Stories
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Gun-Slingers, Outlaws And Anti-Heroes: A History Of Western Comics
The Wild West is one of those iconic genres that conjures images of open plains and rugged landscapes. The Western genre has become a part of every storytelling medium, including… Read more.
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Preacher Review: A Brilliantly Blasphemous Story
Have you ever read a graphic novel that’s stuck with you because of its graphic content? That was the case for me with Preacher: Book One. Written by Garth Ennis, Preacher… Read more.
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How The Saint Of Killers Represents The Violence Of The Wild West
Garth Ennis’ Preacher series is arguably one of the most vivid and realistic western-inspired series of the past twenty years in terms of the themes and tropes it explores. A… Read more.
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Smashing Native American Stereotypes In Pop Culture With The X-Men’s Danielle Moonstar
Historically, the representation of Native Americans has been presented stereotypically throughout popular culture. Arguably, it’s only been within the last fifteen years or so that a greater push has been made for… Read more.
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The Whisky Rider
When the sky burned low on the western plainAnd the wind blew dry with a freight of pain,He came like a shadow carved in stone,A rider of dusk, and he… Read more.
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Kyushu Blues
In this neon nightwhispered by a Kyoto bluesbourbon drowns the moonof my wild samurai soulred dirt and cherry blossoms Beneath the lotusYou bloom in shades of greyYour rye brown eyesYour… Read more.
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A Redneck In Japan
The Japanese duskburns like Tennessee sunsetsin this neon moon Read more.
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Bourbon, Bluegrass & American History With The Whisky Professor Bernie Lubbers
Bourbon is big business and trends are always changing. It’s always handy to talk to experts, and there are few people on the planet more experienced in bourbon than Heaven… Read more.
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Moonshine Eyes
I chased you from Nashville to Kyoto, Drank bourbon in bars I can’t pronounce To songs on the jukebox drenched in neon lights I’m a midnight desperado A fool fuelled… Read more.
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Country Tanka
The dirt in betweenmy fingers tell a storyriven by backroadswhisky nights and Tokyo bluesI’ll take with me to the sea Read more.
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