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....

body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/swamp-thing.jpg'); } 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....

body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/millar-american-jesus.jpg'); } 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....

body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/millar-civil-war.jpg'); } Thematic similarities with DC’s Injustice storyline that divides the heroes into two camps, with some questionable decisions along the way. 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....