Oct 27 2007
Reviews and Fanmail
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New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd wrote a glowing review of Superhero Nation… sort of…
“Superhero… Nation… is an… exceptional… and… witty takedown… of… mythic tales from ‘Superman’ to ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Spiderman’…
This… visceral… book… will… rouse the crowd to multiple ovations…
Fast-and-furious… action… harness… this… new book’s… easy appeals to… the subtext of political contests,… tangling with… both… the flower-child… crowd… and… clergy… in Virginia… and… South Carolina.
Forceful one-liner[s]… command the stage… of an… absurdly… manly… work… trying to… find common ground… on… the need to use… young superheroes… to slay your opponents.”
Thanks, Maureen. We think it’s easy to laugh at your writing, too.
Additionally, B. Mac received his first fan-mail today… sort of. According to President Bush, his “idealism and energy represent the spirit of our Nation.” I envision three possibilities.
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Bush had another Putin moment.
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Bush was referring to B. Mac’s work in political science, which is almost certainly more idealistic than the coldly cynical editor that oppresses his Superhero Nation staff. [Boohoohoo, get over yourself — B.M.] Based on the award’s letter, Bush probably was referring to his academic work. However, I hope that Bush hasn’t actually read any of B.M.’s work. (He writes about nuclear warfare, right?) [Mostly.]
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Bush was referring to Superhero Nation, because he realized that superhero stories say much more about America than political science does. It’s true!