fatherhood

Joe Ollmann’s Jimmi Wyatt and Other “Fictional Fathers” in Comics

Joe Ollmann’s Jimmi Wyatt and Other “Fictional Fathers” in Comics

Inspired by Joe Ollmann’s Fictional Fathers, I ruminate on my life with comics, my favourite job as a father, and what Art can remind fathers about loving and raising their children.

​Michael Chabon and Pops Culture

​Michael Chabon and Pops Culture

If there is one thing even harder than parenting, it's writing about parenting well.

Action at a Distance: The Father in Víktor Erice’s El Sur

Action at a Distance: The Father in Víktor Erice’s El Sur

The Father is the wielder of profuse potency but it can only be maintained through distance and the renunciation of understanding, the willingness to embrace the mystery without examining it. But, necessarily, the child must penetrate that veil.

Eric Church: Mr. Missunderstood

Eric Church: Mr. Missunderstood

Church's work will soon wear thin, but this album maintains the themes, styles, and strengths of Outsiders.

Exploring Fatherhood in Games