EMPIRE OF THE SUPER-HEROES
Mark Cotta Vaz tells the origin story of superhero comics, and lays out the questionable business practices, contentious disputes and...
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Dan Newland
Apr 20, 20213 min read
HOT PANTS AND SPANDEX SUITS
...a lively and thoughtful look at how superhero comics have envisioned women as “plastic dolls” and men as “violent action heroes."
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Dan Newland
Apr 16, 20215 min read
ARRESTING DEVELOPMENT
Arresting Development uses the work of 4 celebrated creators to look at the way that comics’ status as “literature” continues to be tenuous
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Dan Newland
Mar 30, 20215 min read
MYSTERIOUS TRAVELERS
Kruse examines comics legend Steve Ditko’s stories, art, and other writings and tracks the development and expression of Ditko's philosophy.
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Dan Newland
Mar 23, 20214 min read
SUPERHERO CULTURE WARS
Helps you to understand why Marvel is working so hard to diversify its brand and explains why that process can be so difficult and perilous
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Dan Newland
Mar 16, 20214 min read
WHY WAKANDA MATTERS
"These essays will enrich your future viewings of Black Panther and introduce you to a new way of thinking..."
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Dan Newland
Mar 9, 20214 min read
R. Crumb: Literature, Autobiography, and the Quest for Self
R. Crumb is an astonishingly wide-ranging exploration of the literature, music and ideas that influenced the work of underground comix legen
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Dan Newland
Mar 2, 20216 min read
True Believer
True Believer is an unflinching and often painful look at the life and times (and crimes?) of Marvel’s legendary Stan Lee.
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Dan Newland
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale
Betty and Veronica is easy reading and it's lots of fun. This is a book nearly any comic fan will enjoy.
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Dan Newland
Feb 16, 20216 min read
JACK KIRBY
The Great Debate is a weekly comic studies column examining new and classic books about the creators, craft, and history of comics. If...
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Dan Newland
Feb 2, 20214 min read
PANTHERS, HULKS AND IRONHEARTS
"...a timely and effective look at how the comic industry has been changing to adapt to 21st century demographic and cultural trends."
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Dan Newland
Jan 19, 20214 min read
COMIC BOOK NATION
Comic Book Nation is a well-researched, well-written and jargon-free look at American comic books of the 20th century.
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Dan Newland
Jan 5, 20214 min read
UNDERSTANDING COMICS
Understanding Comics was one of the first books to take a serious look at what comics are and what they capable of.
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