http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/57615/arrow-323-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57615/arrow-323-review/#comments Sat, 16 May 2015 17:00:22 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57615 Arrow’s third season finale is, for the most part, what one might expect out of a season finale from the show. It’s big, nearly apocalyptic, and features more than a few fights and heartfelt speeches.… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57392/arrow-322-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57392/arrow-322-review/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 17:00:37 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57392 “This Is Your Sword” pretty quickly goes back on the biggest development of last week’s episode. It turns out that Oliver hasn’t actually been indoctrinated by the League of Assassins and has merely been playing… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57216/arrow-321-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57216/arrow-321-review/#comments Wed, 06 May 2015 17:00:34 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57216 It’s amazing what a little focus can do. “Al Sah-Him” is an episode of Arrow that’s trimmed away just about any useless parts. Even regular cast member Paul Blackthorne fails to make an appearance as… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57083/arrow-320-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57083/arrow-320-review/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:00:40 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57083 Despite all the problems with Arrow’s third season, “The Fallen” manages to work, tying together many disparate plots into one cohesive hour that is propulsive, full of emotion, and driven forward by the strong characters… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56973/arrow-319-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56973/arrow-319-review/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:00:18 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56973 “Broken Arrow” isn’t a cross-over episode in the strictest sense of the word, unlike the previous installment of The Flash where both Felicity and Ray dropped by for the entirety of the episode, the only… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56566/arrow-318-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56566/arrow-318-review/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:00:23 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56566 Arrow is a dark show. It started as a fairly obvious riff on the Christopher Nolan school of superheroes, and while it has since developed its own unique identity, that dour outlook persists. That’s part… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56432/arrow-316-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56432/arrow-316-review/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:00:24 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56432 Television series tend to be lumbering beasts, built to move in a specific manner and slow to change course when problems arise. Series can evolve and shift direction, so it’s essential that shows figure out… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/53054/tv-arrow-309-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/53054/tv-arrow-309-review/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:00:42 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=53054 “The Climb” begins in media res, with Oliver struggling his way up the side of a mountain. At first it’s hard to tell whether or not this moment is in the present or past, whether… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/47925/s-politics-part-1-batman-vs-osama-bin-laden/ http://sequart.org/magazine/47925/s-politics-part-1-batman-vs-osama-bin-laden/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:00:49 +0000 Marc DiPaolo http://sequart.org/?p=47925 The following is an excerpt from the book War, Politics and Superheroes: When Frank Miller announced that he would be crafting a graphic novel in which Batman would confront real-world terrorist Osama bin Laden, journalists… [more]]]> 1