U.S. into decades of political and civil strife. This unlikely scenario lies beyond my friend’s control, yet it paralyzes and consumes him.
I understand the instinct to freeze when confronted with the overwhelming. I encounter a similar situation every day, albeit without the additional pressure of a potential disaster some months away. |
I do go on to discuss The Man Called Nova, the Legion of Superheroes, Herbie, Stardust, and several other comics.
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