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Extreme Ownership by and Jocko Willink is one of the non-fiction books I most frequently recommend and return to myself. The authors are Navy SEALs and founders of , a leadership consultancy. They’re also jacked out of their minds, and they speak and act like the action heroes they are.
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“Never have you, the reading public, been so instantly fascinated by a group of super-powerful villains as last issue, when you met Magneto’s evil mutants!” Central Conflict: X-Men vs. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Well, everything is delightfully batshit now. In a handful of colorful pages, the X-Men save
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The only good news is that this hasn’t happened as of yet.
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“I am wiring two bombs! One will be placed at this door, to booby-trap it and destroy them when they enter! As for the other, that one will be a nuclear bomb, capable of blowing up this entire nation!” Up to this point, each issue of The X-Men has been
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Day 1: The Thyme Bomb
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“Didn’t expect the flying Zamboobas to tackle you this way, did you?” Central conflict: The X-Men vs. The Blob and a cast of circus performers At this point (Issue 3), the X-Men’s central purpose seems to be to detect and locate other mutants and absorb them into their
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Fear’s arena matters. Physiological fear. Fear that bursts through your muscle fibers and floods your chest cavity. The fear you can taste in moments of real physical danger. I’ve only had that a handful of times. Thanks for reading Lane Talbot! Subscribe for free to receive new posts
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“Silence! No talking!! Not until I conclude this presentation!” Central conflict: The X-Men vs. The Vanisher Fresh from their initial victory, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel aren’t short on pride or teenage superheated enthusiasm for everything. Whether they’re bickering, rescuing construction workers from a falling brick
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A Checklist for Writers and Mercenaries
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“The heat is so intense that even I cannot get close to it! I must walk carefully around it!”
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Like hardcore drug use and street gang membership, the practice of comic book reading is a culthood into which you are inducted, always, by someone close to you.