Robert Brian Taylor has contributed three essays to the Smart Pop line. He has written about the pitfalls of not grounding Batman in a recognizable reality, insisted that Brian Michael Bendis spins better Spider-Man tales than Sam Raimi and celebrated the kickass women of Joss Whedon's Firefly. He lives in the Pittsburgh area with his wife, April, and daughters, Zoe and Ella. You can find him online at www.robertbriantaylor.com.