http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/69312/can-thanos-come-snap-comics-tv-shows-titans-disappoints/ http://sequart.org/magazine/69312/can-thanos-come-snap-comics-tv-shows-titans-disappoints/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:29:21 +0000 Karra Shimabukuro http://sequart.org/?p=69312 When Arrow first premiered on the CW, I was excited because the weekly format seemed the perfect fit for telling comic stories. As more shows got rolled out, I was even more excited. The Flash,… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/64830/berlanti-drops-the-ball-on-cw-dc-universal/ http://sequart.org/magazine/64830/berlanti-drops-the-ball-on-cw-dc-universal/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:30:07 +0000 Karra Shimabukuro http://sequart.org/?p=64830 I have reviewed CW’s DC superhero shows since Arrow first appeared. Despite its rocky first half season, I had high hopes that it would find its footing in the second half of its freshman year… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/63190/why-cbs-would-be-right-to-cancel-supergirl-a-ratings-and-narrative-analysis/ http://sequart.org/magazine/63190/why-cbs-would-be-right-to-cancel-supergirl-a-ratings-and-narrative-analysis/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:00:50 +0000 Nicholas Yanes http://sequart.org/?p=63190 Before diving into this very long article I feel that I should lay my cards on the table. I enjoy watching Supergirl. I enjoy watching most television shows based on comic books. I also have a… [more]]]> 9 http://sequart.org/magazine/58007/the-flash-123-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/58007/the-flash-123-review/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 11:00:13 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=58007 In the penultimate installment of its first season The Flash suddenly seemed to skip ahead of the script. In an episode that wasn’t initially focused on a direct conflict between Barry Allen and Eobard Thawne,… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57647/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-news-and-first-look/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57647/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-news-and-first-look/#comments Tue, 19 May 2015 15:00:36 +0000 Dom Fonce http://sequart.org/?p=57647 The Arrow and The Flash spin-off Legends of Tomorrow is set to debut during the CW’s 2015-2016 season (most likely in early 2015). The show will star Doctor Who‘s Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter, multiple Emmy… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57630/supergirl-set-for-monday-nights-on-cbs/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57630/supergirl-set-for-monday-nights-on-cbs/#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 15:00:32 +0000 Dom Fonce http://sequart.org/?p=57630 It’s set: Supergirl will debut on CBS this November with Glee star Melissa Benoist playing the girl with superhuman powers. Per Vcpost.com, Owain Yeoman has been cast to play Vartox, Supergirl’s mortal enemy; Mehcad Brooks… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57583/the-flash-122-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57583/the-flash-122-review/#comments Fri, 15 May 2015 17:00:44 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57583 “Rogue Air” is a near perfect penultimate episode of a season. It manages to reinforce the central themes and purpose of The Flash while simultaneously building off of all the material and characters the season… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57385/the-flash-121-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57385/the-flash-121-review/#comments Sat, 09 May 2015 17:00:20 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57385 Iris finally knows that Barry is The Flash. It’s a plot development that’s been a long time coming, particularly because it actually happened once already before getting wiped out by Barry’s jump through time, and… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57209/the-flash-120-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57209/the-flash-120-review/#comments Sun, 03 May 2015 17:00:24 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57209 A good villain is one of the most important parts of just about any superhero story. Antagonists and conflict are essential to just about all sorts of drama, but when it comes to superheroics there’s… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/57075/the-flash-119-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57075/the-flash-119-review/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:00:17 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=57075 Characters crossing over between shows is getting to be something of a pattern with both The Flash and Arrow. “Who is Harrison Wells?” marks the third straight episode that has featured at least one cast… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56873/the-flash-118-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56873/the-flash-118-review/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:00:48 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56873 Some spinoffs attempt to distance themselves from their parent shows as quickly as possible or only start airing after the parent show has concluded, naturally separating themselves from the show that helped create them. The… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56559/the-flash-117-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56559/the-flash-117-review/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:00:28 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56559 One of the most surprisingly canny aspects of The Flash is how it’s not the first television series to bear that name. It was a mildly unexpected decision to cast John Wesley Shipp, the actor… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56452/the-flash-116-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56452/the-flash-116-review/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:00:24 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56452 It turns out that “Rogue Time” isn’t quite the episode I expected at the close of “Out of Time” last week. Barry’s jaunt back in time seemed like the perfect way to undo some of… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56233/iconism-hurts-dc-characters/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56233/iconism-hurts-dc-characters/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2015 11:00:21 +0000 Ed Cambro http://sequart.org/?p=56233 Most of everyone knows, especially through the hit TV show, that Barry Allen is the Flash. And he is. But he isn’t the Flash. For an entire generation, Wally West was the Flash. After 1986’s… [more]]]> 6 http://sequart.org/magazine/56220/the-flash-115-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56220/the-flash-115-review/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:00:59 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=56220 Two-part episodes are always a bit of a challenge. One of the bigger obstacles that comes with episodic television arises from the need to tell compelling stories that resolve themselves within a single hour. As… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/55948/superhero-fever-strikes-india-maharakshak-aryan-zee-tv/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55948/superhero-fever-strikes-india-maharakshak-aryan-zee-tv/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:00:54 +0000 Brian Cowlishaw http://sequart.org/?p=55948 You can hardly swing an unconscious henchman without hitting a superhero in American popular culture these days. Solo and in teams, superheroes dominate our comics and movies; they’re making rapid inroads on television too, on… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/55427/the-flash-114-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55427/the-flash-114-review/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:00:15 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=55427 If there’s one thing you can say for The Flash, it’s not scared to swing big. The first season is just past the halfway mark and the series is already delving into time travel, nuclear… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/55178/the-flash-113-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55178/the-flash-113-review/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2015 18:00:21 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=55178 The mark of a successful long running television show is the way it can reinvigorate an old formula. TV is a medium that thrives on repetition, particularly in the American network model of broadcast. When… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54957/tv-flash-112-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54957/tv-flash-112-review/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:00:22 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54957 “Crazy for You” is a very good episode of The Flash. It’s fleet, lots of fun, and totally in control of all of its component parts. This episode veers from light camp, to somber emotional… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54613/tv-flash-111-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54613/tv-flash-111-review/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:00:44 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54613 There’s something about “The Sound and the Fury” that just doesn’t work. Perhaps it’s that the villain never really sparks, or maybe it’s that the episode does plenty of teasing in regards to Dr. Wells’… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/54463/tv-flash-110-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/54463/tv-flash-110-review/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=54463 “Revenge of the Rogues” clearly demonstrates how The Flash has mastered its tone, which may sound like faint praise, but is a true compliment considering just how young this series is. Less than halfway through… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/53007/tv-flash-109-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/53007/tv-flash-109-review/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:00:43 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=53007 “The Man in the Yellow Suit” is a pretty big relief, if only because so much of the episode seems concerned with progress, taking many of the plots that The Flash has put into play… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/52824/tv-flash-108-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52824/tv-flash-108-review/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:00:44 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52824 One of the exciting things about bringing two superheroes together is seeing how they interact with one another. Most of the big, marquee heroes have their own distinct outlook on the world; Superman is optimistic,… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52830/tv-arrow-308-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52830/tv-arrow-308-review/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:00:37 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52830 One of the things that the creative teams of Arrow and The Flash truly excel at is understanding the inherent appeal of superhero stories. The writers on the shows just get why so many people… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52677/tv-flash-107-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52677/tv-flash-107-review/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:00:47 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52677 “Power Outage” is an ambitious episode of television; it’s filled with ideas, themes, and plots. All of which is nice to see, both in that it demonstrates the heights that the creative team is reaching… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52362/tv-flash-106-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52362/tv-flash-106-review/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:00:12 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52362 The moments that work in “The Flash is Born” mostly occur around the edges of the central plot. The main focus of the episode isn’t a total bust, but it is pretty standard material featuring… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/52187/tv-flash-105-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/52187/tv-flash-105-review/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:00:18 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=52187 One of the hardest things for a TV series to do over the long run is to remain consistently inventive and exciting. Particularly in the American network model of television where most series are turning… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/51541/the-flash-103-%e2%80%9cthings-you-can%e2%80%99t-outrun%e2%80%9d-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51541/the-flash-103-%e2%80%9cthings-you-can%e2%80%99t-outrun%e2%80%9d-review/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:00:50 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=51541 “Things You Can’t Outrun” isn’t a particularly remarkable episode of television. It features an underdeveloped villain, some pretty terrible dialogue at times, and Iris continuing to be a millstone around the show’s neck, slowing things… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/51225/the-flash-102-fastest-man-alive-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51225/the-flash-102-fastest-man-alive-review/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:00:53 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=51225 Just about any second episode of a television series is going to repeat the pilot and its story beats to some extent. Now that the series is getting down to the business of actually being… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/51040/tv-arrow-301-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51040/tv-arrow-301-review/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:00:20 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=51040 Partial spoilers ahead: The problems with happy endings in the middle of a TV series are that they must, by the very nature of storytelling, be undone. Arrow’s second season ended with just such a… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/50999/a-leap-forward-the-flash-pilot-review/ http://sequart.org/magazine/50999/a-leap-forward-the-flash-pilot-review/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:00:37 +0000 Logan Ludwig http://sequart.org/?p=50999 One of the smartest things The Flash manages to do in its first full episode as a TV series is establish just about everything it needs to hum along as both a show and as… [more]]]> 2