http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/43930/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-4/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43930/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-4/#comments Thu, 22 May 2014 17:00:29 +0000 A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org/?p=43930 …continued from yesterday. We’ve been looking at the underlying structure of the X-Men comics: how mutants pose an existential threat to themselves and others, necessitating that they either control themselves (Xavier’s dream) or be controlled (the… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/43710/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43710/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-3/#comments Wed, 21 May 2014 17:00:10 +0000 A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org/?p=43710 In Part 1 and Part 2, we’ve seen how Prof. Xavier’s dream for the peaceful coexistence of humans and mutants depends upon mutants being able to control their special powers. To this end, mutants must… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/43603/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/43603/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-1/#comments Mon, 19 May 2014 20:00:32 +0000 A. D. Jameson http://sequart.org/?p=43603 A curious yet distinguishing feature of the X-Men family of comics is their lack of an origin story, typically an essential element in superhero comics. Usually, the superhero’s identity and power is formed by a… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/16447/x-men-protecting-a-world-that-makes-them-irrelevant/ http://sequart.org/magazine/16447/x-men-protecting-a-world-that-makes-them-irrelevant/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:00:57 +0000 Chance Thulin http://sequart.org/?p=16447 “Protecting a world that hates and fears them.” To any comic fan that statement is almost universally recognized as the thesis statement behind the Marvel super-hero team known as the X-men. It is this idea… [more]]]> 4 http://sequart.org/magazine/27744/your-guide-to-civil-war-the-past-the-mra-and-the-watchmen/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27744/your-guide-to-civil-war-the-past-the-mra-and-the-watchmen/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:21:27 +0000 Richard Renteria http://sequart.org/?p=27744 “Stop, vile villain!” shouts the Generic Superhero. “Never, I will kill my victim(s) if you fail to do as I say,” replies the Generic Villain After a tense standoff, our intrepid Generic Superhero comes up… [more]]]> 0