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Funnybooks

[An essay of mine is being published today on the World of Superheroes web site. it's about, um, superheroes. Enjoy! http://www.worldofsuperheroes.com/superheroes/funnybooks-by-edmund-x-dejesus/ Here's the full text.] Funnybooks by Edmund X. DeJesus MARCH 28, 2013 11:25 AM Funnybooks by Edmund X. DeJesus Funnybooks. That’s what my Uncle Ralph always called the comics he brought me. He’d show up at the back door of our home in suburban Cranston, Rhode Island, carrying a brown corrugated cardboard box. “It fell off the back of a truck,” he’d say. I was six years old, and didn’t know that “fell off a truck” meant “stolen.” All I knew was that Uncle Ralph worked for a shipping company, and how lucky we were that he was there to catch the things that fell off the trucks and share his good fortune with us. Sometimes the carton would be full of envelopes, and I’d spend hours writing letters to imaginary friends in far-away places. Other times they had pap
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Panic Central

[Author's Note: I don't know that you'd call this an essay. More like social commentary?] Panic Central Biff: Let's check in with Myra Cringe, out on the roadways. Myra, what are conditions like out there? Myra: Biff, I'm standing by the highway and, as you can see, there's a thin layer of civility that's wearing away to some treacherous black iciness underneath. Biff: And how's the traffic? Myra: Traffic is moving along at a standstill, Biff. This is Myra Cringe, StressWatch 7 News. Biff: Thanks, Myra. Chuck Dire is standing by in a local supermarket. Chuck, what's the outlook there? Chuck: It's not good, Biff. I spoke with the manager only a few minutes ago, and he says they're expecting an accumulation of at least 6 to 7 shoppers per register over the next few hours. Possibly worse. Biff: Sounds like they're really getting walloped. Chuck: They really are. He doesn't expect it to let up all night. Biff: Any
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