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Tag Archives: Spider-Man

One Moment in Time: Designer Willi Smith and Mary Jane’s Wedding Dress

In this guest post, Monica Gerrafo examines the designing of Mary Jane Watson’s dress for her 1987 wedding to Spider-Man and the implications of both’s live-action and on-the-page presence.

2 November 2021 in Comic Studies, Guest Post, Marvel Comics.

On Exoskeletons and Assimilation: Revisiting the Latinidad of Marvel’s Araña

Considering the role of Latinidad in Araña’s comics despite a decreasing representation of of its so-called “authentic” markers.

5 November 2019 in Authenticity, Comics, Guest Post, Race.

Brief Comic Book Reviews (September 6 through September 25, 2019)

Brief reviews of comics that were released in September 2019, including Agents of Atlas #2, Wonder Twins #7, and Power Pack: Grow Up! #1

29 October 2019 in Comics, Review.

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.

The Tangled Web of Racial and Gender Progress in Comics

Even comics that are not particularly “important” can tell us a lot about the attitudes acceptable in the editorial environments in which they were developed

10 January 2017 in Gender, Marvel Comics, Race.

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.

6 December 2016 in Comics, Review.

Super-Villainous Voting (Redux)

Voting is a right, not a virtue.

8 November 2016 in Comics, Politics.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #15: Dead Duck

Even Steve Gerber can’t live up to the expectations of a Gerber-penned Howard the Duck, how can we expect Chip Zdarsky to?

20 September 2016 in Comics, Review.

Brief Reviews (8/24 to 9/7 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics released (mostly) August 24 through September 7th, including Wonder Woman #5, Ms. Marvel #10, and Sixpack And Dogwelder: Hard-Travelin’ Heroz #1.

13 September 2016 in Comics, Review.

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.

15 June 2016 in Comics, Review.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #12: Quackosaurus Rex

Everyone loves dinosaurs, just some more than others.

31 May 2016 in Comics, Review.

Miles From Representation: On Needing More from Bendis’s Spider-Man

What do we need to do to get a decent Afro-Latinx superhero?

5 April 2016 in Guest Post, Marvel Comics, Race.

“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.

14 April 2015 in Marvel Comics, Reading Series, Review.

The Man Who Lived Twice! (If You Can Call That Living): Marvel’s Brother Voodoo

The fourth in a series of posts about black superheroes. Marvel Comics’ Brother Voodoo—a character to feel really conflicted about.

17 March 2015 in Authenticity, Marvel Comics, Race, Religion.

Forget the Year that Was. . . Imagine the Year that Could Be

Possible topics and flexible goals for 2015.

30 December 2014 in Meta, Review.

Super Hegemonic Team-up! Spider-Man, Daredevil & “The Death of Jean DeWolfe”

In this story, Spider-Man and Daredevil demonstrate a hegemonic framework for understanding urban crime (part of SUPER BLOG TEAM-UP #4).

24 September 2014 in Marvel Comics, Politics, Race.

Superior Responsibility: Spider-Man & the Thread of Identity

If there is one thing we can count on in mainstream superhero comics it is the strange tension between the accretion of change and the status quo.

5 August 2014 in Marvel Comics.

“Invisible (Watch)Men: The Impossibility of the Black Superhero”

Miles Morales or Trayvon Martin are more likely to be victim of a “heroic” vigilante than to be one.

22 July 2013 in Comics, Race.

Groovin’ on a Perfect “10”

Bathroom humor.

26 November 2012 in Marvel Comics.

Who is Peter Parker?

How do we recognize Peter Parker as Peter Parker?

16 July 2012 in Art, Marvel Comics.

“All My Pasts Remembered”

There are multiple Mary Jane Watsons.

30 May 2012 in Marvel Comics.

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