http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/68426/alan-moores-marvelman-part-2-welcome-to-the-real-world/ http://sequart.org/magazine/68426/alan-moores-marvelman-part-2-welcome-to-the-real-world/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:00:59 +0000 James Kelly http://sequart.org/?p=68426 What if Marvelman woke up in the real world? That was the simple and enticing high-concept that Alan Moore wished to explore when he began to write his graphic novel Marvelman. In the hands of a great writer something as simple as “Superman landing in the Soviet Union” can be developed into something profound and thought-provoking. On the surface, Moore’s premise can sound simple and a desire to bring more realism into the superhero genre. [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/59275/roger-cormans-fantastic-four-a-retro-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/59275/roger-cormans-fantastic-four-a-retro-review/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:00:54 +0000 Zaki Hasan http://sequart.org/?p=59275 While Marvel Comics stablemate Spider-Man took a rather circuitous route to the big screen, that journey almost pales in comparison to what happened to the Fantastic Four on the way to a film franchise they could call their own. [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/58054/why-avengers-age-of-ultron-is-one-of-the-best-marvel-movies-yet/ http://sequart.org/magazine/58054/why-avengers-age-of-ultron-is-one-of-the-best-marvel-movies-yet/#comments Mon, 25 May 2015 13:00:35 +0000 Harry Edmundson-Cornell http://sequart.org/?p=58054 The first Avengers movie was magical. It’s almost indisputable at this point. The less analytical got a joyous and brilliant popcorn movie that featured big stars and entertaining and loved characters bouncing off one another.… [more]]]> 7 http://sequart.org/magazine/51057/obsession-and-superhero-movies-scenes-from-a-comics-convention-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51057/obsession-and-superhero-movies-scenes-from-a-comics-convention-part-2/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:00:52 +0000 Greg Carpenter http://sequart.org/?p=51057 If you read last week’s column, you know that I recently attended the second annual Nashville Comic Con.  This week, I’d like to talk about one of the panels that made a particular impression on… [more]]]> 1