“She-Hulk, Attorney at Law”
At Bitch Magazine, Tammy Oler writes about the history and legal life of Jennifer Walters, attorney and She-Hulk. (Thanks, Mark!)
“The Pull List: Black History Month”
At Tor.com, Alex Brown shares her top ten favorite Black comic book characters. “For all their talk about diversity and inclusion, comic books still tend to be pretty straight, white, and male (and catered to same). But that doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of great characters of […]
My Year With The Fantastic Four
Days after we rang in the New Year, I finished a year spent reading all of the Fantastic Four comics, from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s earth-shattering first issue in 1961, which explained how four family members and friends were transformed by cosmic rays into super-powered adventurers, through […]
Little Fat Nothing: Herbie Popnecker and Early Meta-Comics Narratives
This week’s Guest Star is Nick Hanover on Herbie! ~~~ Publicly admitting you read comics means you’re willing to put up with a perplexingly persistent notion of the medium as the exclusive domain of the super heroes. Even in the current realm of savvy pop art dabblers as […]
10 Comics I Liked In 2014
I’m sure we’re all glad to see 2014 go. I know I am. But you know, comics are always here for you, and so is the Gutter. I thought I’d do something a little different with the list this year. Last year, I was invited to do a […]
“I Love Superheroes But They Don’t Love Me”
At Feminist Sonar, Elsa writes about the representation of disability and superhero comics and movies. “Some days I wonder if I take things like this too personally, but honestly, in a world where Hawkeye was once Deaf but is now hearing, in a culture where Oracle has been […]
The Cultural Gutter 