I always find it interesting to see pundits evoke history in ways that lose touch with the past and present alike. It’s a fairly common form of rhetoric that speaks volumes through omission, and it's fertile ground for myth-making. In an opinion piece from August 28th, after having seen a Spider-Man figure on a skateboard … Continue reading On Boycotting Toys: Public “Nerd Rage” and a Mythology of Superheroic Authenticity →