Re: The Great Salinger May Not Be Universal

Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:25:53 -0500

Writing that does not deserve to be takne seriously tends to
>merely shoot for a visceral effect (like pornographic lit, romance lit,
>most horror fiction, comic books, etc) without linking that to something
>more meaningful than the twinge in the gut itself.
>

just so everyone out there knows that deep down i'm just a comic book nerd, i
have read some comics that were actually quite insightful and a few that were
life shaping (at least moreso than, say, _The Scarlet Letter_).  Examples: Sin
City, Peter David's work on X-Factor, and the infinitely under-appreciated
Hellshock by Jae Lee.

i'd love to continue, but the computer lab is closing all around me and i'm
starting to feel trapped--matt