http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/67245/mister-mxyzptlk-and-the-dilemma-of-drawing-in-five-dimensions/ http://sequart.org/magazine/67245/mister-mxyzptlk-and-the-dilemma-of-drawing-in-five-dimensions/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:30:56 +0000 Stephen Sonneveld http://sequart.org/?p=67245 A 3-D visualization of Mister Mxyzptlk, courtesy of Mattel. As evidenced by 2017’s “Rebirth” storylines, one of Superman’s more enduring adversaries has proven to be Mister Mxyzptlk, a contemporary entry into trickster god lore. Across… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/65564/doomsday-the-90s-and-comic-book-innocence/ http://sequart.org/magazine/65564/doomsday-the-90s-and-comic-book-innocence/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2017 20:30:53 +0000 Stephen Sonneveld http://sequart.org/?p=65564 Superman dies in Lois’ arms in the denouement of “Superman” no. 75 (1992) by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Source: https://comicbookclog.com/2015/06/05/comic-book-classics-revisited-the-death-of-superman-part-7/ The fall For a brief moment in the autumn of 1992, the Doomsday monster had… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/65474/the-brilliance-of-bill-everett%e2%80%99s-sub-mariner-marvel%e2%80%99s-superman/ http://sequart.org/magazine/65474/the-brilliance-of-bill-everett%e2%80%99s-sub-mariner-marvel%e2%80%99s-superman/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:00:28 +0000 Stephen Sonneveld http://sequart.org/?p=65474 Bill Everett tribute for Marvel’s 75th and Daredevil’s 50th anniversaries (2014) by Stephen Sonneveld, featuring William Blake’s “The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea” (1805-1810) Bill Everett was an expert storyteller, whose… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/64940/design-sense-steve-ditko%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cjack%e2%80%9d-is-an-ace-compared-to-marvel%e2%80%99s/ http://sequart.org/magazine/64940/design-sense-steve-ditko%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cjack%e2%80%9d-is-an-ace-compared-to-marvel%e2%80%99s/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:30:02 +0000 Stephen Sonneveld http://sequart.org/?p=64940 Few images are as iconic in Western culture as the grinning gourds that populate our harvest festivals. Initially, such sturdy fruits made practical lanterns. The artistry of carving faces, and weaving religious and secular folklore… [more]]]> 0