Monthly Archives: November 2014

Wednesday with Wonder Woman

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Nathan

The Wonder Woman Chronicles, Volume One, by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter – Wonder Woman was not technically the first female superhero, but she was the first to become an enduring character in the world of comics, which … Continue reading →

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Birth in a Deathless Land

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Nathan

I’ve written before about how the Oz books handle the issue of aging, but I don’t think I’ve said much yet about childbirth, and Paul Dana’s The Magic Umbrella of Oz addresses that very topic. We’re told in The Tin … Continue reading →

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Pseudo-Science Circus

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Nathan

I’ve been on a few ghost tours, and there always seem to be a few people in the group who are True Believers, and I don’t mean fans of Marvel Comics. There’s definitely a major trend in entertainment toward paranormal … Continue reading →

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If I Had a Hammer

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Nathan

We all know about Thor‘s magic hammer, but it’s not the only one to appear in mythology. It was actually while reading through a page on the translation of Final Fantasy IV that I came across a mention of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Fairy Tales, Final Fantasy, Japanese, Magic, Magic Items, Mana/Seiken Densetsu, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Video Games | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments