Felix James Miller is a contributing editor at The European Conservative magazine and is a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy at the Catholic University of America. He co-hosts the podcast “Truth, Beauty, Comics!” Felix lives with his wife and two sons in northern New York state. Twitter: @FelixJMiller
The 9th Art: <em>Watchmen</em>, Deconstruction, and Comics For Adults

The 9th Art: <em>Watchmen</em>, Deconstruction, and Comics For Adults

This graphic novel was clearly crafted by two men who share a love of older superhero comics, even as they used their work to interrogate the genre and the world that produced it.

August 5, 2023
A Twee Alien and an Unknown God: Wes Anderson’s <em>Asteroid City</em>

A Twee Alien and an Unknown God: Wes Anderson’s <em>Asteroid City</em>

What do we do when we realize that we understand neither ourselves nor our world? Anderson thinks the answer is the same, whether in life, faith, studies, or art.

August 4, 2023
<em>The Island Without Seasons</em>: An Adventure Without and Within

<em>The Island Without Seasons</em>: An Adventure Without and Within

Although at first glance, The Island Without Seasons is merely an adventure story about a man trying to discover the lost city of Atlantis, it is ultimately about how the man’s search allows him to better understand himself and the world in which he lives.

July 23, 2023
“Barbenheimer”: Silly Meme or the Rebirth of Hollywood?

“Barbenheimer”: Silly Meme or the Rebirth of Hollywood?

A seeming joke about two movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer, is actually pointing to a renewal of American cinema that may be on the horizon.

July 20, 2023
The 9th Art: The Captivating Style of <em>Blake and Mortimer</em>

The 9th Art: The Captivating Style of <em>Blake and Mortimer</em>

The series, which focuses on the adventures of the daring duo of Francis Blake and Phillip J. Mortimer, has a feeling, a style, all its own. Edgar P. Jacobs and his successors craft fully fleshed-out worlds that draw readers in, making us sad to leave at the end of each work.

Forgotten Classics: Interest and Presence in Tove Jansson’s <em>Summer Book</em>

Forgotten Classics: Interest and Presence in Tove Jansson’s <em>Summer Book</em>

Despite her own failings, Sophia’s grandmother offers us a model of presence and love.

Jonathan Pageau, A New Snow White, and Resisting Postmodernism

Jonathan Pageau, A New Snow White, and Resisting Postmodernism

Christians, conservatives, and all those who do not fall into line with the dominant lines of culture should seize this moment and make works of art that are informed by tradition.

June 27, 2023
Trump is Abandoning Social Conservatives

Trump is Abandoning Social Conservatives

In recent months, Trump has blamed social conservatives for Republicans’ weak performance in the 2022 midterm elections. Why should they continue to support him?

June 15, 2023
The 9th Art: Catholicism and Cultural Interplay in the Works of Gene Luen Yang

The 9th Art: Catholicism and Cultural Interplay in the Works of Gene Luen Yang

Much discussion of Yang’s work has focused on the ways that he expertly depicts the interplay (and clash) between East and West within the context of deeply human stories. However, far less ink has been spilled over the role that Christianity has in this interplay.

Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in <em>The Magnificent Ambersons</em>  

Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in <em>The Magnificent Ambersons</em>  

The Magnificent Ambersons engages with issues of technological and social change in modernity. But it is also a very human story, focusing on a single family, detailing the lives of its members as change rocks their way of life

The 9th Art: <em>Lucky Luke</em>, or How to Keep a Series Going

The 9th Art: <em>Lucky Luke</em>, or How to Keep a Series Going

The old cowboy has had the great luck to be written and illustrated by people who love and believe in the original Luke, people who recognize that we still need joyful stories about heroes.