![]() ![]() ![]() Deciding to take it one step further, the Clown Prince of Crime locked Todd and his mother in a warehouse with a bomb that was set to detonate, leaving a massive cliffhanger for the next issue. In 1988's Batman #427, Todd's mother betrayed him to the Joker, who beat the Boy Wonder within an inch of his life. ![]() In the classic Batman story "A Death in the Family," by Starlin, Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo, DC put the fate of the character in the hands of the readers. However, Jason never quite captured the imagination of readers like the first Boy Wonder did, especially at a time when sidekicks were no longer commonplace in superhero comics.įamously, writer Jim Starlin wanted to pull the plug on Robin for ages before he eventually got his wish. Over time, DC attempted to give Todd his own personality and quirks, especially in the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Instead of cementing Todd as his own unique hero, DC initially treated him as a cut-and-paste replacement for Grayson, dying his red hair black and dressing him in the same uniform. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She interlaces stories from her forebears with cultural artifacts from her own life-Twin Peaks, the Oregon Trail II video game, a Claymation Satan, a YouTube video of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham-to explore questions of cultural inheritance and the particular danger, as a Native woman, of relaxing into romantic love under colonial rule.īracingly honest and powerfully affecting, White Magic establishes Elissa Washuta as one of our best living essayists. In this collection of intertwined essays, she writes about land, heartbreak, and colonization, about life without the escape hatch of intoxication, and about how she became a powerful witch. Following a decade of abuse, addiction, PTSD, and heavy-duty drug treatment for a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, she felt drawn to the real spirits and powers her dispossessed and discarded ancestors knew, while she undertook necessary work to find love and meaning. Throughout her life, Elissa Washuta has been surrounded by cheap facsimiles of Native spiritual tools and occult trends, “starter witch kits” of sage, rose quartz, and tarot cards packaged together in paper and plastic. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, don’t demand a strip tease if your wife won’t undress until it’s dark. How you express something matters as much as what you express. Consider how you express your concerns.“There is no great gain in intimacy without vulnerability and authenticity.” Pick a time when both of you can focus and don’t feel too tense, as well as a location that seems neutral and isn’t loaded with distractions. To avoid that happening, follow some ground rules.įirst, choose a good time and place. That second section, Ask and Listen, is where we can fall prey to misunderstanding our spouse, insisting on our perspective, and wading into arguments. ![]()
![]() ![]() She has won multiple prizes and accolades from the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to the Newbery Honor, the Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, and PEN/Malamud Awards. The Unreal and the Real is a collection of some of Ursula K. ![]() Le Guin-selected with an introduction by the author, and combined in one volume for the first time. ![]() ![]() TolkienĪ collection of short stories by the legendary and iconic Ursula K. Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J.
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