“ I really admire how dry humor pairs with large provocative ideas in Adam Richter’s work. In HARD DEADLINE it’s funny that the fate of the world may or may not be decided in a sports bar named Stucky’s during an Eagles football game. And hilarious that Brita - with an epic air of beer-slurping sangfroid - must weigh the fate of humankind for the life of one (alien) friend. How do we define loyalty and how must our species define it going forward if we are to survive? ”