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Some spoilers at the end of this post Superhero comics are the classic comic genre, and everyone knows the tropes. Strong Female Protagonist is a webcomic that examines these tropes and subverts them. It’s inclusive and socially conscious. It also features two of my favorite LGBTQ characters in comics, Tara/Feral and Lisa/Paladin. SFP delves into […]
Everybody loves the MCU. Okay I know I’ll get a lot of flack for saying that but let’s just be real for a second. Even if you can’t stand the MCU, you have to admit that Marvel has been and is going to be (for the lack of a better term) the talk of the […]
*Content Warning: This article contains nudity and bondage. Turn back now if you don’t like it. In graphic novels and comics, color plays a very important role. The presence, or absence of colors, or one specific color, can paint the way we interpret the images. This is especially true in the romance genre, and […]
Spoiler Warning: Check Please!, Paranatural, and Ava’s Demon For nearly two decades, webcomics have become a rising force in the world of graphic novels and comics. Becoming more popular in the early 2000s, webcomics have become more and more common as the public focus shifts from physical copies of comics to digital ones. These webcomics […]
I love horror. Horror anything. It puts happiness in my soul. So, recently when I entered the world of comics through my Graphic Novel class I immediately began my search for horror comics. It seems by now everyone and their brother knows about The Walking Dead. A wondrous show that I have been committed to for […]
Manga/Comics/Graphic Novels have the tendencies to affect our lives in different ways. There are tendencies to reflect on one’s self. Emotion is a common thread in certain stories that revolve around life. You have two possibilities when it comes to emotional books to the extreme, happiness/feel good or terribly depressed. Sadly, with this particular comic […]
To be honest, I am just starting my comic journey. I’ve read comics such as Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, and Spiderman. I’ve seen the majority of the Marvel movies and DC Comic movies, but haven’t actually read many graphic novels. So, I still feel I am a newbie that has lots to learn. However, one […]
What makes an art style stand the test of time? How does a stylistic choice within different forms of media transition from a “fad” to widely-used and respected form? Recently, while exploring downtown Fredericksburg, I stopped into a local thrift store and noticed a 2 for $1 bin of a large variety of different comic […]
What do qualities are necessary for something to be deemed a comic strip? Words? Panels? Pictures? We briefly touched on this in class, and I was interested so I wanted to dig into it more. When most people think of comics the Sunday paper pops into their minds. The strips of panels filled with doodles […]