About the Author

CHRIS BARSANTI (Brooklyn, NY) is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and New York Film Critics Online. He has written on cultural ephemera for publications like PopMatters, Film Journal International, Playboy, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, Virginia Quarterly Review, Barnes and Noble Review, and The Millions. He is the author of several books, including Filmology: A Movie-a-Day Guide to the Movies You Need to Know. He likes both cats and dogs and doesn t understand why they can t just work things out. DR. BRIAN COGAN (Brooklyn, NY) is an associate professor in the Department of Communications at Molloy College in Long Island, New York. He is the author, co-author, and co-editor of numerous books, articles, and anthologies on popular culture, music, and the media. He is the co-author of Everything I Ever Needed to Know About * I Learned from Monty Python. He is not one to be trifled with. JEFF MASSEY (Wantagh, NY) is professor of English language and literature at Molloy College, where he teaches courses on medieval literature, classical mythology, monstrosity, comedy, superheroes, and linguistics. He has published on Anglo-Saxon philology, Chaucerian desire, Victorian mimesis, and neo-medievalisms (not) found in Star Trek. Massey is also co-author of Everything I Ever Needed to Know About * I Learned from Monty Python. He likes coffee.