http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/5449/adding-insult-to-injury/ http://sequart.org/magazine/5449/adding-insult-to-injury/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:43:45 +0000 Richard De Angelis http://sequart.org/?p=5449 As a comic book character, Batgirl only really took flight once she became permanently grounded.  It wasn’t until a vicious attack by the Joker put her in a wheelchair that Barbara Gordon—daughter of Gotham City… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/4364/o-captain-my-captain-part-4/ http://sequart.org/magazine/4364/o-captain-my-captain-part-4/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:00:10 +0000 Richard De Angelis http://sequart.org/?p=4364 I started this series three weeks ago to examine the suspicions of blogger Bosch Fawstin that director Joe Johnston’s movie, Captain America: The First Avenger, would reveal the filmmaker’s lack of pride in his country… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/4355/o-captain-my-captain-part-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/4355/o-captain-my-captain-part-3/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 11:00:40 +0000 Richard De Angelis http://sequart.org/?p=4355 “There’s no patriotism like American patriotism, and there’s no patriotic superhero like Captain America.” So proclaims Bosch Fawstin in his recent post on the conservative blog site FrontPageMagazine.com. My only problem with Fawstin’s statement is… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/4036/o-captain-my-captain-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/4036/o-captain-my-captain-part-2/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:00:47 +0000 Richard De Angelis http://sequart.org/?p=4036 As I explained in part 1 of this post, Captain America was very much a product of his times. He was created to oppose the tyranny, bigotry, and brutality of the original Axis of Evil: Nazi Germany,… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/3725/o-captain-my-captain-part-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/3725/o-captain-my-captain-part-1/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:00:01 +0000 Richard De Angelis http://sequart.org/?p=3725 Captain America and Superman are pretty much universally recognized as the superheroes who best exemplify the values of justice and freedom that have been held up as our nation’s greatest achievements and still elusive goals since… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/3262/justice-for-all/ http://sequart.org/magazine/3262/justice-for-all/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:37:38 +0000 Richard De Angelis http://sequart.org/?p=3262 Fourth Age of Comics is an excellent blog site that examines modern comic book storytelling with a particular focus on the types of issues superheroes can effectively be used to address. The site extensively examines… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/2940/behind-the-mask/ http://sequart.org/magazine/2940/behind-the-mask/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:00:48 +0000 Richard De Angelis http://sequart.org/?p=2940 At Halloween, superhero costumes are a popular choice for many Trick-or-Treaters. (We had two Iron Men and a Spider-Man come to our door last year.) This is a departure from the original concept behind Halloween… [more]]]> 0