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Because I Am the Goddamn Batman: Political Ideologies and Transhumanism in Superhero Comics

KD Evans — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:34:48 +0000

Superheroes give us a way to get at the ideologies at work in transhumanism and politics. The genre of superhero comics is a fantastical take on an often dystopian version of our own real world.… [more]

The Nostalgia Test: Re-examining Denny O’Neil, Denys Cowan, and Rick Magyar’s The Question

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:00:06 +0000

The Question" title="The Nostalgia Test: Re-examining Denny O’Neil, Denys Cowan, and Rick Magyar’s The Question" style="float:left;" />The Question strove for subtext—it was more about Vic’s spiritual journey than whether he could defeat a villain or escape a burning building. [more]

Confessions of a Paranoid Humanities Scholar: On Big Hero 6 and Interstellar

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:00:55 +0000

Big Hero 6 and Interstellar" title="Confessions of a Paranoid Humanities Scholar: On Big Hero 6 and Interstellar" style="float:left;" />A couple of weeks ago I parked next to an SUV covered in decals all warning about the coming “zombie apocalypse.” I chuckled, largely because I’ve never had a moment’s worry about zombies. But there… [more]

Spider Jerusalem and Friedrich Nietzsche

Daniel N. Gullotta — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:00:37 +0000

“Spider Jerusalem is like Hunter S. Thompson in the 25th century.” That is how the lead character of Warren Ellis’s Transmetropolitan was first described to me. This description captured my interest, and my friend also informed… [more]

Comics in Other Media

Robert A. Emmons, Jr. — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:39:38 +0000

Superheroes have been in our language for years. Nearly every American, somewhere along the line, has been exposed to superheroes or comic books either directly or peripherally. In the least, we all certainly could name… [more]