“Jimmy Olsen—SUPER Freak!” – Disability and Superman’s Pal
How the limitations of Jimmy Olsen’s transformations limn the dynamics of superhuman embodiment.
Epic Disasters: Revisiting Marvel & DC’s 1980s Famine Relief Comics
How well do Marvel and DC’s 1985 comics meant to raise aid for famine relief in Africa tackle the tragic events they are addressing? Short answer? Not well.
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.
Striking Back: Black Lightning and Reading Race (part two)
When Black Lightning rejects the Justice League he is rejecting white supremacy.
Your Favorite Superhero Sucks (Review)
A voice in the wilderness crying out against superheroic hegemony.
Batman vs. Superman: Whatever Happened to Growing Up?
Putting the “final” Superman and Batman stories in conversation.
Robert Mayer’s Superfolks: Grist For The Mill
A resource that better writers can mine to develop something more sophisticated.
