
“Gnosticism, Michael Moorcock, time travel, Terence McKenna’s novelty theory, sex magick, psychedelia, conspiracy culture, comics-as-pop, a lot of punching, the Moonchild, time-as-a-flat-circle and oh-so-much more.” – Rolling Stone
Freelance journalist and author (Vengeance is Mine: The Secret History of Superhero Movies, 2023 from McFarland Books). Publisher/editor of thesnipenews.com.

“Gnosticism, Michael Moorcock, time travel, Terence McKenna’s novelty theory, sex magick, psychedelia, conspiracy culture, comics-as-pop, a lot of punching, the Moonchild, time-as-a-flat-circle and oh-so-much more.” – Rolling Stone



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