Brooker's Basic Batman
Reading Will Brooker’s “1939-1945: Origins and Wartime,” I found it interesting when he suggested that Batman at his core has changed...
Captain of the Red, White, and Bland: Captain America's Early Days
Reading Chris Gavaler’s essay “The Imperial Superhero,” in conjunction with the first comic featuring Captain America, I found it...
Tropes from the Beginning
Reading the early comics anthologized in Supermen! I found it intriguing to see all the tropes that were present in comic books before...
