We Apologize For The Delay

We Apologize For The Delay

Threat Or Menace does not have a new article this week, and for that, I apologize.  It’s been a rather hectic week, between urgent repairs on my car and seeing to some potential medical issues for my son (don’t worry, he’s fine, but we had to have something checked to make sure), that left me(…)

Epic Rap Battles Of Russian History!

As I've said before, I'm a big fan of Epic Rap Battles Of History, and their latest offering, the season 2 finale, most definitely did not disappoint. I find myself pondering going back and doing a review of everything they've done so far — just a paragraph or two per installment.   Now, I'll freely(…)

There IS Balm In Gilead!

There IS Balm In Gilead!

One of the earliest articles I ever wrote for Threat Or Menace was about five cartoon shows that weren't aimed at my demographic, but that I thoroughly enjoyed anyway, and the number one show on that list was Disney's FILLMORE!, a police procedural parody set in a middle school, with Safety Patrol kids taking the(…)

Truth, Justice and The Superman We Lost

Truth, Justice and The Superman We Lost

When you sit down to write about the influence of a man who doesn’t even exist, it is perhaps inevitable that you start thinking (and talking) in symbols. And that’s particularly appropriate for a discussion of Superman, because Superman is a symbol, an icon not just in the modern sense but in the classic one,(…)

Springtime For Anime, Part 1: Attack On Titan

Springtime For Anime, Part 1:  Attack On Titan

If you asked me a year ago if I still considered myself an anime fan, the answer would have been, “meh, kinda, but there’s nothing coming out these days that I like.” That’s not true anymore. The reason I didn’t like so much anime of late is because I felt the medium was getting overrun(…)

I Married A Gamer Girl, And It’s AWESOME.

I Married A Gamer Girl, And It’s AWESOME.

In September of 1992, I was a new freshman at Earlham College, a small Midwestern Liberal Arts college on the Ohio/Indiana border.  In the aftermath of a music department social event (I was in the Concert Choir), I overheard someone say two magic words that would end up changing my life forever. Those words?  “Character(…)