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Comic book creators with a history of galvanising social action on America’s streets have created a graphic novel about the US Capitol attacks.
Many comics are now more representative of the people who actually read them but it’s clear there’s room for more diversity when it comes to our superheroes.
Netflix’s Sandman is quite different from the comics and that opens up the story to a whole new fandom.
Ms. Marvel represents a break from the ‘Muslim equals Middle Eastern’ portrayals popular in western media.
The Marvel universe is expanding with new heroes in new films and shows that break new boundaries and tackle new genres.
The caped crusader is back in another dark outing that speaks to this cultural moment.
The multigenerational memoir laid the groundwork for graphic memoirs to become an essential form for remembering the Holocaust and communicating its legacy of trans-generational trauma.
Comic characters like Ms. Grundy of Riverdale High, and Johnny Thunder (alias Mr. Tane), offer a valuable look at how teachers navigate mainstream cultural assumptions about teaching.
Comics have always had queer elements; and Superman has always been on the edge of social justice. This new comic book, featuring a bisexual Jonathan Kent, brings those factors together.
From the blog ‘Mom’s Cancer’ to novellas about lupus to moving Instagram posts, comic artists are humanising illnesses.
When we read comics, we ‘hear’ sound on the page. Creators are experts at this cross-sensory form of storytelling - indeed one database lists over 2500 comic book sounds.
Science and comic books have been cross-pollinating each other for some time (think Spider-Man). But kids can learn a lot of valuable science information from comics books too.
Culturally, the joker turns socially significant places into spaces of carnival, revealing cracks within the social order. He is an enduring character – and a common figure in 2019.
A Scotland-wide statue trail is celebrating the work of Dudley D. Watkins, a quiet man who became one of Britain’s most important comic book artists.
When the ‘Captain Marvel’ movie opens on March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day, it will be Marvel Studios’ first female-superhero led film.
Miss Fury was the first female superhero written and drawn by a woman. The comic in which she featured was syndicated in 100 newspapers but her creator has largely been excluded from the pantheon of comic greats.
For 80 years, The Beano has had the UK in stitches.
Pop culture, personal tragedy and heroic persistence all played a role.
The Superman character has endured and continues to be popular because he is a symbol of renewal and hope.
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Lecturer and PhD Candidate in Comics and Architecture, University of Brighton
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Senior Lecturer in Political and Cultural Studies, Swansea University
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Learning and Instruction, University at Buffalo
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Bioethics, Clinical Ethics and Medical Law, St George's, University of London
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Professor of Graphic Fiction and Comic Art, Lancaster University
