Millar, Mark

A collection of notes/impressions from titles where I didn’t find enough to necessitate a dedicated page. Usually short works of fiction.

Unknown Number

Unknown Number. Blue Neustifter. twitter.com . genderdysphoria.fyi . Jul 27, 2021. Accessed Sep 6, 2022.

tells the story of a person who has gender dysphoria. In an alternate universe, they never transitioned but went on to become an established physicist who could communicate across parallel universes.

Motifs

Love and Loyalty

Their master gone, the un-men pause, uncertain of what to do… They must among themselves for a moment – and, at least, a decision is reached. For all their existence, they have followed their master blindly – wherever he might lead… And there seems no good reason to change that situation now. #loyalty

[Liz] He’s kept her safely shut away for years. Isn’t that love? She’s terrified of life without him. Isn’t that love? What other kind of love will protect her from this awful world? The love she shares with Dennis is special, will grow into something wonderful. Even shut away from the sunlight. [Narrator] She knows this is true. He told her so himself. But those eyes.

The American Jesus Trilogy. Mark Millar; Peter Gross. imagecomics.com . www.hoopladigital.com . 2019. Accessed Jan 30, 2024.

Snapshots

It’s a coming of age story interrogating how a hero is formed, how a villain is created, and how similar the lives of the righteous and wretched can be, how fine the fault lines of good and evil are.

Snapshots

[Mrs. Sharpe] Goliath knew what he was doing. He was breaking a law designed to save people’s lives. If he’d only gone legitimate. He’d still be alive. This is no more your fault than a cop could be blamed for shooting a punk who pulls a gun on him.