The International Comics Art Forum 2016

An overview of the 2016 International Comics Art Forum conference in Columbia, SC.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #10: You Can’t Go Home Again

Home is where the egg (or Bev) is.

“Yo Soy Yancy Street!” El Thing About Place & Identity

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.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #9: Flying North for the Winter

Canada: As cold as space, and home to nearly as many anthropomorphic animals.

Marvels and the Limited Imagination of Nostalgia

Sometimes looking back is the way to move forward, but that isn’t the case here.

Reviews in Brief (1/13 to 1/20 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics released the weeks of 1/13 and 1/20 – including Ms. Marvel #3, the Mighty Thor #3 and Sam Wilson: Captain America #5

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #8: Get Down! Space Out!

A duck by any other name could still be cool to read about, but he might not feel like Howard.

Batman vs. Superman: Whatever Happened to Growing Up?

Putting the “final” Superman and Batman stories in conversation.

Additions, Corrections, Retractions

An overview of posts in need of revisiting.

Power Pack Says Crack is Wack!

Marvel’s kid superheroes in the Crack Era, need to learn to just say “No” to white privilege.

Reviews in Brief (11/25 to 12/02 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics released November 25 to December 2, 2015; including Totally Awesome Hulk #1 and Prez #6.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #7: Don’t Let It Get You Down

In 2015 Howard the Duck explores a welcome tangent, while in 1976, he feels like he is finally moving in the right direction.

Reviews in Brief (11/4 to 11/18 – 2015)

Brief reviews of comics that came out from 11/4 to 11/18, 2015 (plus a few outliers), including: Spider-Woman #1, Mighty Thor #1 and Monstress #1.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #6: On a Wing and a Prayer

Howard and his female companion(s) on the road, again.

The Captain White America Needs

Because you can’t trust even the best-intentioned white Captain America to know what’s up.

Do Zombie Lives Matter? Fear the Walking Dead & Zombie Politics

Putting Fear the Walking Dead’s allusion to national zeitgeist regarding police brutality into context.

“For a Good Time. . .” – Calling Up Sexist Impulses to Sell Video Games

The assumption of video games as a masculine space goes way back.

Reviews in Brief (7/1 to 8/12 – 2015)

Brief reviews of comics that were released between July 1st and August 12th, including Bizarro #2. Silver Surfer #7 and Hawkeye #22.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #5: The Bill’s in the Mail

What do letters published in these books tell us about the difference in these series?

Slut-Shaming She-Hulk

Why is She-Hulk to blame for the “signal” she supposedly puts out?

Imperfect Storm (Part Three): “Return of the Goddess”

Storm’s return to the site of her X-origin and the awkward undoing of her “goddess” identity.