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John Linton Roberson (born in Kingstree, South Carolina, January 22, 1969), also known as JLRoberson, is an illustrator, cartoonist and writer, currently based in Seattle, Washington.

An alumnus of DePaul University, Roberson self-published the quarterly anthology

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Braveheart: 1 of 8
Before I begin: A bias. I hate Mel Gibson. The one time I ever liked his work was his surprisingly good(because it was visceral) portrayal of Hamlet(in an otherwise badly truncated & maimed version). Beyond that, I think he's a self-obsessed, sexist, homophobic mindless macho goon who so OBVIOUSLY wants to be the next John Wa... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Passion of the Christ: 3 of 16
JESUS CHRIST POSE: Mel Gibson's "the Passion of the Christ"Gotta tell ya, it really looks like it must be hell being Mel. Or will be when he has to answer to his maker for this movie.I say this after having watched in detail the Passion of the Gibson, this thing that's caused so very much controversy, as most Jesus films do, ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Antiques & Collecting (Other) Best comic books: 7 of 27
POP PARABLES FOR KIDS:BILL MANTLO'S MICRONAUTS & ROMMaybe it's just a sentimental thing from my youth, but I have a soft spot in my head for Bill Mantlo. At least on his two Marvel toy books about genocide, ROM and MICRONAUTS. You have to understand that picking up on his admittedly heavy-handed metaphors led me to my fascina... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Frailty: 1 of 3
Note: This review contains a lot of spoilers.This is a movie that deserves to be spoiled, so satisfied it appears to be with its clever twist ending. If you actually want to waste your time finding out for yourself, don't read this review. For everyone else: I sat through it so you don't have to, and I intend to ruin it and g... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Easter: 18 of 40
Idolatry, an Easter Poem(in response to John Updike's Seven Stanzas at Easter)I do not know if he was GodI do not know whether he returnedNor do I know who goes to HeavenOr who's bad enough to get burnedI'm not sure that obsession's what he had in mindTo hold him as a fetish so dearI think that for many, the magic trickOf res... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Salo: 1 of 2
Pier Paolo Pasolini died, as some directors real and fictional(Kubrick-EYES WIDE SHUT, Richard Mulligan in SOB, and I'm still waiting for it to happen to Michael Winterbottom for 9 SONGS, which was awful) are prone to do, after having done the Grand High Art Porno Epic, an odd ambition but one held by many directors-to make a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Comic book review: The Death of the New Gods #1, by Jim Starlin: 1 of 2
DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #1 by Jim Starlin (2007)-ReviewDC has been on a binge of world-shaking crossover events for a while now. You've seen this if you've dared delve into any of their comics in the last two years, and noticed that nobody is recognizable, those few that are have become utterly unlikeable, and, most importantly... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Saving Private Ryan: 1 of 2
I went into this with high hopes. As a member of the first generation to have Spielberg inflicted upon him, I know that his problem is not a lack of skill. It's a certain cowardice. Spielberg is unable to truly explore ambiguity or anything harsh-even when made necessary by his plots. At the last second, you know he's going t... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Apocalypse Now Redux: 1 of 2
Before we start: this is not a review of APOCALYPSE NOW, but merely that which has been added to it. That being understood-one has to wonder at the obsessive-compulsive tinkering upon which certain filmmakers seem to spend all their time these days. Sometimes there are terrible results, like everything George Lucas touches. O... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Human Stain: 1 of 2
I very much like Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins, and Gary Sinise for that matter. And all do a great job as they always do, though Kidman, thanks to Robert Benton not knowing when to cut when she's on camera, crosses the line for the first time from "tragic" to "self-pitying"(I'm thinking of the heavy-handedly symbolic sce... More..