This Makes JVL a Sad Turtle

Yesterday, a copy of a new book appeared on my desk. It’s a collection of smarty-pants essays about Batman. Guess who’s not included as a contributor.

I’m not going to print the title of this book (which is, by-the-by, handsomely made). Because I’m petty and jealous, I won’t list the names of any of the writers who are contributors. (You can figure out yourself in about 3 seconds, if you really care.) Instead, I’ll just give you this nugget from one of the bios of the people who were invited to participate:

XX recently completed a master’s thesis–Alter/ego: Superhero comic book readers, gender and identity – at the University of Canterbury in the gender studies programme. Her most recent research focus has been on New Zealand-based adult fans and readers of superhero comic books. Previous research has included queer/Crip readings of Frank Miller’s Daredevil Visionaries . . .

As GOB Bluth would say, C’MON!