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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

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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…

11 min readSep 3, 2023

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

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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…

9 min readAug 9, 2023

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

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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…

12 min readAug 4, 2023

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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…

14 min readFeb 27, 2023

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I See You, and I Love You

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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.

4 min readNov 3, 2022

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

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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…

10 min readOct 18, 2022

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

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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.’

7 min readSep 16, 2022

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

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The Redeemable Mr. B

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

10 min readAug 22, 2022

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The Redeemable Mr. B

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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…

6 min readAug 22, 2022

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is Full of Joy, Jokes, and Just Good Storytelling.

The new Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is being heavily scrutinized for its miracle VFX work and comedy, but the story is great…

9 min readAug 17, 2022

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is Full of Joy, Jokes, and Just Good Storytelling.

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Joshua M. Patton

Joshua M. Patton

Book Author

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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