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Black Lions and Black Panthers: Wakanda as a Representation of Ethiopia

Michael Hoskin — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:00:17 +0000

Wakanda is not a true African nation but it can certainly be compared to many African countries. As a fictional nation whose relationship with the real Africa has always been nebulous (to the extent that… [more]

Citizenship 101: The DC Public Service Announcements of the 1950s and 1960s

Brian Puaca — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 23:30:04 +0000

An unlikely 1949 brown paper schoolbook cover produced by DC Comics and distributed by the Institute for American Democracy (IAD) received a great deal of attention following the violent protests in Charlottesville in August 2017.… [more]

First Man Is a Remarkable Cinematic Achievement

Ian Dawe — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:00:55 +0000

First Man Is a Remarkable Cinematic Achievement" title="First Man Is a Remarkable Cinematic Achievement" style="float:left;" />Damien Chazelle’s First Man portrays space flight in a way audiences have never seen before. We’ve experienced the mythic macho of The Right Stuff, the absorbing tension of Apollo 13 and there’s also a small… [more]

Two Sequart Products Spotlighting Comics History

Mike Phillips — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:00:41 +0000

Most Sequart books and movies address some aspect of comics history, but the two releases below are especially designed to investigate and further our understanding of the history of this medium we love. The British… [more]

Diametric Futures and Alternate Realities Adequately Executed: Lou Iovino’s The Last West

Stuart Warren — Wed, 13 May 2015 11:00:11 +0000

The Last West" title="Diametric Futures and Alternate Realities Adequately Executed: Lou Iovino’s The Last West" style="float:left;" />I’ve never read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. (Most people who don’t like it haven’t either.) But I am aware of Objectivism, the tenet that Rand preaches without abandon, and I refuse to live in… [more]

Nalanda University Reincarnated: Goku’s Alma Mater

J. Holder Bennett — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:00:19 +0000

Nalanda University, recently refounded in India, has begun accepting students. In its own right this is a good thing because it will provide greater access to higher education both for Indian and global students. It… [more]

Nelson Mandela: Comic Book Hero

Ian Dawe — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:00:09 +0000

Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at the age of 95, certainly lived a life with enough twists and turns of fortune and fate to be included among the great comics characters. His story… [more]

On Larry Gonick’s The Cartoon History of the Universe (1978)

Colin Smith — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:00:59 +0000

The Cartoon History of the Universe (1978)" title="On Larry Gonick’s The Cartoon History of the Universe (1978)" style="float:left;" />Human beings don’t arrive on the planet Earth until its opening chapter is very nearly over. Yet every single panel of the first book of Larry Gonick’s The Cartoon History of the Universe contains something… [more]