Way back in 1977, The Stranglers opined that there were no more heroes but, you know, it wasn’t true then—strictly speaking—and it isn’t true now. I’ll tell you how I know.

A few years back, I was asked to write a story set in a world of costumed do-gooders and larger-than-life bad guys. (Heh . . . talk about a labour of love!) When I had completed the tale, I asked Nirvana’s management for permission to use a couplet from one of the songs on Nevermind (‘Lithium’, I believe). â...
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