http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/69977/superhero-costume-in-the-wildstorm-comics-of-warren-ellis-part-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/69977/superhero-costume-in-the-wildstorm-comics-of-warren-ellis-part-3/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:26:36 +0000 David Sweeney http://sequart.org/?p=69977 In How To Read Superhero Comics and Why, Klock applies Harold Bloom’s concept of the ‘agon’ to Ellis’s treatment of superheroes in his work for WildStorm. For Bloom, poets can only escape the ‘anxiety of… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/69784/superhero-costume-in-the-wildstorm-comics-of-warren-ellis-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/69784/superhero-costume-in-the-wildstorm-comics-of-warren-ellis-part-2/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:21:07 +0000 David Sweeney http://sequart.org/?p=69784 The Authority’s ‘sister’ title, Planetary was also launched in 1999, following a preview story included in the WildStorm titles Gen-13 and C-23 in September of the previous year. Conceived as a series in which Ellis… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/69632/superhero-costume-in-the-wildstorm-comics-of-warren-ellis/ http://sequart.org/magazine/69632/superhero-costume-in-the-wildstorm-comics-of-warren-ellis/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2019 22:45:58 +0000 David Sweeney http://sequart.org/?p=69632 The title of this essay comes from lines spoken by the character Jenny Sparks in Warren Ellis’s first issue as writer on the WildStorm title Stormwatch (#37, July 1996), after she is recruited to the… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/58745/the-women-of-marvel-and-geek-subculture/ http://sequart.org/magazine/58745/the-women-of-marvel-and-geek-subculture/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:00:42 +0000 Sage Gentry http://sequart.org/?p=58745 Whilst scrolling through the internet, trying to find the Women of Marvel variant covers which celebrate Women’s History Month through showcasing female artwork on comic book covers, I came across my favorite superhero, as her… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/17688/critiquing-the-superior-spider-man-design/ http://sequart.org/magazine/17688/critiquing-the-superior-spider-man-design/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:00:51 +0000 Mike Greear http://sequart.org/?p=17688 While we’re on the subject of Spider-Man character designs and concepts, let’s talk about this Superior Spider-Man thing for a second. This is the Marvel NOW! refresh of the Spider-Man line, which switched from Amazing… [more]]]> 0