The Hidden Fortress: No Ivy League and Legacies of Whiteness

Interrogating the complex legacies of racial injustice in Hazel Newlevant’s No Ivy League and Jonathan Lethem’s The Fortress of Solitude.

YA = Young Avengers: Asserting Maturity on the Threshold of Adulthood

Young Avengers provides a fun and thoughtful exploration of the contradictions inherent to the transformation from adolescence to adulthood.

Alpha & Omega #11: An Evolutionary Dead-End

The final installment of our reading series examining both version of Omega the Unknown, this time examining The Defenders #76 and #77, in which the original series was wrapped up after being cancelled.

Alpha & Omega #10: Omega Without End

The not-so-final installment on the final installments of both versions of Omega the Unknown.

Alpha & Omega #9: Poetic License to Kill

The ninth installment of reading both versions of Omega the Unknown (from 1976 and 2007 respectively) against each other.

Alpha & Omega #8: Fixing a Hole. .

Both versions of Omega the Unknown #8 seem to be “nowhere plans for nobody.”

Alpha & Omega #7: Call Me By Your Name

In 1977 a fill-in writer accidentally highlights the queer mysteries of adolescence, while in 2008 the adventure ramps up towards conclusion.

Alpha & Omega #6: Pulling Back the Curtain

In the sixth installment of Alpha & Omega things take a turn for the charming and the meta.

Alpha & Omega #5: You Can’t Go Home Again

The fifth installment of our exploration of both Omega the Unknown series.

Alpha & Omega #4: El Gato Mató La Curiosidad

The fourth installment of our Omega the Unknown double-read through features cats, bullies and nano-bots.

Alpha & Omega #3: School of Hard Knocks

The third installment of our Omega the Unknown double-read through, as our protagonist tries to figure out the complexities of school hierarchies.

Alpha & Omega #2: If You Can’t Stand the Heat

The second installment of our Omega the Unknown double-read through, as our protagonist is introduced to New York City.

Alpha & Omega #1: Into the Unknown

The first installment in a new series of posts comparing the 1970s Omega the Unknown comic book and the 2000s re-imagining.

The (re)Collection Agency #4: A Conversation with Brian Cremins

The latest in our conversations with comics scholars: this time Dr. Brian Cremins talks comics and nostalgia as pitfall and strategy in (re)constructing personal and historical narratives.