http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/4591/defending-identity-crisis/ http://sequart.org/magazine/4591/defending-identity-crisis/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:00:45 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=4591 In the past week, not only has my hero Grant Morrison said some pretty strong opinions over Brad Meltzer’s Identity Crisis, but Newsarama has listed the crossover as being their number 1 moment worth forgetting… [more]]]> 7 http://sequart.org/magazine/2621/colin-smith-on-comics-criticism-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/2621/colin-smith-on-comics-criticism-part-2/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:00:22 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=2621 Continuing from part one, we now move on to discuss when it’s fair to criticize a work for depicting human rights violations such as torture and rape, writing personally, and comics culture. 6. When is… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27765/meltzers-justice-league-of-america-now-that-weve-all-calmed-down-was-the-comic-any-good/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27765/meltzers-justice-league-of-america-now-that-weve-all-calmed-down-was-the-comic-any-good/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:44:25 +0000 Timothy Callahan http://sequart.org/?p=27765 This summer, hot off the fun of my “debate” with Douglas Wolk about New Avengers, I asked Andrew Gardner, comic fan and intelligent British guy, to begin an e-mail discussion with me about Brad Meltzer’s… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/20063/identity-crisis/ http://sequart.org/magazine/20063/identity-crisis/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:08:14 +0000 Scott King http://sequart.org/?p=20063 Welcome to “Trade Waiting,” where we wait till comic book arcs are collected in trade format so that we can study and analyze the story on a whole. We will focus on character arcs, plot… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/1630/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-dr-light-in-teen-titans/ http://sequart.org/magazine/1630/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-dr-light-in-teen-titans/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:00:38 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=1630 Identity Crisis left Dr. Light remembering what he was once capable of and thinking how next to act. In the wake of that mini-series, DC sought to turn Dr. Light into a major villain —… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/1670/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-crisis-of-conscience-epilogue/ http://sequart.org/magazine/1670/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-crisis-of-conscience-epilogue/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:00:56 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=1670 Adventures of Superman #644 offers an epilogue to “Crisis of Conscience,” which also ties to other narrative threads and leads into Infinite Crisis #1. The issue occurs following JLA #119′s epilogue, in which Zatanna once again… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/1650/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-crisis-of-conscience/ http://sequart.org/magazine/1650/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-crisis-of-conscience/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:00:27 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=1650 “Crisis of Conscience,” running in JLA from #115 to #119, was promoted as bridging the gap between Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis. While no small feat, the story certainly lived up to its billing. In fact, in terms… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/1838/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-identity-crisis-epilogue-in-adventures-of-superman/ http://sequart.org/magazine/1838/your-guide-to-infinite-crisis-identity-crisis-epilogue-in-adventures-of-superman/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:00:23 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=1838 Having mentioned how well Rucka foreshadowed Wonder Woman’s murder of Maxwell Lord, it’s worth looking at exactly how Rucka accomplished this in the pages of Adventures of Superman. #636 of that series not only directly led… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/1801/your-guide-to-countdown-to-infinite-crisis-the-omac-project/ http://sequart.org/magazine/1801/your-guide-to-countdown-to-infinite-crisis-the-omac-project/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:00:33 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=1801 Having examined DC Countdown, let’s turn our attention to the four mini-series it spawned, beginning with the one that most directly springs from DC Countdown‘s narrative: Greg Rucka’s The OMAC Project. This is a story with everything. It… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27709/comics-publicity-peter-david-and-more/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27709/comics-publicity-peter-david-and-more/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:27:12 +0000 Mike Phillips http://sequart.org/?p=27709 In a nice little bit of comic book public relations, I heard Terry Gross’s interview with Steven T. Seagle this past Wednesday on National Public Radio. Seagle, writer of such Vertigo titles as Sandman Mystery… [more]]]> 0