http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/57954/studio-ghibli-and-fascism/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57954/studio-ghibli-and-fascism/#comments Sat, 23 May 2015 11:00:52 +0000 Stuart Warren http://sequart.org/?p=57954 Studio Ghibli’s films have inspired some introspection so far, but upon further inspection there is a very serious issue that preoccupies the studio’s middle cannon: that is fascism, and the portrayal of fascism in Studio… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/57400/the-burden-of-change-mourning-the-pastoral-in-pom-poko/ http://sequart.org/magazine/57400/the-burden-of-change-mourning-the-pastoral-in-pom-poko/#comments Sun, 17 May 2015 11:00:24 +0000 Stuart Warren http://sequart.org/?p=57400 Japanese tales are burdened with loss, especially modern ones. Modern Japanese fiction, produced by such writers as Natsume Soseki, is conscious about the loss of innocence and the disintegration of Eastern culture against the Western… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/56789/superman-relationship-with-the-american-working-class/ http://sequart.org/magazine/56789/superman-relationship-with-the-american-working-class/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2015 11:00:29 +0000 Jesse Cyrus http://sequart.org/?p=56789 In 1938, a future symbol of “Truth, Justice, & the American Way” was born, and the personification of these values formed into the character known as Superman.  The first conception of superman stands in contrast… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/55259/japan%e2%80%99s-copyright-crusade-six-months-along/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55259/japan%e2%80%99s-copyright-crusade-six-months-along/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:00:59 +0000 J. Holder Bennett http://sequart.org/?p=55259 About six months ago I wrote here on Sequart about the new enforcement of copyright laws in Japan. Since that time their efforts have had some chance to play out in the real world and… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/53115/bill-mauldin-cartoons-captured-the-truth-of-wwii/ http://sequart.org/magazine/53115/bill-mauldin-cartoons-captured-the-truth-of-wwii/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:00:42 +0000 Paul Jaissle http://sequart.org/?p=53115 Although the name usually implies humor, cartoons don’t always have to be funny. In fact, like any other artistic medium, cartoons can –and should– express the entire range of emotions, and just maybe they can… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/40335/to-the-heart-of-will-eisner/ http://sequart.org/magazine/40335/to-the-heart-of-will-eisner/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:00:27 +0000 Greg Carpenter http://sequart.org/?p=40335 Some of you may remember that back in January, when I first started writing this weekly column, we conducted a poll of Sequart contributors who ranked the greatest works and most important creators in comics… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/23691/on-how-superman-would-win-the-war/ http://sequart.org/magazine/23691/on-how-superman-would-win-the-war/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:00:57 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=23691 One of the best Superman stories – and probably one of the most important super-hero stories ever told – is also one of the shortest. What’s more, the story didn’t appear in a Superman comic;… [more]]]> 2