With the addition of the availability of color within comics, especially in digital ones, a new tool to exemplify the meaning of specific parts of a story has made its way into the fold of graphic novels. Originally, comics were only able to be portrayed in black and white, and it was up to only […]
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Historic Preservation and Fun Home Part Two
This post elaborates on some of aspects of historic preservation that I talked about in Historic Preservation and Fun Home Part One, which you can read here. Documentation is integral to historic preservation. There are several reasons why a building/site might be documented, but most documentation is done because of Section 106 of the National […]
LGBTQ + C(omics)
LGBTQ representation in our society has grown substantially throughout recent years. LGBTQ individuals were once brushed off by society, and those who had come out were ridiculed and discriminated against. Society disapproved of being a homosexual and some believed being a homosexual would result in going to hell after death. Families of those who were […]
Autism: Parental Planning Challenges
Autism, as a lifelong deficit, is challenging to parents with autistic children as they consider their future. As the Autism Society so succinctly delineates, “In our culture, autism spectrum disorder is often thought of as a childhood condition, with public attention focused primarily on children and the importance of early detection and intervention. However, autism […]
Here or There? This or That? You choose!
Some of my favorite stories, apps on my phone, etc. are the ones where there are different scenes in which the story stops and you are able to choose what response a character gives in a situation. Then, the story goes in the direction that is controlled by what decisions you make. One example is […]
The Impact of an Art Style
In the middle of 2016 someone posted the opening for the show Mob Psycho 100. Somehow it found it’s way to me, and after watching the craziness that was the opening, I really wanted to see what would come from the show. Knowing that the manga was made solely by ONE, who also made (and […]
What makes a good comic book(or comic book movie) video game?
This can alternately be titled “Will the MCU ever have a good video game adaptation that isn’t a Lego game?” because while it’s been on fire in the movie department(especially since Black Panther was released) the same cannot be said for the video game department. And yes they have had some success with titles such as Lego […]
Black Panther is Overrated (and here’s why) – Part 02
Continuing the same sentiment as the previous article, I’d like to reiterated the same sentiments I had. I don’t think Black Panther is a bad film, but I simply don’t see it as deserving the overwhelming amount of praise that it has received for many reasons. In particular, the film isn’t that well thought-out. A […]
Graphic Novels at UMW
If you have been in the library or HCC within the last month, you might have noticed there are a plethora of graphic novels on display in both buildings. There was a large amount of graphic novels about two weeks ago in the front of the library, which caught my attention. I was not sure […]