The Avengers and Philosophy
The first chapter from the book, The Avengers and Philosophy, is available online–for free!
Idie’s New Hair Cut
At Digital Femme Online, Cheryl Lynn thinks about Idie Okonkwo’s change from an afro to a pixie cut in Wolverine and the X-Men, and is sad that ” no other character is willing to address what is a glaring problem with this child in regards to her mutancy […]
The Least Amazing Spider-Man Possible
The Substream has a description of The Amazing Spider-Man written by PR execs. Caution: Do not operate a vehicle or heavy machinery after reading. Press release may cause drowsiness, excitability or blurring of vision.
End of the Year at Too Busy Thinking About My Comics
Colin Smith exhaustively examines the best and worst in comics in 2011 including thoughts on comics such as, Thor: Mighty Avenger, Journey Into Mystery, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969, as well as pondering “The Death of Narrative Comics” and the DC reboot. A deeply thoughtful read.
RIP, Joe Simon
Comics writer and artist Joe Simon has died. Simon created Captain America with Jack Kirby and, according to Michael Cavna at Comic Riffs blog, “Virtuoso though he was, his most iconic image from 80 years in the industry will remain the introduction of Captain America socking Hitler in […]
Parsing Tom Brevoort
The Mary Sue parses Marvel VP Tom Brevoort’s response to a fan asking about Marvel’s responsibility to its female characters.
The Cultural Gutter 