In the 9th installment of our series of talks with comics scholars and teachers, we talk to Dr. Michael Sharp about what crossword puzzles and comic strips have in common, being a late comer to Marvel Comics, and the 1980s through the prism of Bloom County.
Using Teen Titans #41 to think through token characters and slavery as a narrative trope.
The CW’s Black Lighting represents the split between Black respectability and radical politics in a singular figure.
Listening to Cherrelle’s “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On” in the #MeToo moment.
A recent Marvel story connecting Groot to Puerto Rican culture via a visit with the Thing to Marvel’s Lower East Side analog, Yancy Street got me thinking about place and identity.
Brief review of comics released in July 2018, including Astonisher #9, Captain America #1, The Quantum Age #1 and Paper Girls #22.
The not-so-final installment on the final installments of both versions of Omega the Unknown.
Brief Reviews of Comics released between June 13th and 27th, 2018, including Runaways #10, Exiles #4, and Black Hammer: Age of Doom #3.
Re-considering the arc of Captain America through the lens of trauma in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The ninth installment of reading both versions of Omega the Unknown (from 1976 and 2007 respectively) against each other.
A crucial interrogation of how Gal Gadot’s Israeli identity and IDF experience are used to sell her authenticity in the role of Wonder Woman.
In the 8th installment of our series of talks with comics scholars, we talk to doctoral student Francesca Lyn about collecting, autobiographical comics, and stand-up comedy.
