A child is such an unformed soul -- Its world is bordered close By limits that his parents set, Not knowing that they chose

Have you ever dreamed of a perfect place (you could live) A place where peace and gentleness were no disgrace ...

My three 1/2-year-old granddaughter, Jazra, has been educated well. When offered a choice between the original (1933) King Kong , the 1976 ...

Silver Kryptonite. The cover blurb for Jimmy Olsen #70 promises that "Nobody … but nobody … will guess … 'The Secret of Silver Kr...

Panels and Pixels: A sad state of affairs

Kryptonite-Plus. Action #350 tells the tale of The Heroes, a musical group that plays dressed as Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Batman, and S...

Let It Die (tune of Beatles' "Let It Be") February 19, 2005 by Mark Alfred When I find myself in fear for Trekdom, Wi...

Blue Kryptonite. This is Bizarro Kryptonite. Its infrequent history begins in Superman #140's three-part "Son of Bizarro" n...

White Kryptonite. In White K's first appearance, in Adventure #279, we learn that White K has no effect on Kryptonians -- or anyone el...

Red Kryptonite. The wild card of the bunch. Red K is nothing but Green K that has passed through a strange red cosmic cloud (Superman #174)...

My friend Jon Powell, who has recently moved with his lovely wife and two precocious kids back to her home country of South Korea, recently ...

Thomas Wolfe called one of his novels You Can’t Go Home Again. Well, Superman has gone Wolfe one better. Not only can Superma...

We had a bad scare the first of the week with Buddy, the dog Julie bought for Jazra. He was born on April 3rd, which makes him ...

I confess, I'm guilty too! “Cave at Wayne Manor” (by Mark Alfred) (to the tune of “House at Pooh Corner”) Commissioner Gordon and...

I really don't know how to justify the serious tone of the words with the rolling, almost Jamaican sound of the music I wrote to go with...

When my wonderful wife and I met in college, we didn't much like each other, although we had some common friends. The next year we bega...

786 The morning Sun -- she stung my eyes -- She made them Shine -- and Dance -- I asked her -- “Art so angry?” -- “No -- Excess exube...

10) Who needs hair gel? 9) No problem reaching that itchy place in your back with the bath sponge. 8) Getting the toothpast...

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