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Author Archives: Osvaldo Oyola

WAUGH and On and On #2: Duck Naked

What do Disney and “decency” campaigns have in common? The blandification of culture. Covering Howard the Duck #21.

22 October 2019 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Reachin’ Not Drowning: Songs in Conversation About Abortion

The personal is political and sometimes – as in the case of abortion – the political is personal.

8 October 2019 in Music, Politics, Songs in Conversation.

Epic Disasters: Revisiting Marvel & DC’s 1980s Famine Relief Comics

How well do Marvel and DC’s 1985 comics meant to raise aid for famine relief in Africa tackle the tragic events they are addressing? Short answer? Not well.

24 September 2019 in DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Race.

Brief Comics Reviews (June 12 through July 3, 2019)

Brief reviews of comics released between June 12 and July 3, 2019, including Monstress #23, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #44, and Wonder Twins #5

17 July 2019 in Comics, Review.

WAUGH and On and On #1: Neither Fish Nor Fowl

A return to Howard the Duck after a nearly three-year hiatus from the If It WAUGHs Like a Duck series. . .

4 June 2019 in Marvel Comics, Race, Reading Series, Urban Space.

The (re)Collection Agency #11: A Conversation with Marc Singer

In the 11th installment of our series of talks with comics scholars and teachers, we talk with Dr. Marc Singer about his new book Breaking the Frames, the state of comics studies, and which is worse, recommending someone watch Aquaman or read Kingdom Come.

12 March 2019 in Comic Studies, Interview.

Where Everybody Knows You’re Men: NBC’s Cheers & White American Masculinity

When manhood and nation are synonymous women just become a way for men measure patriotism.

5 March 2019 in Gender, TV.

Brief Comic Book Reviews (Dec 19, 2018 to Jan 16, 2019)

Brief review of comics released between (mostly) December 19, 2018 to January 16 – including Runaways #16, Bitter Root #3, and Fantastic Four #5.

29 January 2019 in Comics, Review.

“I AM (not) FROM BEYOND!” – Situating Scholarship & the Writing “I”

Our 2018 Year-End Meta Post considers the role of the personal – both identificatory perception and the labor of writing itself – in scholarship.

25 December 2018 in Comic Studies, Meta.

Guess Who’s Coming Home for the Holidays: Intergenerational Conflict in Bitch Planet

Everyone’s Grandma is a Little Bit Feminist” from Bitch Planet: Triple Feature #5 asks us to imagine what makes an older relative inappropriate in a dystopic society.

11 December 2018 in Comics, Gender.

The (re)Collection Agency #10: A Conversation with Margaret Galvan

In the 10th installment of our series of talks with comics scholars and teachers, we talk to Dr. Margaret Galvan about comics archives, keeping a spreadsheet of a comics collection, and the importance of research into grassroots periodicals in the study of queer comics.

6 November 2018 in Comic Studies, Interview, Sexuality.

YA = Young Avengers: Asserting Maturity on the Threshold of Adulthood

Young Avengers provides a fun and thoughtful exploration of the contradictions inherent to the transformation from adolescence to adulthood.

16 October 2018 in Marvel Comics, Sexuality.

Brief Comic Book Reviews (August 22 to Sept 5, 2018)

Brief reviews of recent comics released August 22 to September 5, 2018; including Border Town #1, Black Hammer: Age of Doom #4, and Paper Girls #24.

11 September 2018 in Comics, Review.

Alpha & Omega #11: An Evolutionary Dead-End

The final installment of our reading series examining both version of Omega the Unknown, this time examining The Defenders #76 and #77, in which the original series was wrapped up after being cancelled.

4 September 2018 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Mind the Gaps 2018! The First Annual CSS Conference

An overview of Mind the Gaps 2018 – the first annual conference of the Comics Studies Society.

28 August 2018 in Comic Studies, Comics.

The (re)Collection Agency #9: A Conversation with Michael Sharp

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.

7 August 2018 in Comics, Interview, Teaching.

Brief Reviews of Comics (July 4 to 25, 2018)

Brief review of comics released in July 2018, including Astonisher #9, Captain America #1, The Quantum Age #1 and Paper Girls #22.

31 July 2018 in Comics, Review.

Alpha & Omega #10: Omega Without End

The not-so-final installment on the final installments of both versions of Omega the Unknown.

24 July 2018 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Digging Up Ghosts: Teen Titans’ Mal Duncan & His Token Power

Using Teen Titans #41 to think through token characters and slavery as a narrative trope.

10 July 2018 in Comics, DC Comics, History, Race.

Brief Comics Reviews (6/13 to 6/27, 2018)

Brief Reviews of Comics released between June 13th and 27th, 2018, including Runaways #10, Exiles #4, and Black Hammer: Age of Doom #3.

3 July 2018 in Comics, Review.

Alpha & Omega #9: Poetic License to Kill

The ninth installment of reading both versions of Omega the Unknown (from 1976 and 2007 respectively) against each other.

12 June 2018 in Marvel Comics, Review.

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