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Tag Archives: Superman

“Jimmy Olsen—SUPER Freak!” – Disability and Superman’s Pal

How the limitations of Jimmy Olsen’s transformations limn the dynamics of superhuman embodiment.

25 February 2020 in Comics, Disability Studies, Guest Post.

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.

24 September 2019 in DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Race.

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.

Striking Back: Black Lightning and Reading Race (part two)

When Black Lightning rejects the Justice League he is rejecting white supremacy.

1 August 2017 in DC Comics, Race.

Your Favorite Superhero Sucks (Review)

A voice in the wilderness crying out against superheroic hegemony.

27 September 2016 in Books, Comic Studies, Review.

Batman vs. Superman: Whatever Happened to Growing Up?

Putting the “final” Superman and Batman stories in conversation.

12 January 2016 in DC Comics.

Robert Mayer’s Superfolks: Grist For The Mill

A resource that better writers can mine to develop something more sophisticated.

26 November 2013 in Books, Comics, Review, Urban Space.

It’s Superman!

An obscure book worth tracking down.

15 June 2012 in Books, Review.

“That’s Really Super, Supergirl”

Pretty sure the dudes in XTC read Crisis on Infinite Earths

9 May 2012 in Comics, Music.
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