Posted by Ron Edwards
That guy on the left … on the Left.
I’ve mentioned the political angle of the 80s British invasion into U.S. comics, in Looking for a hero. This was most relevant to me regarding John Constantine in Jamie Delano’s Hellblazer, in which he definitely became his own thing relative to his original appearances in Swamp Thing. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in Politics dammit, The 80s me
Tags: Alan Moore, Dangerous Habits, Dick Hebdidge, Fear Machine, Hellblazer, Jamie Delano, John Constantine, Liverpool, Margaret Thatcher, Mods, New Wave, punk, Quadrophenia 1973 album, Quadrophenia 1981 film, scouse, Sting, Subculture: The Meaning of Style, Swamp Thing
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