Like a Phoenix: On Selective Completion & Re-Collecting X-Men
Taking the occasion of our 5th anniversary to explore the re-acquiring of X-Men comics in that same time period.
The (re)Collection Agency #7: A Conversation with Brannon Costello
The seventh in our series of conversations with comics scholars. Dr. Brannon Costello discusses his new book on Howard Chaykin, serial monomania, and how relatively radical stuff can happen in a What If? comic.
Mo’ Meta News: How Collecting Shapes The Middle Spaces
As the year ends, let’s look to 2018 and beyond by considering how comic book collecting and critical nostalgia shape The Middle Spaces blog.
The (re)Collection Agency #3: A Conversation with Leah Misemer
The third in our series of talks with comics scholars; this time we talk letters columns, graphic medicine, and keeping comics studies fun with Dr. Leah Misemer.
On Collecting Comics & Critical Nostalgia
Identity is a constant retcon.
XX-Men: The Failures of Brian Wood’s All-Woman X-Team
X-Men’s record of including women is still only good in relation to the rest of superhero comics.
