MARTHA THOMASES: Space Oddity

Martha Thomases

Martha Thomases brought more comics to the attention of more people than anyone else in the industry. Her work promoting The Death of Superman made an entire nation share in the tragedy of one of our most iconic American heroes. As a freelance journalist, she has been published in the Village Voice, High Times, Spy, the National Lampoon, Metropolitan Home, and more. For Marvel comics she created the series Dakota North. Martha worked as a researcher and assistant for the author Norman Mailer on several of his books, including the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Executioner's Song, On Women and Their Elegance, Ancient Evenings, and Harlot's Ghost.

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  1. Melanie Fletcher says:

    Now this sounds nifty! The "Masters of Science Fiction" anthology series starts tonight on ABC, and the LA Times bemoaned it as so last century: "But most of what's presented here labors under the shadow of Hiroshima and the Cold War world: the possible end of all things, widespread sickness, genetic mutation, death from above, invasion, enslavement and the suspicion that our machines will be the end of us." It also added that anthologies are a forman

  2. Melanie Fletcher says:

    Sorry — had a cat jump on my lap and hit the wrong button. Let's try this again:Now this sounds nifty! I like to watch Bruce Willis save the world from an advancing asteroid as much as anyone else, but as a science fiction writer I also enjoy stories that can examine a complex topic without resorting to big-budget special effects. In the case of "The Man from Earth," it seems that Bixby is trying to determine what defines a human being. Is it his family? His society, his religion? Despite his DNA, is Oldman as alien as Spock or Dejah Thoris because of his distance from his origins? And what does this have to say about the current American tendency to demonize other cultures because they follow a different religion or societal structure? Either we are — all of us — human, or none of us are.Of course, I make an exception for spammers — they're vermin. But I digress.On a similar topic, I note that the "Masters of Science Fiction" anthology series starts tonight on ABC, after spending almost six months languishing in the vaults, and the LA Times bemoaned it as so last century: "But most of what's presented here labors under the shadow of Hiroshima and the Cold War world: the possible end of all things, widespread sickness, genetic mutation, death from above, invasion, enslavement and the suspicion that our machines will be the end of us."Of course, we don't have to worry about any of that anymore in the bright and shining 21st century — we're living in a veritable utopia, after all. Unless you're from the Third World, of course, or non-caucasian, or female, or gay, or a scientist, or a member of a non-approved religion, or a critic of the current American administration, in which case none of this applies to you and here are your tickets to the ghetto, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.*pinches bridge of nose, sighs* One does wonder what's being put in the L.A. water system these days.

  3. Neil in Nashville says:

    Is William Katt still cute as a button? I loved his hair as a child. One of my BFFs in high school, Gretchen, had an older brother who was as actor named Chuck Wagner. Chuck was the star of Automan (http://imdb.com/title/tt0084978/). I never met him, but I'll never forget Gretchen loaning me her father's double LP of Judy Live At Carnegie. Well, that's all I've got. Great column.

    • Martha Thomases says:

      Wiliam Katt is still pretty darn cute. A little wrinkled — that goes with the blondness — but so adorable that you believe the female student with his professor is hot for him.