Thread by @ubi905, CBR a decade ago was a wonderful site with insightful columns that [...]

CBR a decade ago was a wonderful site with insightful columns that helped me discover US comics. @TimCallahan's WWC columns, in particular, were my guide to understanding comics, fiction, and criticism. In this thread, I picked my 10 favorite WWC columns.

1. Fahrenheit 451, Nabokov School of criticism, Deadpool MAX, Scalped

@TimCallahan was one of the first reviewers who championed SCALPED and Aaron. I discovered SCALPED from his top 10 list, and it is still one of the my favorite fictions. https://www.cbr.com/farenheit-451-comics-me/

"Farenheit 451," Comics & Me

After a recent rereading of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451," Tim ponders what it all means in this fast-paced world of the 21st century, and why it conjures up thoughts on "Scalped" and "Deadpool...

https://www.cbr.com/farenheit-451-comics-me/

2. Tim on FLEX MENTALLO

Tim is most known for his writing on Morrison. (check out the @Sequart book) FLEX has been a holy grail for a long time.

https://www.cbr.com/240192-2/

3. Tim's review of Azzarello & Risso's misunderstood classic SPACEMAN https://www.cbr.com/revisiting-azzarello-and-rissos-spaceman/

Revisiting Azzarello and Risso's "Spaceman"

Tim reconsiders "Spaceman," the mostly-ignored sci-fi miniseries from the "100 Bullets" team of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, and finds a comic that is not at all what it first seems to be.

https://www.cbr.com/revisiting-azzarello-and-rissos-spaceman/

4. Applying old literary theory to Darwyn Cooke's storytelling

Can you imagine a comics column that talks about Mellville, mimesis vs. diegesis, Richard Kelly, DeLillo to analyze Cooke's PARKER?

https://www.cbr.com/241158-2/

5. Watch Nabokov can teach you about becoming a better comic book reader

https://www.cbr.com/256487-2/

6. Why DKSA is a better comics than FINAL CRISIS

A formative article. The 3 criteria of valuing comics are something I always think about.

https://www.cbr.com/247991-2/

7. Morrison's Superman Saga

https://www.cbr.com/grant-morrisons-superman-saga-part-i/

https://www.cbr.com/grant-morrisons-superman-saga-part-ii/ https://www.cbr.com/grant-morrisons-superman-saga-pt-iii/

Grant Morrison's Superman Saga, Pt. III

CBR's Timothy Callahan concludes his linear narration of Grant Morrison's Superman Saga as told through the pages of "Final Crisis," "Superman Beyond," "All-Star Superman" and "DC One Million."

https://www.cbr.com/grant-morrisons-superman-saga-part-i/

8. Tim's writings on Frank Miller

As Miller is my favorite writer/artist and gateway into US comics, these columns were important.

https://www.cbr.com/249695-2/

https://www.cbr.com/259065-2/

https://www.cbr.com/frank-millers-long-goodbye-elektra-lives-again/ https://www.cbr.com/beaton-perez-thompson-millers-intent/

Beaton, Perez, Thompson & Miller's Intent

Tim runs through a week of reading with discussions about Kate Beaton, Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Hamlet, Craig Thompson, Frank Miller and the Trouble with Intent.

https://www.cbr.com/249695-2/

9. Why CASANOVA matters

Along with SCALPED, CASANOVA was the book that Tim championed vocally at the time. https://www.cbr.com/why-casanova-matters/

Why “Casanova” Matters

CBR reviewer and literary scholar Timothy Callahan espouses on “Casanova,” the Matt Fraction series concluding its second arc this week. This provocative and SPOILER-FILLED piece explains why it may...

https://www.cbr.com/why-casanova-matters/

10. Morrison's PAX AMERICANA

Tim's last WWC column https://www.cbr.com/exploring-morrison-quitelys-watchmen-esque-pax-americana/

Exploring Morrison & Quitely's "Watchmen"-esque "Pax Americana"

Tim Callahan digs deep into the infinite storytelling used in Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's "Watchmen" influenced "Multiversity" issue.

https://www.cbr.com/exploring-morrison-quitelys-watchmen-esque-pax-americana/

I didn’t include here, but all the top 10 of the year and decade articles are also incredibly valuable.

Especially with a decade past, you can really discover many gems here.

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