Howdy, folks! Welcome once again to the Omnium Gatherum. Or, if you’re new here, welcome to the Omnium Gatherum. This time around I thought I would take you folks on a different kind of journey with a different kind of outsider viewpoint. Right up until the time When Corona-Chan Came To Town, I had been attending classes at one of my local community colleges in English and Journalism, mostly to stretch those formal learning and realization muscles again. Along the way, naturally, I had to write papers on various topics, depending on the class. All of this is to preface this column which will take on a quasi-academic tone as it explores the topic of Ozymandias from Watchmen and whether his actions were or could be justified as good and/or heroic and by what standard. Let us begin. One of the most classic yet modern time travel story plots is a traveler or travelers going back in time to kill Hitler before he gets going. Many people would easily say yes to taking such an action—in t...
A gathering of thoughts and ramblings by an editor/writer on the outskirts of the American comics industry. This blog serves as the current home to my Omnium Gatherum column, which began at the late, great comicswaitingroom.com