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Soul Screaming – A newsletter about adventures in authoring

Posted on September 30, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

The Truth About The Red Wheelbarrow By Christopher Ryan, with apologies to William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens unless you are that poor red wheel barrow then … Continue reading →

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Soul Screaming Pop Culture: Why Lanterns a great show despite its writers’ room

Posted on September 15, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Lanterns, episode 5 is being hailed as the best of one yet, and it is great…BUT. I can’t help but wonder why this show is so addictive despite the best efforts of the writers room to derail it. Let’s explore, … Continue reading →

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What Everyone is Missing About Lanterns – We’ve been Columboed

Posted on September 10, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

For four episodes now, influencers and commentators and YouTube talking heads have been trashing Hal Jordan, saying he’s old, bitter, an asshole, a drunk. They are all wrong. Hal Jordan is not old, he’s experienced in a crucial way that … Continue reading →

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In brightest day or darkest night, no IP challenge shall escape my sight…

Posted on September 4, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

This Sunday, Tell The Damn Story dives into LANTERNS and the challenges of writing IPs. Alex Simmons and I will explore respecting legacy and the harrowing dangers of taking authorial risks with an IP that’s made some big company profits … Continue reading →

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Soul Screaming Pop Culture: Lanterns is all slight-of-hand – darker truths about everything from apple shooting, to strip bars, to nine months ruined, to that Huxtables reference

Posted on August 31, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Lanterns, episode 3 challenges the audience to pay attention in ways we may not be used to no matter who we are. In service of a superhero story, we are asked to wrestle with questions about what makes a hero, … Continue reading →

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Lanterns, Episode 2 is a Beautiful Buffet…with a Tom King turd as a center piece

Posted on August 26, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Props where they are due—Lanterns, episode 2 is a feast for fanboys, a delicious development of the detective plot, an exquisite expansion of the show’s super-hero elements, and a wonder of world building. And all of that splendor gets slightly … Continue reading →

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A Green Lantern Eulogy… for Tom King’s Credibility

Posted on August 21, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Brothers and sisters, let us bow our heads for a once gifted comics writer’s honor… Over the past decade or so, Tom King has arguably been one of comics’ best storytellers. He wrote outstanding tales including The Vision, Supergirl: Woman … Continue reading →

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