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.

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.

Countering the Gaze: The Liberatory Potential of Bitch Planet’s Exploitation Aesthetic

Making use of the naturalized male gaze to challenge its reductive results and explore questions raised by our Bitch Planet Round Table.

Brief Comics Reviews (March 7-21, 2018)

Brief reviews of comics that came out between March 7 and 21, including Marvel Two-in-One #4, Black Bolt #11, and the Mighty Thor #705.

Hard Women, Hard Time: Bitch Planet Comics Studies Round Table (part three)

Part Three in a scholarly round table examining Kelly Sue DeConnik and Valentine De Landro’s Bitch Planet.

Bound By Law: Bitch Planet Comics Studies Round Table (part two)

Part Two in a scholarly round table examining Kelly Sue DeConnik and Valentine De Landro’s Bitch Planet.

Caged and Enraged: Bitch Planet Comics Studies Round Table (part one)

Part One in a scholarly round table examining Kelly Sue DeConnik and Valentine De Landro’s Bitch Planet.

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.

Brief Reviews (2/8 to 2/22 – 2017)

Brief reviews of comics released February 8th, 15th and 22nd, including Occupy Avengers #4 and Hulk #3.

Brief Reviews (11/16 to 11/30, 2016)

Brief reviews of recent comics released from November 16 to 30, including Wonder Woman #11, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #13, and Monstress #8.

Brief Reviews (8/3 to 8/17 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics released August 3-17, 2016 – including Sam Wilson: Captain America #12, Wonder Woman #4, and The Flintstones #2.

Reviews in Brief (6/15 to 6/22 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics that came out the weeks of June 15 and 22, 2016, including Wonder Woman #1, Nighthawk #1 & #2, and Bitch Planet #8.

Reviews in Brief (5/11 to 6/9 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics that came out from May 11 through June 9th of 2016, including Wonder Woman: Rebirth, The Fix #2 & #3 , and Astonishing Ant-Man #8.