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History

Closing the Comics-Gate: On Recognizing the Politics of Comics

Comicsgaters are wrong because comics have always been political, but those politics weren’t always as great as they are sometimes made out to be by comics’ defenders.

5 February 2019 in Comics, Guest Post, History, Politics.

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.

Marvels and the Limited Imagination of Nostalgia

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

9 February 2016 in History, Marvel Comics, Review.

“The More Things Change. . .” Golden Legacy, Affirmative Action & Black Comics

This Golden Legacy comic on the life of MLK is notable for three reasons.

17 June 2014 in Comics, History, Politics, Race.
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    "Nobody Speak" - Pulling Back the Curtain on Trumpist Politics

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