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Tag: Comics/Graphic Novels

Rewriting Martyrdom: Variations on Japan’s Most Famous Christian Martyr: Amakusa Shirō; Patrick Drazen

Rewriting Martyrdom: Variations on Japan’s Most Famous Christian Martyr: Amakusa Shirō; Patrick Drazen

Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 by Shelby
Powerpoint Slides: Full Text: The historical facts about Amakusa Shirō are well-known in Japan and are indisputable. An adolescent at the time of the extreme and debilitating Shimabara tax revolt of ... Read More
“Bobby...you’re gay”: Marvel’s Iceman, Performativity, Continuity, and Queer Visibility; Bryan Bove

“Bobby…you’re gay”: Marvel’s Iceman, Performativity, Continuity, and Queer Visibility; Bryan Bove

Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 by Shelby
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Will the Real Steve Rogers Please Stand Up?: Conflicting Nationalist Narratives in Captain America Comics, Whitney Thompson

Will the Real Steve Rogers Please Stand Up?: Conflicting Nationalist Narratives in Captain America Comics, Whitney Thompson

Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 by Shelby
Captain America, despite his name, has never been a simple symbol of American patriotism — something that’s probably obvious to anybody who’s studied him or read his comics. Much of Steve Ro... Read More
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s Jack the Ripper!, Dr. Andrew Edwards

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s Jack the Ripper!, Dr. Andrew Edwards

Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 by Shelby
Alan Moore collaborated with artist Eddie Campbell to create From Hell (1999), which is a work of fiction that explores historical events, specifically the Whitechapel murders and Jack the Ripper. Whi... Read More

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