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Tim Hanley on The Many Lives of Catwoman

Michael Campochiaro — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:45:15 +0000

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Rethinking and Re-inking Catwoman

Michael Campochiaro — Thu, 12 May 2016 21:20:07 +0000

A few months ago I started reading Deborah E. Whaley’s recent book, Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime. In it, Whaley explores how women of African descent are portrayed in various visual… [more]

Batman #1—The Ultimate Batman Comic

James Kelly — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:00:57 +0000

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The Politics of Batman, Part 5: Batman Returns, Enron, and the Buying of American Democracy

Marc DiPaolo — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:00:52 +0000

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The Politics of Batman, Part 4: Sex, Sexism, and the Dark Knight

Marc DiPaolo — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:00:39 +0000

[Note: The following is reprinted from the book War, Politics and Superheroes] One of the main problems Batman has had from the outset of his career as Feudal Lord crime fighter is that he cannot… [more]

Brian’s Comic Book Grab Bag: Catwoman Volume 2 #20

Stuart Warren — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:00:43 +0000

Catwoman Volume 2 #20" title="Brian’s Comic Book Grab Bag: Catwoman Volume 2 #20" style="float:left;" />This Christmas my brother gave me a booster pack of random, non-sequential issues from a variety of popular comic book titles that syndicated in the late eighties to mid nineties. The nineties was a time… [more]

Young Romance

Mike Greear — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:00:06 +0000

If there’s been one thing on my mind lately, it’s love. Not just how it pertains to personal matters, but just the concept of it in general. For instance, love at first sight. This has… [more]

Sexism, Sexuality, and the DC Relaunch

Julian Darius — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:00:54 +0000

Last week’s DC relaunch offerings didn’t prompt much serious debate over which title was the best, but they launched a flurry of reactions against their portrayal of women. But first, a warning: my goal here… [more]

A Closer Look at DC’s Line-Wide Relaunch: The Big Guns

Julian Darius — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:24 +0000

Unless you’re hiding under a rock, you’ve heard that DC is relaunching its entire super-hero line, including venerable mainstays like Action Comics and Detective Comics, in the wake of the company’s Flashpoint crossover. There will… [more]

What a Difference a Year Makes #1

Brandon Christopher — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:37:25 +0000

Greetings, and welcome to what I hope to be the first of many articles in this series. As the title implies, I will be discussing the events surrounding DC’s “One Year Later” (OYL). The events… [more]

On Catwoman’s New Direction

Matt Martin — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 16:49:33 +0000

Catwoman #26 DC Comics – Ed Brubaker (w); Paul Gulacy (p); Jimmy Palmiotti (i) Kinda torn here, to be perfectly honest. The thing that initially caught my eye about Brubaker’s Catwoman (because it debuted in… [more]

The Call for a Mainstream

Bryan Miller — Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:21:09 +0000

Welcome to another New Comics Day. Sorry about the delay — the Day of Gorging and Celebrating the Massacre of the Natives really saps my energy. Just think, the day of Commercialized Spectacle and Consumer… [more]

Comics Published on 18 September 2002

Matt Martin — Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:08:30 +0000

Before I start, there’s something I want to address. As you can see, my first review is Captain Marvel #1, the first issue of Peter David’s contribution to the Marvel “U-Decide” stunt. I thought, very… [more]