Michael Ruscoe

Women writers and illustrators soar to new heights in the comic book industry

So the Mighty Thor—at least on the printed page—is now a woman. Rarely has a gender-bend made as many headlines as this one, with both fans and non-fans alike weighing in with thoughts and opinions on the new Goddess of Thunder. But as a new heroine picks up Thor’s hammer…

Michael RuscoeOctober 11, 2014

Nonfiction

50 years after the Warren Commission Report, a graphic novel sheds fresh light

Fifty years ago this week, the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy—better known as the Warren Commission—released its official finding: an 889-page report asserting that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy, and that Jack Ruby similarly acted alone in killing Oswald, who was…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 27, 2014

BooksToScreen Fiction

The Equalizer is back, doling out justice in a film, novel, and audiobook

Are the odds stacked against you? Do you need help? You could call the Equalizer. But don’t be surprised if it takes a while for him to get back to you. He’s an awfully busy guy these days.

Michael RuscoeSeptember 26, 2014

Nonfiction

Karen Chase recounts her battle with polio and FDR as a figure of hope

As the country watches Ken Burns’ latest documentary opus, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, unfold on television, we’ll be given another look at what some have called FDR’s “grand deception”—his campaign to hide the fact that throughout his presidency, he was, due to polio, unable to walk. Apprehensive as to…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 19, 2014

Nonfiction

Reading up on the Roosevelts: Great books about the historic trio

The lives of three of the most towering figures of the 20th century—and of American history—are on full display in Ken Burns’ latest documentary, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. “No other family has ever touched so many lives,” the documentary tells us, and their stories have become the stuff of…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 18, 2014

Miscellany

Whodunit? These Brash publishers solve the mystery of the great crime thriller

Two authors-turned-book publishers are poised to shock mystery fans the world over when Brash Books, a company specializing in mysteries, police procedurals, thrillers and spy novels launches in September. Lee Goldberg The company is the brainchild of Lee Goldberg, a writer and producer of many successful television series and the…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 2, 2014

Fiction

Heroes on a half-shell: How Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became a pop-culture powerhouse

It’s been a banner season for sci-fi movie lovers. We’ve cheered with delight as everything from a spider-powered superhero to a giant Japanese monster to an army of intelligent apes to, most recently, a feisty rifle-slinging raccoon have all made their marks in theaters around the world. As the last…

Michael RuscoeAugust 7, 2014

Fiction

Superhero movies reach Olympian heights with Hercules

In this new era of superhero movies, has telling one champion from another become a Herculean task? If so, here are a few tips to help you remember the name of the latest hero to smash his way onto the big screen: he’s big, he’s brawny, he’s got a bad…

Michael RuscoeJuly 25, 2014

Fiction

Hemlock Grove: Netflix’s gothic horrorfest returns for a second season

While it might not get the accolades of House of Cards or the attention of Orange is the New Black, Netflix features another original series, one that takes a werewolf-sized bite out of its viewers’ appetite for horror. Call it a macabre mix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and An…

Michael RuscoeJuly 4, 2014

Nonfiction

Hail to the Chiefs! A patriotic parade of presidents for the Fourth of July

No one is a bigger fan of fireworks than I am. I’ve seen more than my share of Independence Day fireworks over the decades, and this year will be no exception. What really unfurls my bunting, though, is spending the days around the Fourth of July immersing myself in the…

Michael RuscoeJune 30, 2014

Nonfiction

Behind the wheel with Jimmy Failla, NYC cabbie turned comedian and dad

Sure, your dad did a lot for you. But new dad Jimmy Failla has gone above and beyond the call of duty in terms of providing for his child. By day, Failla dodges traffic as a New York City cab driver. By night, he wrangles hecklers as an up-and coming…

Michael RuscoeJune 10, 2014

Nonfiction

Conversation with William Least Heat-Moon on Writing Blue Highways and creative courage

In 1982, William Least Heat-Moon published Blue Highways, his account of what happened after losing his wife, his job, and his direction in life. In a van he named “Ghost Dancing,” Heat-Moon set out to find a new direction by having no direction—by exploring the United States and the people within…

Michael RuscoeJune 2, 2014

Fiction

Leapin’ Lizards! Eleven fun facts about Godzilla, the Pride of Tokyo

He may be the biggest star in Hollywood. Literally. This week, Godzilla, everyone’s favorite city-stomping, radioactive monster smashes his way back into theaters, breathing atomic breath back into a classic movie franchise, and most likely leaving a pile of demolished box-office records in his wake. The new movie, which stars…

Michael RuscoeMay 15, 2014

Fiction

Huckleberry Finn, Holden Caulfield and…Spider-Man? Literature’s great teenage characters

The modern-day superhero may have started with Superman in 1938. But the superhero as we know him—the first to be truly considered a “character” in a literary sense—was unveiled in 1962, in the most unlikely circumstances, when a radioactive spider bit a shy, bookworm of a teenager in the pages…

Michael RuscoeMay 1, 2014

Michael Ruscoe

Women writers and illustrators soar to new heights in the comic book industry

50 years after the Warren Commission Report, a graphic novel sheds fresh light

The Equalizer is back, doling out justice in a film, novel, and audiobook

Karen Chase recounts her battle with polio and FDR as a figure of hope

Reading up on the Roosevelts: Great books about the historic trio

Whodunit? These Brash publishers solve the mystery of the great crime thriller

Heroes on a half-shell: How Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became a pop-culture powerhouse

Superhero movies reach Olympian heights with Hercules

Hemlock Grove: Netflix’s gothic horrorfest returns for a second season

Hail to the Chiefs! A patriotic parade of presidents for the Fourth of July

Behind the wheel with Jimmy Failla, NYC cabbie turned comedian and dad

Conversation with William Least Heat-Moon on Writing Blue Highways and creative courage

Leapin’ Lizards! Eleven fun facts about Godzilla, the Pride of Tokyo

Huckleberry Finn, Holden Caulfield and…Spider-Man? Literature’s great teenage characters

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