Jack-in-the-Box: Race & Legacy Superheroes
Exploring the intersection of legacy and race in superhero comics through Kurt Busiek’s Astro City
The (re)Collection Agency #5: A Conversation with Andréa Gilroy
The fifth in our conversations with comics scholars. This time with Dr. Andrea Gilroy, discussing how the tensions between image and text in comics reflect the messiness of identity, and how Ninja Turles and picture bibles might lead to being a comics scholar.
Alpha & Omega #2: If You Can’t Stand the Heat
The second installment of our Omega the Unknown double-read through, as our protagonist is introduced to New York City.
Alpha & Omega #1: Into the Unknown
The first installment in a new series of posts comparing the 1970s Omega the Unknown comic book and the 2000s re-imagining.
The (re)Collection Agency #4: A Conversation with Brian Cremins
The latest in our conversations with comics scholars: this time Dr. Brian Cremins talks comics and nostalgia as pitfall and strategy in (re)constructing personal and historical narratives.
Re-Reading Girl Comics
A 2010 series by women, but for who?
Imagining What Silence Looks Like: Prince & Queering of the Popular Love Song
The dark sound and minimalist instrumentation on “If I Was Your Girlfriend” demonstrates Prince’s willingness to bend and distort expectations with a lyrical and sonic playfulness that challenges the listener to think beyond the obvious gender stereotypes inherent in most popular love songs.
The (re)Collection Agency #3: A Conversation with Leah Misemer
The third in our series of talks with comics scholars; this time we talk letters columns, graphic medicine, and keeping comics studies fun with Dr. Leah Misemer.
