The Odyssey in Memes
Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens tells the story of Homer’s Odyssey… in memes! You can read Part 1 here.
Choose Your Fighter: Mortal Kombat (2021) and The Night Comes for Us (2018)
This week’s Guest Star is Sachin Hingoo. Sachin is a Toronto-based writer and editor at biffbampop.com. He has never had a superpower, but would like to think that if he did it would be more interesting than an armoured sweater. ~~~ [Warning: The following contains copious spoilers for […]
“Wherever You Go, There Your Evil Older Self Is!”
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes about Loki, Agent of Asgard! “Making his first appearance in Journey Into Mystery #85 in 1962, Loki spent several decades experiencing relatively little in the way of depth. Yet in recent years, his movie counterpart and a handful of dedicated comics […]
“Swamp Monsters & the Counterculture in the Man-Thing Omnibus”
At Comic Book Herald, friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes about Steve Gerber’s run on Man-Thing! “Man-Thing Omnibus collects Man-Thing’s first appearances as well as most of Steve Gerber’s classic run on everyone’s second (or third) favorite fictional marsh creature. Though this story begins in familiar territory, […]
Celebrating Asian Film Artists at Cinebeats!
Friend of the Gutter Kimberly Lindbergs has put together a collection of of her pieces on Asian film artists at Cinebeats! “May is Asian Heritage Month or to be more exact, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate I decided to collect links to some of […]
Interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates
At Polygon, Ta-Nehisi Coates talks with Evan Narcisse about writing Black Panther, working with Marvel and more. “[T]here are people who make their living off of comic books. And I wish that Marvel found better ways to compensate the creators who helped make Black Panther Black Panther. I […]
The Cultural Gutter 