Author: Alex Irvine
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Daredevil Noir Premiere Hardcover
Amazon still says it’s not out yet, but well-informed sources indicate otherwise. That Dennis Calero cover is purty, isn’t it? And Tomm Coker’s interior art (of which you can see samples here, among other places) is beautiful. Hie ye to your Local Comic Shop and check it out.
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If France Plays Algeria in the World Cup…
Because of this abominable series of actions (on Thierry Henry’s part) and inactions (on the part of the officiating crew who missed two handballs and a clear offsides), France is in the World Cup. What if they play each other? Wars, massacres, the legacy of colonialism, repression, current racial tensions in France’s larger cities, the…
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2010: Anno Iron Man (For Me, Anyway)
In this upcoming World Cup year, I have (in addition to a bunch of other stuff including D&D and Transformers novels, as well as original stories) three Iron Man projects coming out. First comes Iron Man: Virus, coming at the end of January: In the clear blue skies above Long Island, two airplanes collide. Tony…
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Soccer Players and Totalitarianism
For a while I was convinced that the story of Joe Gaetjens, who scored the only goal in the US’ famous 1-0 victory over England at the 1950 World Cup and then later died at the hands of Papa Doc Duvalier and/or the Tonton Macoutes, was just about the most interesting soccer biography around. But…
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Batman: Inferno Audiobook
I haven’t listened to the whole thing yet, but this audio version of Batman: Inferno is a blast so far. Makes the commute fly by; if you don’t believe me, listen to a sample. (Also kind of makes me want to write other Batman stuff, especially if I get to play with the Joker again…)
Crooked House Fictions 