http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/70667/harc-underrepresentation-stereotyping-objectification-and-plot-devices-female-characters-in-superhero-comics/ http://sequart.org/magazine/70667/harc-underrepresentation-stereotyping-objectification-and-plot-devices-female-characters-in-superhero-comics/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:00:27 +0000 Carolyn Cocca http://sequart.org/?p=70667 [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/34150/the-bechdel-test-and-a-sexy-lamp-detecting-gender-bias-and-stereotypes-in-mainstream-comics/ http://sequart.org/magazine/34150/the-bechdel-test-and-a-sexy-lamp-detecting-gender-bias-and-stereotypes-in-mainstream-comics/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:00:43 +0000 Forrest Helvie http://sequart.org/?p=34150 Recently, the Swedish Film Institute began sponsoring a movement spearheaded by a number of theaters who are now making use of the “Bechdel Test” to evaluate their films in order to determine the extent of… [more]]]> 4 http://sequart.org/magazine/13273/comics-as-catharsis-alison-bechdel-fun-home/ http://sequart.org/magazine/13273/comics-as-catharsis-alison-bechdel-fun-home/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:00:39 +0000 Forrest Helvie http://sequart.org/?p=13273 Comic literature is truly an exciting field, as it expands its canon to include more than the super-hero genre that got things started in the 1930s and ’40s. Today, creators are taking advantage of this… [more]]]> 4 http://sequart.org/magazine/24462/art-comics-for-beginners-the-best-american-comics-2006/ http://sequart.org/magazine/24462/art-comics-for-beginners-the-best-american-comics-2006/#comments Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:09:31 +0000 Rob Clough http://sequart.org/?p=24462 As anyone who’s read my articles on MOME and HOTWIRE will quickly realize, I have a particular interest in comics anthologies and the effect they can have on comics in general. While there are many… [more]]]> 0