At the University of Mary Washington
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 […]
Marvel recently released the newest trailer to the upcoming Marvel movie, Avengers: Infinity War. The highly anticipated movie has fans wanting to know what will happen in this movie but it was said in this article from Screenrant that it will not follow the story that was in the original comics. Cast members of the […]
Comic books are not just around for entertainment. Most typically have their own type of political agenda as well. Back in the 1940’s, super hero comics showed the nazis and the Japanese as the villains. This is when Captain America was created. They used captain america as a way to gain support for the war […]
Before I begin, I think it’s worth acknowledging that disliking Black Panther (2018) lends me to a very unpopular opinion. Black Panther (2018) currently stands as Rotten Tomatoes’ best reviewed of all time, which makes any dissenting views quite the minority. That all being said, I stand by my opinion that Black Panther (2018) while […]
Which came first, Books or Movies? Stories have been told as long as language has been spoken. Tales have been shown first through reenactments and then later told through written means. However, the stories told through the reenactments were continuously lost or changed, it was not till writing, that the sorties remained the same, so […]
Introduction So, Black Panther, the lastest Marvel installment has been out for just around a month. It already has stellar reviews by fans and critics alike and has just recently reached over a billion dollars in box office. I’ve already outlined why marvel movies are inherently great but now I want to figure out why Black […]