Angry University Adjunct Applies Critical Theory to Superhero Films
An excerpt from the College Fix: Mich Ciurria, an adjunct in the University of Missouri philosophy department, decided to apply that little ‘ol thing…
Tag: Jack Kirby
In Praise of Early Romance Comics: They Upheld Positive Values
The Conversation wrote about the history of romance comics, including Joe Simon/Jack Kirby’s own contribution, Young Romance, and the brief success they had in the…
Comics Review: Captain America: The End
Tonight it’s the last of the new batch of What If’s (The End) is out (I’ll get around to Doctor Strange, promise!) Having said that,…
Washington Post Sadly Bungles Story on Earliest Black Superhero
The Washington Post just did a story about the history of an early black superhero creation from the Golden Age, late 1940s called Lion Man, which…
Indie Comics Showcase #75
Hello friends and readers, welcome back to another weekly edition of Indie Comics Showcase! It’s our weekly blog where we try and bring…
Is It Time For a Pause on Superhero Comic Film Adaptations?
The Fort Smith Times-Record published a puff piece about upcoming comics-based movies and other sci-fi fare, and the first one cited is Birds of Prey,…
Jack Kirby’s Never Before Seen 70’s Projects In Stores This Week!
In cooperation with DC Comics, TwoMorrows compiles a tempestuous trio of never-seen 1970s Kirby projects! These are the final complete, unpublished Jack Kirby stories in…
Comicdom Still Hasn’t Gotten Past the Bad Habits of the 90’s
CBR recently published a list of items that according to them have either lasted or haven’t since the 1990s, and the viewpoints they have are not…
OK, Boomer: Alan Moore Embarrasses Himself Over Comics, Again
I don’t know if Alan Moore’s truly left comicdom, as he’s said he intends to, but a 2017 interview turned up on a blog dedicated to…
Sad: Bill Sienkiewicz is Still a Hateful, Hyper-Partisan Leftist
Artist Bill Sienkiewicz, who, let’s remember, is quite a boilerplate leftist, was interviewed by Forbes about his career, and a trilogy of new books he’s publishing.…