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Stuart Warren
Stuart Warren is a self-taught literary historian who posts bi-weekly on his blog, Through the Eyes of Fjølne, where he teaches prospective writers the art of story crafting and character development for fiction titles. In 2010 he graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a B.A. in English, with special emphasis on Early Modern texts. There he reviewed and analyzed major works in the corpus of Shakespeare, presenting cases for theological polemics against Catholic dogmas in Macbeth and Hamlet as foundation subtexts. Though he enjoyed Tottel's Miscellany and the witty prose of the ballad poets that succeeded him, he soon discovered his love for Satire in the Early Modern cannon, in such works as More's Utopia and Voltaire's Candid, especially Swift's Gulliver’s Travels. Since college Stuart has undertaken studies in Patrology, Nordic Mythology, Deconstruction criticism, Medieval and Old English texts, and is self-taught in the Norwegian language. Currently, Stuart is in the process of submitting his first novel, Spirit of Orn, which he hopes to publish in the fall of 2014.
MAGAZINE CONTENT BY STUART WARREN (20 TOTAL)
Tag and Bink are Relevant: Comics and the Theater of the Absurd
Star Wars is not without its faults. Though being a noteworthy entry into the expanding universe of modern science fiction, continuity problems continue to manifest themselves today, as hosts of underground creatures, confined to their… [more]
Those that Lead the Blind: Gaiman on Government
Mirrors show us a reflection and repose in stasis. We can reflect upon it, perhaps adjust our appearance to fit our whim, but ultimately the mirror captures more than just personal imagery—it captures our essence.… [more]
That’s Not Funny: Alan Moore’s Tragic Joker
The ’80s for comics is something akin to the British Invasion. American Rock-and-Roll saw a exponential boost in popularity when British acts invaded the already well-established scene, bringing with them unique stylistic influences that would… [more]
Ascending the Throne: Dream’s Return to Dominance in Sandman #25-28
Obligation to duty is an odd way of exacting revenge for a condemned archangel. Thus far in Season of Mists, Gaiman’s philosophy of duty and right work ethic encircles the conundrum of Lucifer’s Miltonian Hell,… [more]
Sandman #21-24: Expanding Cosmologies and Dream’s Spiritual Subjugation
In the forward to The Absolute Sandman, Volume One Paul Levitz quipped that Sandman was an unfolding dialectic that narrowed the lines between folk tale and myth. Since the beginning of this narrative, Levitz speculated… [more]
First World Problems: Imperialism and Noncombatant Casualty in Saga Volume One
Comics are analogues of reality, and paint in fantasy tales more compelling than the real world conflicts they are based on. Saga overwhelms the reader with a terrible level of detail, capturing conflicts ranging from… [more]
Humanizing the Endless Immortals in Sandman: Dream Country
Finalizing the Doll’s House narrative plot, Neil Gaiman’s celebrated Sandman series concludes the first twenty issues with four limited one shot arcs, both harkening back earlier tales and looking forward to future ones. So far… [more]
A Unwelcomed Visitation: A Treatment of Drone Warfare in Royden Lepp’s Rust
With the advent of newer technologies and advanced AI, humans are being systematically phased out from everyday life. This is the machinist’s nightmare: to be replaced by the very things they fabricate and build. What… [more]
Portrait of a Serial Murderer
Conventions exist to bring people together, even serial killers. At least that is the spin put on them in Sandman #14: “Collectors.” Those familiar with Gaiman’s catalog can attest to the diversity of his corpus,… [more]
Gaiman’s Fortunate Men: A Humanizing Tale of Time Well Spent
The words of John Donne’s Death be not Proud are Neil Gaiman’s badge of honor. “Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful for thou art not so,” the emboldened meter… [more]
Sandman #1-8: Preambles and Introductions, Full of Sound and Fury
Paul Levitz once said Sandman is about storytelling, and the point by which it vacillates between mere tales and pithy sayings to the grand myth it is today. DC is full of heroes, truth be… [more]
Gotta Loeb Batman: Batman and Synergy in Hush
Jeph Loeb is the quintessential Batman writer, and one is not bereft of evidence for such a claim. His two most recognized works, Batman: The Long Halloween, and the anticipated sequel, Batman: Dark Victory, embodied… [more]
Coping with Hallucination: Revolutionizing Character Internalization in Joe the Barbarian
Indie comics occasionally introduce characters that would otherwise be unexpected, given that they fall outside of the norm of what is expected in a “hero.”
Tale of Sand: The Legacy of Jim Henson in the Graphic Medium
Jim Henson’s love for visual media has touched the hearts of millions, over successive generations in American television and mixed media.
Sitting Down with Superman: Q&A with the Man of Tomorrow
The world wasn’t ready for Superman. For what could be expected when comics were only budding and bursting from the confines of syndicated sequential art, with their pithy quips and political yarns? Fantastic worlds had… [more]
Deconstructing Death and Vigilantism: A Dark Knight Eulogy
Death is not welcomed in DC, but occasionally, and fortunately, an opportunity arises to talk about death and its greater significance in the DC timeline.
Justice and the Hero: Encountering Archetypical Motives in Justice
There is a growing confusion of what to make of the archetypal Hero / Villain dichotomy in the postmodern world.
Everything’s (Not) Fine, Honey: Finding Identity in Hard Boiled
In dystopian literature things generally go out with a bang, a revolution, a euthanasia, but not so in Hard Boiled.
The Lighter Seid of the Dark: Q&A with the Sovereign of Apokolips
Darkseid turned 42 years old this month but his unique Omega brand still gains attention to comic book aficionados and critics alike.
The New 52: A Year in Review
When I opened Action Comics #1 and saw Superman, I was stunned.