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“The Star-Crossed Story of ‘Negro Romance.'”

By Guttersnipe on February 14, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Neely Tucker writes about Negro Romance, a 1950s American romance comic focused on Black characters, for the Library of Congress blog. “It was startling and rare for its positive depiction of African Americans in the era, particularly in its portrayals of young black women as romantic heroines. But […]

The Gaping, Wooden Maw of Horror Wants To Kiss You

By Carol on October 8, 2015 • ( 8 Comments )

Every October I like to write about something spooky. I’ve written about Frankenstein and Dracula, dead girls and dread, mummies and mutant sea creatures. This year, I thought I’d write about werewolves, but it didn’t work out. I considered Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko’s Torso, but Eliot […]