Sikoryak, Knightshade is a unicorn that has never existed in any era of Hollywood: a superhero movie, yes, part of a Marvel-esque cinematic universe, but one made for a streaming network, written and directed by a fictional auteur with a resume like Spielberg’s in 1986. As it’s described by the book’s characters, and also drawn in brief comics sequences by the great R. Knightshade: The Lathe of Firefall itself is a movie out of time. Hanks’ characters idolize the heroes of yore-watch Bette Davis movies in their trailers, refer to Casablanca lore-but they also observe COVID protocols, depend on expensive CGI, and guard against toxic fans. It might be the most charmingly old-fashioned detail in a portrait of the industry that, like Hanks’ recent career, sits uneasily on the edge of the old Hollywood and the new.
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