Comics

"All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated." — Comics Code, 1954

“I Haven’t Talked Much About Her Films”: Edward Sorel’s Mary Astor
Christina Newland on Edward Sorel's new biography of Mary Astor.
Christina NewlandDec 31, 2016
Between the World and Wakanda: Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze’s “Black Panther”
Ta-Nehisi Coates sacrifices the imaginative joys of the genre in order to avoid erasure of historical and political reality.
Osvaldo OyolaDec 27, 2016
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Monsters Come Home: On Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s “Monstress”
Min Hyoung Song on what Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda's "Monstress" can teach us now.
Min Hyoung SongDec 24, 2016
- Comics
Dave McKean: “Black Dog”
Dave McKean, well known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, has a new book that purports to be the dream life of modernist painter Paul Nash.
Alex DuebenDec 23, 2016
- Comics
- History
I’m Not Doing This for You: An Interview with Laurenn McCubbin
Ben Novotny Owen talks to Laurenn McCubbin on her place in the comics world.
Ben Novotny OwenDec 4, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
“Doctor Strange” and the Trump Presidency
"Doctor Strange" grasps the deepest ideological fantasies of our era: On both the left and the right, we yearn to revise the catastrophes we couldn't stop.
David M. HigginsNov 19, 2016
A Presidential Look? Vetting “Citizen Jack” and “Prez”
An essay on recent comics series about presidential politics.
Jens LloydNov 8, 2016
Awakening the “Monstress” Within
Chris Becker talks to Marjorie Liu about her award-winning comics and her recent series, "Monstress."
Chris BeckerOct 14, 2016
- Comics
End-Times Los Angeles: “Heroes Haven” and Women’s Retribution
Sarah Heston on Mario Simone's post-apocalyptic "Heroes Haven."
Sarah HestonSep 21, 2016
- Comics
The X-Men and the Legacy of AIDS
Jackson Ayres considers what the Legacy Virus in X-Men can tell us about how we understand AIDS.
Jackson AyresSep 21, 2016
- Comics
A Happy Monster
Charles Hatfield ventures into "Hellboy's World" by Scott Bukatman
Charles HatfieldSep 4, 2016
- Comics
Comic Book Melancholia
Jason Middleton looks at the most tragic death in Marvel Comics.
Jason MiddletonAug 25, 2016
- Comics
- Film