The Jump 225 Jumbo Mega-Bonanza Summer Giveaway, Week 4
This week’s contest: who would win a deathmatch smackdown fight, Gandalf or Obi-Wan Kenobi, and why? (Or better yet, how?)
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How Does the Story End?
As part of the planning process for how I’m going to wrap up my Jump 225 trilogy of novels, I’ve been thinking a lot about the structure of story. I think it’s useful for us writers and readers to occasionally step back from the process to remind ourselves of one crucial thing: stories are artificial. They’re constructs. I’m not just talking about the difference between fiction and non-fiction. I’m talking about the very idea of storytelling itself. It’s an … Read more
Superman Returns, For the First Time
My wife and I went to see Superman Returns last night. No, I don’t intend to write a full-blown review here. Suffice it to say that while the plot inconsistencies do seem to surface quicker than Lex Luthor’s proto-crystalline continent, Bryan Singer does an admirable job in resurrecting the Big Blue Guy. Quibble all you want about the details, but Brandon Routh was Superman, and that’s just about all that matters. But here’s what I really want to discuss. About … Read more