In the Statesman, Plato brings together--only to challenge and displace--his own crowning contributions to philosophical method, political theory, and drama. In his 1980 study, reprinted here, Mitchell Miller employs literary theory and conceptual analysis to expose the philosophical, political, and pedagogical conflict that is the underlying context of the dialogue, revealing that its chaotic variety of movements is actually a carefully harmonized act of realizing the mean. The original s...

There is no plague in Enfaire....Dead things have been found in the fields of Enfaire, a God-fearing town north of Reams. Not just dead things, but twisted forms…unholy shapes. And there are rumors, too, of a blasphemous union and of fell creatures that haunt the night. Yet even as plague and witch pyres blacken the sky, the town remains untouched by the malady that has already claimed thousands and will claim thousands more.It is here, in Enfaire, that an ...

When the crew of the longship Varúlfr take refuge from a storm on a mysterious island, they are confronted by the relics of an ancient belief, and the remnants of a long forgotten civilisation. As the true horror of the island reveals itself, they're forced to wonder if they really have stumbled upon Hel's kingdom... or something worse. In The Bone Fields, Mitchell Lüthi paints a bloody picture of Vikings, the old faith, and the perils of the high seas.Complete with accompanying so...

It's been years since the first Emergence, since the first specimen of the kaiju scourge awoke from millennia of dormancy beneath the sea and wrought untold devastation upon the cities of man. Much has since been lost, but a great deal gained, too. In the crucible of extinction-level events, a new breed of super-soldier, capable of interfacing with the beasts, was born.We follow Captain Reynolds and his crewmates, Kiyo and Maks, seasoned kaiju pilots with many an averted disaster b...

(Sep. 1992) - Fire Walk With Me review; Twin Peaks second season; promo cards; calendar; magazine checklist, Part 1. NOTE: This is the 1st Edition version of Issue #1. A second printing (with additional material) was released in October 1993.Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the television series, Twin Peaks. WIP regularly featured in-depth analyses of films (and other...

There is magic to be found in The House of Wolves, and memories too. At least, that's what the nameless young woman who wakes up in one of its rooms is told. And with no memory of how she got there, or where there even is, she's forced to place her trust in Pakta—her guide.Together they embark on a journey through the strange world she finds herself in and slowly unlock the memories of the life that led her there. But Pakta has a secret of his own… and not all secrets are ...

Includes 25 illustrationsA short but detailed biography of the prophet of American military Airpower – Billy Mitchell.On July 21, 1921, Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell circled high above the rough surface of the Chesapeake Bay, exultant witness to an event he had orchestrated and produced. Shortly after noon, the mortally wounded, former-German battleship Ostfriesland began to roll, turning completely over while air escaping from the huge hull gave sounds that some presen...

A comprehensive study and comparison between the Early Church Chiliast or Premillennial View of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ with the modern doctrine of Pretribulationism. The author takes a different approach than most books on the subject of prophecy, revealing the direct connection with the prevailing apostasy of the Body of Christ from the Biblical text over the last two centuries which has been instrumental in leading Christians away from the true hope of the Lord's Second Coming...

At the core of Rogue Astronaut, Mitchell Jacobs’s debut poetry collection, is a mystery: Was the poet’s father abducted by aliens as a teenager? From this uncanny family lore spins a gravitational field of theory, grief, and imagination, spurring speculations about the extraterrestrial as well as the terrestrial question of familial bonds: What are the limits of understanding between two alien anatomies, between two unlike minds? Are we, after all, finally alone?In poems t...

(Mar. 2004) - WIP begins its new quarterly schedule with a blockbuster issue featuring two great interviews! Dana Ashbrook talks at length about his Bobby Briggs role in both Twin Peaks and Fire Walk With Me! Plus, we catch up with Richard Beymer (Ben Horne) on what he's been up to since his interview in WIP 38, including his fascinating DVD documentary about the Twin Peaks Festivals! Plus: part three in our ultimate Twin Peaks episode guide (begun in issues 59 and 68), this issue examinin...

(Apr. 2000) - WIP celebrates the 10th anniversary of Twin Peaks with a collection of all-star essays! Plus reviews of XF episodes "Closure" and "First Person Shooter"!Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the television series, Twin Peaks. WIP regularly featured in-depth analyses of films (and other projects) by Lynch, interviews with Twin Peaks actors, writers, and produc...

(Feb. 1994) - Interview with Mark Frost (part 2): Frost on Twin Peaks; Mark Frost retrospective; "Unseen Twin Peaks" (analysis of script for episode 2022).Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the television series, Twin Peaks. WIP regularly featured in-depth analyses of films (and other projects) by Lynch, interviews with Twin Peaks actors, writers, and producers, news on...