http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/66826/%e2%80%9cwhere-have-you-been%e2%80%9d-wonder-woman-and-the-dawn-of-justice-in-a-polarized-world/ http://sequart.org/magazine/66826/%e2%80%9cwhere-have-you-been%e2%80%9d-wonder-woman-and-the-dawn-of-justice-in-a-polarized-world/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:00:05 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=66826 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) “This is how a democracy works. We talk to each other. We act by the consent of the governed, sir. I have sat here before to say that… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/65543/sequart-podcast-4-humans-and-paragons/ http://sequart.org/magazine/65543/sequart-podcast-4-humans-and-paragons/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:00:32 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=65543 For this 3-hour mega podcast, the contributors of Sequart’s latest book, Humans and Paragons: Essays on Super-Hero Justice, got together to reflect on their essays. Have super-hero comics become more nuanced at exploring social issues… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/62797/how-to-be-single-super-hero-movie-style/ http://sequart.org/magazine/62797/how-to-be-single-super-hero-movie-style/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:00:12 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=62797 Spider-Man 2 (2004) “Am I not supposed to have what I want? What I need? What am I supposed to do?” -Peter Parker, Spider-Man 2 “That’s all part of living, sir.” -Alfred Pennyworth, The Dark… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/53144/why-upstream-color-makes-jurassic-park-amazing-again/ http://sequart.org/magazine/53144/why-upstream-color-makes-jurassic-park-amazing-again/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:00:06 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=53144 I recently saw Shane Carruth’s second film, Upstream Color, and it was exactly what I was expecting—a quiet but tremendously heartfelt, beautiful science fiction story, innovative in its ideas on many levels.  What was unexpected… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/50050/overcoming-the-status-quo-wonder-woman-superheroes-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/50050/overcoming-the-status-quo-wonder-woman-superheroes-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system-3/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:00:17 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=50050 In this three-part series, I explore where superheroes fit into popular conceptions of criminal justice in the United States, and the potential for Wonder Woman to help improve those conceptions. In Part 1, I looked… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/49912/overcoming-the-status-quo-wonder-woman-superheroes-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/49912/overcoming-the-status-quo-wonder-woman-superheroes-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system-part-2/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:00:38 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=49912 In this three-part series, I explore where superheroes fit into popular conceptions of criminal justice in the United States, and the potential for Wonder Woman to help improve those conceptions. Last week, I looked at… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/49664/overcoming-the-status-quo-wonder-woman-superheroes-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system/ http://sequart.org/magazine/49664/overcoming-the-status-quo-wonder-woman-superheroes-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:00:53 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=49664 In this three-part series, I explore where superheroes fit into popular conceptions of criminal justice in the United States, and the potential for Wonder Woman to help improve those conceptions. This week, I look at… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/47541/devil-dealers-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/47541/devil-dealers-review/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:00:19 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=47541 I’m not usually a big horror person.  Despite this, I’ve somehow accumulated a good amount of horror knowledge over the years, and I’ve also developed a great appreciation for what horror stories can offer across… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/45514/present-masculine-and-feminine-emotion-in-x-men-days-of-future-past/ http://sequart.org/magazine/45514/present-masculine-and-feminine-emotion-in-x-men-days-of-future-past/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:00:29 +0000 Ian Boucher http://sequart.org/?p=45514 I very much enjoyed X-Men: Days of Future Past.  Even with its flaws, who can complain about that ending, or the post-credits scene? Hands down, my favorite element of the film, outside of the ending,… [more]]]> 12