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A Contract With God
ShareTweet+1SharePin0 Sharesby Amy Ratcliffe November 30, 2012 Confession time: until this month I’d never read a Will Eisner comic. I know he’s incredibly influential in the medium. I understand that the Eisner Awards are a huge deal, and they wouldn’t… Continue Reading →
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By Sam Keeper
I love Gawker, have I mentioned that? I mean, actually I just love their name. It's such an expressive, self aware name, openly acknowledging the voyeuristic glee that its content evokes.
I bring it up because I'm relatively sure that it was Gawker that contributed the most to the popularity of this video.
This video got really popular, really quickly after the election. It's one of a number of images, articles, and videos that did so, of course, all following the general theme of "Willard 'Mittens' Romney lost the election, and therefore the American experiment is effectively over." But something about this didn't quite jive with the overblown, eschatological pronouncements of the others, the wailing and gnashing of teeth, the rending of vestments and declarations that America Itself Has Died. Hell, there's points (as when she's railing against Birther stupidity, for example) where she sounds downright reasonable, despite her obvious delusions of grandeur.
What propelled this particular video to stardom?
Well, if I had to hazard a guess, I would say that people are fascinated by this video for the same reason they read Will Eisner comics.
Bear with me here.
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The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!ShareTweet+1SharePin0 SharesBy Sam Keeper I love Gawker, have I mentioned that? I mean, actually I just love their name. It’s such an expressive, self aware name, openly acknowledging the voyeuristic glee that its content evokes. I bring it up because… Continue Reading →
ShareTweet+1SharePin0 SharesR-Rated Reads features the best in Comics and Graphic Novels that you’d normally hide underneath your mattress. Now, what the F%*# are you waiting for!? READ the G@&-D*%$ thing! By Ben Gilbert October 25, 2012 Written and drawn by… Continue Reading →
ShareTweet+1SharePin0 Shares[amazon_link id=”0385510098″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]In case you missed it at Comic-Con, here’s a link to a panel on the graphic novels of Will Eisner. On the panel are some very smart comics folks: Klaus Janson, Denis Kitchen, Charles… Continue Reading →
ShareTweet+1SharePin0 Shares[amazon_link id=”039332804X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]By Sarah Hunter 06/25/2012 The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Prize for Libraries was launched this weekend. Three libraries—Berkeley (Calif.) Public Library, King County (Wash.) Library System, and Oakland (Calif.) Public Library—were selected for the… Continue Reading →