At the University of Mary Washington
“I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.” Natalie Portman narrates in a faux-English accent, “I know,” carrying the implication that the American audience does not. Author, Alan Moore’s name will not be found anywhere in the film’s credits; Instead it simply […]
I’ll just get straight to the point. This whole article is dedicated to silly drawings of vaguely humanoid blobs, and a chicken. These are comics by rubyetc (or rubyetc_ on Instagram) depicting some of her experiences with mental illness. Typically, when we imagine an illness, we think of the flu, or tuberculosis, etc. Something related […]
The popular television series Rick and Morty which first aired in 2013 has been an ongoing series that has caught the attention of thousands of viewers. At first chugging along at a slow start, in the last couple of years the series has gained an increased percentage of viewers who thrived on the weekly showings of the […]
Over the years, comic books of all kinds have garnered the attention of both readers and collectors alike; however, some individuals go far beyond the rest and are willing to do (or pay) just about anything to get their hands on a copy of some of the rarer issues. Comic condition is typically based on […]
iZombie is a CW television series by Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright that is a loose adaptation of the comic book series of the same name by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred. The show qualifies as an adaptation with only a small overlap of the comics. It uses the concept of a zombie woman who must […]
For this weeks blog article, I went to the local comic book store in Fredericksburg to find a graphic novel to write about. I was surprised when I saw that a familiar title had been rebooted. The store had Kick-Ass issues #1 and #2. I was a fan of the movie that was made based […]
Recently in class, we have been discussing webcomics. While the comics I tend to read are manga, Marvel comics, or DC comics, I do read some online comics as well. One artist who I follow is a DeviantArt user named Yuumei. She tends to do a lot of artwork but she has written several comics […]
I’ve never really been much for religion. I don’t have any problems with it– I just don’t really consider it a part of my life. That’s why I think I was so surprised at how the webcomic “About Death” by Sini Hyeono caught my interest. It didn’t make a huge impact on my life, or […]
For class today, we began reading Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. This comic has a lot of controversy behind it, and there has been a lot of critique by others who have categorized it as a “pornographic” piece. It is interesting to me that the sex scenes of this comic, as well as the blunt […]