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The Male Gaze: The Sexualization of Women in Comics

Posted onOctober 16, 2020 by dmachand

As one may notice when reading, or even looking at, comics and graphic novels, women […]

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Approvals and Innocents

Posted onOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Kassie Bender
All comics appropriate for young readers would have been stamped with this seal prior to 2011.

In April, 1954, Frederick Wertham published his book called Seduction of the Innocent which changed […]

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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Expanding Real-Life Lore

Posted onOctober 16, 2020 by aromps

In 2019, Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios opened their newest themed land: Star […]

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Overlapping Time and the Nature of Humanity

Posted onOctober 12, 2020 by unofficialmargs

Previously on the blog mwinters wrote a post about the use of dialogue in Richard […]

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Dr. Manhattan: New Age Apollo?

Posted onOctober 5, 2020October 5, 2020 by Jessica Morin

When talking about Dr. Manhattan’s love life, it is evident that he has been very […]

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Page Layout 101: Point of Interest

Posted onOctober 3, 2020October 3, 2020 by Cedric Ansah

On the surface, the basic language of comics may not be obvious to most readers. […]

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Hey, question for the comments! Are we friends?

Posted onOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020 by Sydney Dahl
A picture of the main heroes of the webcomic Namesake

We can all agree that reading is a solidary thing. Like: you open the book, […]

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So Many Options!

Posted onSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020 by Tiara

  With more and more people opting for digital comics they can read on the […]

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Boys Don’t Cry (But Eric Draven Does)

Posted onSeptember 18, 2020 by afireinshan
An uplight portrait of Eric Draven from The Crow.

Maybe you’ve seen the movie. Maybe you’ve only heard about the movie, heard about how […]

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