“There Isn’t A Word of Truth In Any of That”- A Conversation With The Elusive & Prolific Clair Noto on Hollywood, Marvel, and Her Erasure from Red Sonja

Clair Noto has been a footnote in the history of Marvel Comics. Superciliously deigned as a co-writer (which she denies), lazily written off (if written about at all) by supposed fans and historians, Noto exists in a rare field between rumor and mystique. Her comic book credits are slim in comparison to other figures; her […]

“I’m Getting More Used To The Boys At The Office”- Patricia Highsmith’s Golden Age Diary Entries

Patricia Highsmith’s recent semi-resurgence due to the new television series I’ll never watch, Ripley (based on her sociopathic and frequently adapted character, grifter Tom Ripley) admittedly frustrated me as I’d been planning on writing and compiling this piece for some time and would have preferred to not appear as if I’m being topical in presenting […]