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28  mars     16h25
Review: A Cultural History of the Punisher
Hank Kennedy    Kent Worcester’s A Cultural History of the Punisher , Intellect Books was an interesting book to review, seeing as I am thanked in the preface as a friend and scholar. I’ll cop to being a more
17  mars     00h45
The Old Bonds Between Man and Nature Have Been Broken : Environmentalism, Mysticism, and Folk Horror in The Knights of Pendragon, Part 3
David Sweeney    Although Gawain is victorious in it, Thomas’s vision also implies his own defeat at Captain Britain’s hands: after Gawain has killed Lancelot, he lifts the visor of his helmet to see the face of the more
11  mars     00h37
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 12
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : The newsman, Harris Hobbs, tells Thor he is going to film a television special about the Norse gods on location in Asgard. Thor suggests such a request is not his more
03  mars     00h06
The Old Bonds Between Man and Nature Have Been Broken : Environmentalism, Mysticism, and Folk Horror in The Knights of Pendragon, Part 2
David Sweeney    The presence of UNIT analogues W.H.O. in a rural location, investigating an anomaly connected to the land, brings to mind the folk horror themed episodes of Doctor Who referred to by Scovell and mentioned above; however, more
19  janvier     18h41
The Old Bonds Between Man and Nature Have Been Broken : Environmentalism, Mysticism, and Folk Horror in The Knights of Pendragon, Part 1
David Sweeney    Although the title of the Marvel UK comic book series The Knights of Pendragon ; Pendragon hereafter refers to a group of superheroes, the main protagonist of its first six issues July Dec, is very more
07  janvier     00h12
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 11
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : Thor flies over New York City, enjoying the freedom of a beautiful day on Earth, but still he spots some real trouble: a bully is beating up a kid in front more
07  décembre     22h10
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 10
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : Thor with other members of the Avengers calls on Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. which stood for the rather awkward Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law Enforcement Division; were there other Divisions . more
03  décembre     21h44
Monster Mash: Saga of the Swamp Thing and Monster Tropes, Part 2
Scott Weatherly    When Nature Attacks Having achieved his goal of joining with the Green, Woodrue quickly begins his attack on the human race. Woodrue starts small but his escalation is devastating. The killing of a group of more
28  novembre     11h00
Monster Mash: Saga of the Swamp Thing and Monster Tropes, Part 1
Scott Weatherly    Joining the Monster Squad Monsters enter our lives at an early age. We are told stories about the things that dwell in the shadows and the corners of our minds. The creatures that we more
05  novembre     05h33
Because We are Compelled: How Watchmen Interrogates the Comics Tradition
Julian Darius    In this short consideration of Watchmen, Dr. Julian Darius considers this seminal work in context, helping readers place Watchmen within the comics tradition. It’s the perfect introduction to the work for students and readers new and more
01  août     12h43
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 9
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst, engages Thor in battle and prevents him from retrieving his hammer. Conveniently though, before Thor can change back into Don Blake, Blastaar throws him into an alley. more
14  mars     11h00
Dracula, for the Mature Reader: How Marvel Built a 70s Horror Book Around a Victorian-Era Monster, Part 2
Gerard Waggett    On the th Anniversary of Tomb of Dracula, Gerard Waggett concludes his look back at the book, warts and all. more
07  mars     12h00
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 8
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : The splash page shows Thor reading a newspaper at a New York City newsstand. As a crowd gathers, he gets pressured into signing autographs. Telling his fans he has duties to more
21  février     12h00
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 7
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : Damocles escaped from Thor, but events take place leading Thor right back to him. To begin this issue, the police contact Dr. Blake and ask him to contact Thor. Being one more
14  février     12h00
Vehicular Violence, the Lawmaster, and Judge Dredd
Douglas Rasmussen    The character of Judge Dredd that appears in the adaptation from director Danny Cannon and starring Sylvester Stallone, then later in the more faithful film with Karl Urban, is based on a British more
07  février     12h00
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 6
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : After an epic battle with the Destroyer, Asgard needs major reconstruction. Balder takes charge and repairs are happening swiftly. Odin banishes an unrepentant Loki to Midgard Earth in the form of more
31  janvier     12h00
Detective Comics #871: Analyzing an Opening Scene, Part Three
Nikolai Fomich    Though all this information can be inferred, what the black pin signifies is not explicitly stated on page one, and so readers are encouraged to turn the page to learn more. Page two is an more
24  janvier     12h00
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 5
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : Neither Thor nor Sif realize Balder’s life force is powering the Destroyer, so they don’t understand why Karnilla has ended her attack on him. Thor continues the fight alone, but Sif more
15  juillet     02h16
Syphon #1 Review
Roque Briones    Syphon is the latest comic book effort by Patrick Meaney, better known by his quite informative and insightful documentary works on iconic comic book writers such as Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods and Neil Gaiman: Dream more
02  juillet     13h00
Excerpt from Sequart’s Book How to Analyze & Review Comics: Underrepresentation, Stereotyping, Objectification, and Plot Devices: Female Characters in Superhero Comics
Carolyn Cocca    The following is an excerpt from Sequart’s book How to Analyze Review Comics. For more information, including purchase options, click HERE. Female superhero characters have historically been much less numerous, much more often stereotyped, more
30  juin     08h00
Excerpt from Sequart’s Book How to Analyze & Review Comics: Comics and Context: The Questions That Must Be Asked
A. David Lewis    The following is an excerpt from Sequart’s book How to Analyze Review Comics. For more information, including purchase options, click HERE. You have a blindspot. More literally, you likely have two, given a pair more
27  juin     12h00
Excerpt from Sequart’s Book How to Analyze & Review Comics: In Defense of Comics Criticism: Why We Need Analysis
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou    The following is an excerpt from Sequart’s book How to Analyze Review Comics. For more information, including purchase options, click HERE. When you watch Penn Teller do their particular brand of magic, it more
06  avril     17h50
Evolution of the Islamic Superheroine: Post-9 11 Representation of Muslim Women in Comics
Sam Smith    Introduction The primary purpose of this piece will be to discuss the history regarding the increased representation of Muslima, or female adherents of Islam, within fictional mediums such as superhero comics. Specifically, following the September more
13  mars     20h39
The Knighted King: A Brief Publication History of Christopher Priest’s Black Panther
Michael Hoskin    When Christopher Priest returned to Marvel Comics in it had been almost ten years since his tumultuous exit from the company. In the interim the company and the comic book industry had undergone tremendous more
02  mars     18h00
Radiant Black #1 Review
Deborah Majowka    Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Marcelo Costa SPOILER WARNING... The superhero genre often uses the super element as a way to explore experiences that in real life would be ordinary. Radiant Black certainly fits the genre, more
29  décembre     23h33
Wonder Woman 1984 Review
Matthew Kirshenblatt    SPOILER WARNING: Please don’t read this until you’ve seen the film I never wrote anything on Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman. Well, that isn’t entirely true, as I’d admit if Diana of Themyscira’s Lasso is called more
24  décembre     16h23
An Introduction’s Inevitable Conclusion: Art Spiegelman: Golden Age Superheroes were Shaped by the Rise of Fascism
Matthew Kirshenblatt    It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since the Folio Society published Marvel: The Golden Age as compiled and edited by Roy Thomas. I saw it as a sponsored Facebook advertisement more
04  décembre     23h30
Citizenship 101: The DC Public Service Announcements of the 1950s and 1960s
Brian Puaca    An unlikely brown paper schoolbook cover produced by DC Comics and distributed by the Institute for American Democracy IAD received a great deal of attention following the violent protests in Charlottesville in August . more
23  septembre     01h17
Different Men of Tomorrow: Superman and Providence
Matthew Kirshenblatt    Stop me if you’ve heard this story. A mild mannered bespectacled journalist works at an American newspaper attempting to find a story, having to deal with a senior editor, a wise cracking coworker, and a troublesome, opinionated more
07  septembre     15h24
Panther’s Range: The History of the Black Panther Prior to Christopher Priest
Michael Hoskin    The Black Panther was a ground breaking character in his debut. From his first appearance onward, he was seldom absent for long from Marvel Comics publications, whether as a guest star or part of the more
18  août     07h46
Excerpt from Brett Dakin’s American Daredevil: Comics, Communism, and the Battles of Lev Gleason
Brett Dakin    INTRO: I never met Lev Gleason he died five years before I was born. My mother would tell me stories about her flamboyant, free spending uncle from New York City, and I especially loved hearing about Uncle more
03  août     17h25
Exploring White Privilege in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther: Part 2, Hunter, the White Wolf
Michael Hoskin    Hunter glided into the pages of Black Panther stealthily, first trailing him under a cloak of invisibility in the closing panels of issue , before fully appearing in issue . Even then, his back story more
15  juillet     15h37
Exploring White Privilege in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther: Part 1, Everett K. Ross
Michael Hoskin    It seems shocking that it took more than years for Marvel’s flagship black superhero Black Panther to have a writer who was himself black. This milestone on its own would have made Christopher Priest’s more
01  juillet     17h18
Bold, Precise, Experimental: Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s Young Avengers and Their Coming-of-Age Story
Roque Briones    Whenever Kieron Gillen and Jaime McKelvie’s excellent run on Young Avengers gets mentioned online, it’s more often than not to talk about how diverse and inclusive is in regards of sexual identity. This is absolutely more
08  juin     21h43
Thor ’77-’78: On the Never-Ending Road to Ragnarok, Part 4
Joe Muszynski    The Mighty Thor : This one is truly an ALL BATTLE ISSUE We left off with The Destroyer, a suit of indestructible looking armor, powered by someone’s spirit force, crashing into battle with Thor. We find more
28  mai     21h20
Green Lantern’s Burden: Re-Evaluating the Superhero Genre’s Woke’ Moment
Daniel Guy    At the turn of the new decade, as the euphoric epoch of the s finally withered away, the symbols of American optimism took on new burdens and new crises. The superheroes of the s, now more
24  mai     13h34
With Great Power Comes Great Career Opportunities: A Character Study of Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell’s Zenith
James Heath Lantz    Colin Smith makes some valid points in his article He’s Not a Super Hero, He’s Not Even a Very Naughty Boy: The Case Against Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell’s Zenith . Zenith isn’t a superhero. That’s the more
14  mai     01h00
Jonathan Hickman’s New Avengers #1: Memento Mori
Matthew Brake    If Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers begins with a creation story, his New Avengers starts out with a less hopeful proclamation: Everything Dies. Hickman’s New Avengers opens with a one page prologue providing a recap of more
24  avril     23h00
There is Another World: Postmodernism and Identity in Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol
Roque Briones    Grant Morrison’s run on Doom Patrol is certainly not an easy book to recommend. On the surface, it’s a very dense work with dozens of different literary references hiding in every corner, and it can more
11  avril     13h00
Judge Dredd and the Rise of the Police State
Douglas Rasmussen    The dystopian science fiction film Dredd , starring Karl Urban as the titular Judge Dredd and Olivia Thirlby as his rookie in training Psi Judge Anderson, adapts the popular British comic strip character originally serialized in AD more
15  janvier     02h06
Send in the Clowns: Todd Phillips’s Joker
Matthew Kirshenblatt    Coulrophobia. A fear of clowns. It’s kind of an ironic fear when you consider the idea that clowns are humanity’s way of making fun of its own mortality. For the longest time, I actually thought more
24  décembre     18h18
Van Jensen on His OGN Two Dead
Nathan Cabaniss    In America, no one is more powerful than a police officer, a character says at one point in Two Dead, the new crime graphic novel from publisher Gallery , a cop can detain you, hurt more
21  décembre     17h34
Because I Am the Goddamn Batman: Political Ideologies and Transhumanism in Superhero Comics
KD Evans    Superheroes give us a way to get at the ideologies at work in transhumanism and politics. The genre of superhero comics is a fantastical take on an often dystopian version of our own real world. more
07  décembre     15h00
David Seelow on Teaching with Comics and His Book Lessons Drawn
Nicholas Yanes    With over twenty five years of experience in higher education, David Seelow’s career has been defined by his desire to develop new and innovative ways of educating students. In addition to his academic work, Seelow founded more
28  septembre     17h13
Academics on the Legacy of Fox’s X-Men Films
Nicholas Yanes    Given how fast our current news cycle moves, it is often difficult to remember a time when comic book movies thrived before the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, if we cast our minds to the early more
08  septembre     16h00
Hell is Other People: Superheroes, Outsiders, and Chris Ware’s Jimmy Corrigan, Part 2
Jesse Berberich    Previously, I explored the themes of Chris Ware’s landmark graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth specifically the role and function of the superhero in this piece and even beyond in Ware’s more
31  août     14h52
Hell is Other People: Superheroes, Outsiders, and Chris Ware’s Jimmy Corrigan
Jesse Berberich    Chris Ware’s seminal graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth is a masterwork wherein Ware chronicles the struggles of main character, Jimmy, as he navigates through life, eventually meeting his estranged father for more
28  août     14h00
Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers #1: An Avengers World is Born
Matthew Brake    Hickman begins Avengers like a creation story, the theme of creation being prevalent throughout the three issue opening arc: First there was nothing. Then everything. As we will see, this is juxtaposed against New Avengers more
23  juillet     11h26
I won’t wear one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I don’t have the bust for it : Superhero Costume in the WildStorm Comics of Warren Ellis, Part 3
David Sweeney    In How To Read Superhero Comics and Why, Klock applies Harold Bloom’s concept of the agon’ to Ellis’s treatment of superheroes in his work for WildStorm. For Bloom, poets can only escape the anxiety of more
22  juillet     13h00
Capes, Cowls, and Purple: How Prince Merged the Worlds of Music and Comics with Batman and Beyond
James Heath Lantz    Prince Rogers Nelson June, April , , known throughout most of his career simply as Prince, had been an important part of music since his humble beginnings with the band East in , more