This Land

1964 was a fertile year for Joe Brainard. After a brief retreat from the pressures of establishing himself in New York (aggravated by the fear that his work had begun to go stale), the young Tulsan was back in the Big Apple—re-energized and forging lifelong relationships with new friends, lovers,…

Mortals who decided to check out the comic book exploits of Thor after enjoying the thunder god’s adventures at the movies were probably surprised to find that the big blond hunk and his fellow Norse deities are currently hanging out in western Oklahoma.

It’s the fictional town of Broxton, located roughly…