Demon Knights: Seven Against the Dark (and also against bad representation)
I’m going to admit up front that I’m not reading too many things in the current DC universe. I have tried to get into a lot of things – God,…
Little Girl Cosplaying as Stan Lee
Saw this today in my feed reader and it was so amazing I had to post it right away.
Understanding Japanese Culture, Humor, and Gender Through Love Hina Part 2
note on all the image scans: they are correct manga-style so they are read right to left Spend enough time doing critical readings of media and you come across the…
The Hero Gotham Deserves (and needs)
Hey, Comic POW! readers! I’m Kari, and I’m thrilled to be joining the team here. Check out the “About the Writers” page to get to know me a little better.…
You Will Answer to No One Else…
Image Comics has been releasing a set of teasers with the text “You will Answer to No One Else But Me” with a hashtag, whatsnext. Two of the images look…
Understanding Japanese Culture, Humor, and Gender Through Love Hina Part 1
note on all the image scans: they are correct manga-style so they are read right to left Spend enough time doing critical readings of media and you come across the…
Violence Doesn’t have to be Mindless: Secret Six (2008) Unhinged
I had at least a passing familiarity with nearly all of the stories chosen by Christy Blanch for her Gender in Comic Books SuperMOOC. Gail Simone’s 2008 run on Secret…
A Change in the Content, a Reaffirmation of the Focus
You may have noticed the new site redesign and the new content over the last few weeks. It’s essentially been a quiet relaunch. I just changed the “About this Site”…
Exploring What Defines Superman Through Differing Worldviews
It’s funny – Superman’s the most iconic Super Hero comic book character, but until recently I barely knew more about him than the average person on the street that doesn’t…
Carol Danvers ([Ms|Captain] Marvel) Through Time
As you may remember Christina Blanch is running a class on Canvas.net about gender in comic books. This week we were assigned to read three different interpretations of Carol Danvers.…
News: Lots of Reprints!, Graveyard of Empires,
Peter Panzerfaust #10 is getting a second printing. I read the first issue and I really liked it, but didn’t have the budget to get into the story at the…