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Green Lantern’s Burden: Re-Evaluating the Superhero Genre’s ‘Woke’ Moment

Daniel Guy — Thu, 28 May 2020 21:20:42 +0000

At the turn of the new decade, as the euphoric epoch of the 1960s finally withered away, the symbols of American optimism took on new burdens and new crises. The superheroes of the 1970s, now… [more]

This is Your Comic on Drugs

Anthony Mathenia — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:00:36 +0000

How Drugs Killed Comics In 1954 the comic publishing industry faced a Galactus-sized threat from psychiatrist Fredric Wertham. His study linked comic book reading to juvenile delinquency and other social ills. The report whipped up… [more]

DC Continues to Revamp Superhero Looks

Dom Fonce — Wed, 20 May 2015 15:00:02 +0000

Last month, DC revealed new costumes for beloved characters Superman, Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Wonder Woman. This is a continuation of DC’s 2011 the New 52 revamping of its characters and… [more]

Overcoming the Status Quo: Wonder Woman, Superheroes, and the American Criminal Justice System

Ian Boucher — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:00:53 +0000

In this three-part series, I explore where superheroes fit into popular conceptions of criminal justice in the United States, and the potential for Wonder Woman to help improve those conceptions. This week, I look at… [more]

Brian’s Comic Book Grab Bag: Justice League America Volume 1 #61

Stuart Warren — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:00:00 +0000

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Green Lantern: How Not to Write a Comic Book Movie Supervillain

Cody L. Martin — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 20:00:16 +0000

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Controversy Contrivances

Chance Thulin — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:00:21 +0000

I think it is part of human curiosity to be drawn to controversy. It is the reason why many people salivate over an issue of People magazine that speculates over a sex scandal between celebrities,… [more]

Justice and the Hero: Encountering Archetypical Motives in Justice

Stuart Warren — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:52 +0000

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Afrofuturism as an Extension of the Black Arts Movement

Bart Bishop — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:00:29 +0000

The term Afrofuturism was coined in 1995 by cultural critic Mark Dery in his essay “Black to the Future.” It is an African diaspora cultural and literary movement whose thinkers and artists see science, technology,… [more]

The Power Ring and the Comic Book (Part 4)

Gene Phillips — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:53 +0000

In part 1 of this series I wrote: When DC Comics issued their refurbished versions of such characters as the Flash and Green Lantern, the heroes still fought assorted “done-in-one-story” menaces while the narratives remained… [more]

The Power Ring and the Comic Book (Part 3)

Gene Phillips — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:00:26 +0000

Green Lantern #18 reads like something of a reprise of issue #11, with Sinestro once again playing mind-games on the hero and luring him to Qward as well. This time, Hal Jordan begins to show… [more]

The Power Ring and the Comic Book (Part 2)

Gene Phillips — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:55 +0000

Green Lantern #3 makes the Weaponers of Qward the hero’s first repeat villains, as the extra-dimensional villains create an illusion to aid them in stealing Green Lantern’s power battery. The issue’s “B-story” is perhaps played… [more]

The Power Ring and the Comic Book (Part 1)

Gene Phillips — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:00:46 +0000

Whenever a critic speaks of any popular work as possessing a “mythology”—a term often applied to serial, fictional narratives—the most common objection is that popular fiction is too “low”—as in, “created for the lowest common… [more]

Why Thor Soared and the Lantern Failed

Gene Phillips — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:00:12 +0000

Movie theaters in the summer of 2011, like most summers for the past 30-something years, were dominated by films heavy on crowd-pleasing elements, with particular attention to heavy FX content. Unlike many other summers, the… [more]

On Green Lantern Corps #1: Of the People, By the People, For the People, Screw the People

Colin Smith — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:23:18 +0000

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Light Can’t be Translated: Alan Moore and the Green Lanterns as Colonizing Force

Kevin Thurman — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:00:08 +0000

Is there anything more intensive and fundamental to learning a language than vocabulary? Of course not. To learn how to use language without vocabulary is like learning to play hockey with out a puck, stick,… [more]

Flashpoint: Hal Jordan and the Strange Askew Culture of Comic-Book Excellence

Colin Smith — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:00:20 +0000

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Blame it on Hector: A Green Lantern Movie Review

Cody Walker — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:00:59 +0000

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Comics, Continuity, and Complexity

Patrick Meaney — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:00:30 +0000

Recently, I caught up on Warren Ellis’s Nextwave and Geoff Johns’s recent Green Lantern run through Blackest Night. The two works are polar opposites in terms of approaches to comics; one a continuity-laden, multi-year saga… [more]

Flash and Green Lantern Films Get Directors

Julian Darius — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:00:47 +0000

Flash and Green Lantern movies have been given directors and new directions in the wake of the upcoming Justice League film. While work continues on Justice League, set to spin off a number of DC characters into… [more]

The Sequart Detective: A Matter of Justice, Part 9

Brian Mullen — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:11:34 +0000

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The Sequart Detective: A Matter of Justice, Part 8

Brian Mullen — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:04:54 +0000

Justice, Part 8" title="The Sequart Detective: A Matter of Justice, Part 8" style="float:left;" />THE SEQUART DETECTIVE: A MATTER OF JUSTICE Analysis #8: Reviewing half of Justice #4. My name is unimportant. What’s important is…I’m a detective. WARNING: Not only does this article contain spoilers for the Justice issues… [more]

The Slow, Donnerward Spiral pt. 2 (or, Stories of a Hollywood Retcon)

Brian Graiser — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:22:30 +0000

Hello again, my minions, and welcome to a new edition of Tact is for the Weak, the column that still believes Rumsfeld was behind 9/11. As many of you know, director Richard Donner (of “The… [more]

The Sequart Detective: A Matter of Justice, Part 2

Brian Mullen — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:37:53 +0000

Justice, Part 2" title="The Sequart Detective: A Matter of Justice, Part 2" style="float:left;" />My name is unimportant. What’s important is…I’m a detective. WARNING: Not only does this article contain spoilers for the Justice issues reviewed, it attempts to deduce the plots and mysteries of future issues as well.… [more]

PARTY! (or, A Dignified Retrospective)

Brian Graiser — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:17:45 +0000

Welcome, all you vagrants, to a very special edition of Tact is for the Weak, the article that is still waiting for a motherf**king title graphic! For most people, turning 21 means one of two… [more]

Draft Dodging (or, All You Need is Guy Gardner)

Brian Graiser — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:17:38 +0000

Well well, look who’s come crawling back! That’s okay, I forgive you; welcome to the latest chapter of Tact is for the Weak, the article that can eat 34 hotdogs in five minutes! For months,… [more]

Infinite Hangover (or, Jesus Crisis, What a Party!)

Brian Graiser — Sat, 06 May 2006 01:19:27 +0000

All aboard! It’s time for another tear-jerking episode of Tact is for the Weak, the article that puts sugar in the other articles’ gas tanks! Well, two and a half years and seven issues (plus… [more]

Comics Addictionado (or, The Comic Reader’s Manifesto)

Brian Graiser — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:45:05 +0000

Enter, mortals, and despair! This is Tact is for the Weak, the article that’s been eating Mexican food all day and can’t wait to spend the night at your place! Admittedly, comics fans are a… [more]

Oh, no! I’m Late! (or, Daddy’s Girl’s Worst Day Ever)

Brian Graiser — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:12:38 +0000

Rise and shine, sleepyhead; it’s time for Tact is for the Weak, the article that gives out laxative fudge for Halloween! Last week, I concluded my article with a plea for you, the comics fans,… [more]

First Issue Spectacular! (or, What the Hell is This Garbage?)

Brian Graiser — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:31:39 +0000

Greetings! This is Tact is for the Weak, the comics articles that all the other articles avoid at the office. Generally speaking, this article will focus on the issues pertaining to the comics industry that… [more]

Comics News Unlimited

Mike Phillips — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:48:42 +0000

Harvey ResultsThe big winners at this year’s Harvey Awards were Drawn & Quarterly, Fantagraphics, DC, and Craig Thompson. D&Q won five Harveys including Best Writer (Chester Brown) and Best Colorist (Chris Ware). Fantagraphics brought home… [more]

Sequart.com News

Julian Darius — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:30:28 +0000

The biggest news to report is, of course, this column. Why’s it here? Well, Sequart.com has become a major comics site. And, really, it needs some news. I fucking hate news. I’m focused — and… [more]