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.
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.
“Hip Hop Started Out in the Art” – Tom Brevoort, Post-Racial Hip Hop & Comics
You can’t separate hip hop from race without looking like you’ve separated your head from sense.
Imperfect Storm (Part Two): Exploring “Lifedeath II”
Part Two of Exploring Storm as a postcolonial figure.
If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #4: That Old Quack Magic
Gerber takes on the critics, while Zdarsky takes on the Marvel Universe.
Reviews in Brief (6/17 to 6/24 – 2015)
Brief reviews of comics released on June 17th and June 24th, 2015 – including Prez #1 and Ms. Marvel #16.
Imperfect Storm (Part One): Exploring “Lifedeath”
Exploring the relationship between seriality, identity and the colonial imagination through X-Men’s Storm.
Why You Should Read the New Spider-Woman
The hope of the new Spider-Woman series.
Reviews in Brief (5/20 to 6/10 – 2015)
Mini-reviews of recent comics including A-Force #1, Spider-Woman #8 and Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #1.
If it WAUGHs Like a Duck #3: Quack-Phooey
In which my preference switches between the two series. Fast and funny beats turgid “commentary.”
Reviews in Brief (5/6 to 5/13 – 2015)
Short reviews of comics released between May 6th and May 13th, 2015. All Marvel Comics this time around.
“If It WAUGHs Like a Duck” #2: Space Duck, Sex Turnip
Reading these two comics together that stand (let’s call it) 40 years apart, I can’t help but wonder if the versions of Howard I saw in previous issues somehow flipped across time and space to take each other’s place.
Should We Marvel at a Black Captain America?
Sam Wilson’s characterization as the rugged individual and then his ascension to the role of Captain America are political messages that must be addressed beyond the tendency of media to oversimplify the political ramifications of things, or streamline complex histories
Reviews in Brief (4/15 to 4/29 – 2015)
Brief reviews of comic books from 4/15 to 4/29, but a couple go back a few weeks further.
“If It WAUGHs Like a Duck” #1: Trapped in a World with a New Howard the Duck series
The first in a series of posts about both the new and original Howard the Duck comic book series.
“I Know It When I See It”- Race, Relatability, and Reading Practice
The ways fans of color engage with characters and stories can re-circuit and re-interpret those stories in ways that provide the kind of productive identification that challenges that tired old repetitive and thoughtless representation.
The Middle Spaces 