The '80s convergence of comics' new adult sensibility with the movies' advancing technology was bound to catch the attention of even slow-on-the-uptake Hollywood, and this particularly was true when 'Watchmen' and 'The Dark Knight Returns' became phenomena. Steve Erickson 80sadultadvance share on social
As a genre, the noir of post-World War II was based on characters who were weak or repellent, bound to let down us and themselves. Steve Erickson basebindcharacter Change image and share on social
Some distant day, anthropologists will consider as a landmark in humankind's evolution - comparable to the capacity for destroying ourselves by nuclear obliteration - the adolescent gene's newly emergent power to dictate nightly TV viewing. Steve Erickson adolescentanthropologistcapacity share on social
In 1957's 'There's No You,' Sinatra is suspended at the intersection of a loss he can't face and a memory he can't relinquish. Steve Erickson faceintersectionloss Change image and share on social
I'm not sure there's a difference between books that affected the way I see the world and books that influenced me as a writer. Steve Erickson affectbookdifference Change image and share on social
'Homeland' was a sensation out of the gate in 2011, gathering acclaim and sweeping up Emmys, and the reason such shows are so overrated is because, unlike with other forms of popular art, success in TV is measured almost purely by how obsessive we become. Steve Erickson acclaimartemmys share on social
The witch-hunting McCarthy era found Hollywood's view of the press growing bleaker along with the decade's view of everything else. Steve Erickson bleakdecadeera Change image and share on social
White Americans believe we've made more progress since the end of slavery in 1865 than do black Americans for whom '12 Years a Slave' documents a collective memory, passed down in the genes and by the lore of generations. Steve Erickson americanblackcollective share on social
The Doors formed on the beaches of Los Angeles, in what you might imagine is the tradition of local rock bands since the Beach Boys. Steve Erickson angelesbandbeach Change image and share on social
What we call 'the news' always has tried to tell a story, and it's always told the story it wanted or, put most positively, whatever story it believed needed telling. Steve Erickson believecallneed Change image and share on social
