Sequart Organization » A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000 en hourly 1 What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 5: The Special Case of Professor X http://sequart.org/magazine/43932/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-5/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43932/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-5/#comments Fri, 23 May 2014 17:00:11 +0000 A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org/?p=43932 …continued from yesterday. In the previous four parts, we’ve seen how a very particular plot line structures the X-Men comics: the losing and regaining of control over one’s powers (and the comics are based on the… [more]]]> 1 What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 4: The Evolution of Iceman http://sequart.org/magazine/43930/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-4/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43930/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-4/#comments Thu, 22 May 2014 17:00:29 +0000 A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org/?p=43930 …continued from yesterday. We’ve been looking at the underlying structure of the X-Men comics: how mutants pose an existential threat to themselves and others, necessitating that they either control themselves (Xavier’s dream) or be controlled (the… [more]]]> 0 What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 3: Losing (and Regaining) Control http://sequart.org/magazine/43710/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43710/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-3/#comments Wed, 21 May 2014 17:00:10 +0000 A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org/?p=43710 In Part 1 and Part 2, we’ve seen how Prof. Xavier’s dream for the peaceful coexistence of humans and mutants depends upon mutants being able to control their special powers. To this end, mutants must… [more]]]> 0 What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 2: The Need for Self-Control http://sequart.org/magazine/43676/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43676/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-2/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 17:00:18 +0000 A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org/?p=43676 …continued from yesterday. Given that mutants exist, what is to be done with them? That question drives the narrative of the X-Books. The book’s villains—Dr. Bolivar Trask and his Sentinels, the Genoshan Magistrates, Apocalypse, Mr.… [more]]]> 0 What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 1: The Lack of an Ending http://sequart.org/magazine/43603/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43603/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-1/#comments Mon, 19 May 2014 20:00:32 +0000 A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org/?p=43603 A curious yet distinguishing feature of the X-Men family of comics is their lack of an origin story, typically an essential element in superhero comics. Usually, the superhero’s identity and power is formed by a… [more]]]> 0