Bat-vertising Wasn't Always a Thing?
I struggled a little with what I wanted to say about Eileen Meehan’s essay, “Holy Commodity Fetish, Batman!: The Political Economy of a...
Storm: Community and Colonialism
I chose to follow Storm’s solo title for the floppy serial that I would be following for my blog. I picked up Storm #8 up last week, but...
The Talking Heads
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is by far the darkest comic book that I’ve read in class thus far. Pitting an aged Batman against...
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...
"See? I'm not Gay! I like Catwomen!"
I wrote my original post on the differences between Batman and Superman, because I believe the topic merits attention when navigating a...
God and Man, Superman and Batman
(Just a note: I was meant to write about All-Star Superman last week, but due to an issue in shipping, I was unable to receive it. Amazon...
The Super-Origins of a Superman
This week, I was introduced to two more origin stories for Superman, in addition to the two that were in The Superman Chronicles. Having...
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...
Supermanliness
One of the more interesting things I noticed while reading the early Superman comics is the emphasis on masculinity. This of course...
