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Spotlight on Alan Moore

Mike Phillips — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 01:50:54 +0000

Here at Sequart, we’ve published dozens of books and movies. Today, we thought we’d tell you about a couple that address comics legend Alan Moore. Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen, edited by Richard Bensam, examines Watchmen… [more]

Doomsday, the 90′s, and Comic Book Innocence

Stephen Sonneveld — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 20:30:53 +0000

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]

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed Mosquitoes and Bowlegged Ants…” Loving That Joker… But Which One?

Dave Whittaker — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 15:00:42 +0000

I love The Joker. However I’m not oblivious to how problematic that kind of admiration can be. Recently I have had cause to reflect on this even more. Particularly in light of two things. The… [more]

From Batgirl to Comicgate?: The Variant Cover Controversy

N. Emmett — Sat, 02 May 2015 17:00:49 +0000

Batgirl to Comicgate?: The Variant Cover Controversy" title="From Batgirl to Comicgate?: The Variant Cover Controversy" style="float:left;" />The Joker would be proud. On 13 March, DC Comics unveiled a set of variant covers for title due to be published in June. To mark the 75th anniversary of Batman’s archenemy, each of the… [more]

The Super-Heroics of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, Part 6

James Kelly — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:00:33 +0000

The Tragic Villains of Miller and Moore Moore and Miller’s approach to writing is always comparable and yet vastly different. Miller is hard-boiled crime writer and Moore delves deep into culture and vast concepts with… [more]

Theorizing about the Joker in All Seriousness

Debarghya Sanyal — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:00:55 +0000

And it’s not that easy. One thing becomes clear as I go about snooping on the Man Who Laughs – you cannot quite ‘come to know’ the Joker. You can read about him, theorise all… [more]

Banned Books Week 2014 Features Comics

Ian Dawe — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:00:04 +0000

This year for Banned Books Week, always an important week for libraries and literature awareness, the focus will be on comics. By encouraging people to choose and read a book that has been challenged, somewhere… [more]

Original, More Explicit Artwork for The Killing Joke Surfaces

Paul Jaissle — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:00:52 +0000

The Killing Joke Surfaces" title="Original, More Explicit Artwork for The Killing Joke Surfaces" style="float:left;" />As originally reported by Bleeding Cool, Billy Hynes, a former employee of London’s Gosh Comics, tweeted a photo on Sunday that appeared to be a page of original art from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s… [more]

Right, Wrong, and In Between: The Killing Joke

Will Brooker — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 11:00:47 +0000

The Killing Joke" title="Right, Wrong, and In Between: The Killing Joke" style="float:left;" />I don’t believe in right and wrong. That may sound strange, from a Batman fan; especially strange in the context of The Killing Joke, Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s prestige-format, psychological and physical showdown between… [more]

Kevin Smith Discusses Sequart’s And the Universe So Big

Mike Phillips — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:00:57 +0000

And the Universe So Big" title="Kevin Smith Discusses Sequart’s And the Universe So Big" style="float:left;" />On Kevin Smith’s new episode of his Fatman on Batman podcast, he opens by recapping the controversy over the previous episode’s discussion with Grant Morrison on Batman: The Killing Joke‘s ending. Smith also discusses Julian Darius’s… [more]

On Interpreting The Killing Joke’s Ending (and Authorial Intent)

Julian Darius — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:00:05 +0000

The Killing Joke’s Ending (and Authorial Intent)" title="On Interpreting The Killing Joke’s Ending (and Authorial Intent)" style="float:left;" />For his podcast Fatman on Batman, Kevin Smith interviewed Grant Morrison, and Grant talked about how Batman kills the Joker at the end of Batman: The Killing Joke. Grant makes a good argument, citing textual… [more]

Julian Darius on The Killing Joke

Mike Phillips — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:00:11 +0000

The Killing Joke" title="Julian Darius on The Killing Joke" style="float:left;" />In this video, Julian Darius discusses his theory about what happens at the end of Batman: The Killing Joke. For more on Julian’s theory, check out the Bleeding Cool story on it. And of course, you… [more]

That’s Not Funny: Alan Moore’s Tragic Joker

Stuart Warren — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:00:59 +0000

The ’80s for comics is something akin to the British Invasion. American Rock-and-Roll saw a exponential boost in popularity when British acts invaded the already well-established scene, bringing with them unique stylistic influences that would… [more]

Announcing Sequart’s Singles Program

Mike Phillips — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 12:00:50 +0000

Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to announce its new singles program with three new releases. Sequart singles are short books — under 100 pages. They’re bite-sized bunches of comics criticism, yet long enough… [more]

Meet the Magus, Part 7: Dualism and the Dark Side in Batman: The Killing Joke

Hannah Means-Shannon — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:30:06 +0000

Batman: The Killing Joke" title="Meet the Magus, Part 7: Dualism and the Dark Side in Batman: The Killing Joke" style="float:left;" />For fans, many of the works that Alan Moore produced for DC carry the shadow of later acrimony between the author and publisher, regardless of whether Moore was unhappy with DC at the time he… [more]

Adding Insult to Injury

Richard De Angelis — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:43:45 +0000

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]

“Fixing” Barbara Gordon’s Legs: The Politics of Retconning a Disability

Julian Darius — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:50:13 +0000

What does it mean when you take the most successful disabled character in comics and reverse her disability? That’s what people are asking, in the wake of its revelation that the new Batgirl series will… [more]

The Good, the Bad, and the Fugly: Comic Books and Duality

Michael Rutschky — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:19:17 +0000

We have explored costumed comic book heroes and villains, dancing out the eternal ballet of good versus evil. Their world is black and white. Batman will forever be at odds with the Joker, the pendulum… [more]