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Tales of Adventure & Fantasy: Book One: Captain Shock vs Titanor!

Tales of Adventure & Fantasy: Book One: Captain Shock vs Titanor!

A series of literary stories celebrating and inspired by the comic book tradition.

2022

Joshua M. Patton

Joshua M. Patton

Stories

Joshua M. Patton

The Swift and the Surface Tension of Spacetime

Please enjoy this excerpt from my latest collection of superhero-themed short stories available now on Amazon!

Aug 6

The Swift and the Surface Tension of Spacetime

Aug 6

Joshua M. Patton

Two Reasons Discovery Didn’t Feel Like Star Trek at First

Star Trek: Discovery is not unique among new shows in the franchise facing backlash. However, two subtle choices may have made some fans…

Sep 3, 2023

An illustration of the USS Discovery, crackling with blue mycelial network energy, flying through a purple and pink nebula from Star Trek: Fleet Command

Sep 3, 2023

Joshua M. Patton

SAG-AFTRA’s Restrictive ‘Promotion’ Rules Are a Strategic Mistake

The guidance to SAG-AFTRA members barring them from talking about their roles in movies or series undercuts the pressure the public could…

Aug 9, 2023

SAG-AFTRA on Strike! With a white figure above the lettering against a black background

Aug 9, 2023

Joshua M. Patton

How the ‘Late Night Wars’ Parallel the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes

The current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are born of the same corporate foolishness that spawned the ubiquitous ‘wars’ that helped destroy…

Aug 4, 2023

Aug 4, 2023

Joshua M. Patton

I See You, and I Love You

EXCERPT FROM: Tales of Adventure and Fantasy Book 2, coming soon! Book One: Captain Shock v. Titanor! is available now on Amazon…

Feb 27, 2023

I See You, and I Love You

Feb 27, 2023

Joshua M. Patton

From Airman First-Classy to Ashy: Interview with Veteran Donnell Rawlings

An interview I conducted with veteran and comedian Donnell Rawlings originally published in Veterans Journal in June of 2011.

Nov 3, 2022

From Airman First-Classy to Ashy: Interview with Veteran Donnell Rawlings

Nov 3, 2022

Joshua M. Patton

Is Alan Moore Right? Do Comic Book Movies Make People Fascists?

Legendary writer Alan Moore apologizes for his “responsibility” for the popularity of comic book stories because he believes they prime…

Oct 18, 2022

Is Alan Moore Right? Do Comic Book Movies Make People Fascists?

Oct 18, 2022

Joshua M. Patton

Clerks III Review: The Subtle Beauty of Ending on the Down Note

My review of Kevin Smith’s return to the Quick Stop with a grounded story about the big lives of ‘little people.’

Sep 16, 2022

Clerks III Review: The Subtle Beauty of Ending on the Down Note

Sep 16, 2022

Joshua M. Patton

The Redeemable Mr. B

Reevaluating ‘Reward’ in Samuel Richardson’s Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded.

Aug 22, 2022

The Redeemable Mr. B

Aug 22, 2022

Joshua M. Patton

It Just Happens Sometimes: Subverting Gender Roles in “Shiloh”

Bobby Ann Mason’s “Shiloh,” is seen as a masterpiece of feminist short-fiction and it is through this prism that the author skews the…

Aug 22, 2022

Aug 22, 2022

Joshua M. Patton

Joshua M. Patton

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Entertainment, culture, politics, essays & lots of Star Wars. Bylines: Comic Years, CBR. Like my work? Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/O5O0GR

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