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Best Online Comics Criticism 2012 – The Final List
  • May 14, 2013
  • By Ng Suat Tong
  • Best Online Comics Criticism, Blog, Featured
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Best Online Comics Criticism 2012 – The Final List

Judges selections for best online comics criticism in 2012.

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The Most Popular Movie Column in the Entire World #4 – A Field Guide to Southern Sci-Fi Spectaculars
  • May 10, 2013
  • By Jog
  • Blog, Featured, Top Featured
  • 3 comments

The Most Popular Movie Column in the Entire World #4 – A Field Guide to Southern Sci-Fi Spectaculars

We are all connected, says the reincarnated fly.

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Jailers Hate Escapism: Epic Fantasy as Subversive Literature
  • May 6, 2013
  • By Sarah Shoker
  • Blog, Featured, Top Featured
  • 52 comments

Jailers Hate Escapism: Epic Fantasy as Subversive Literature

Epic Fantasy, conservatism, and realism.

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Comics and Music Roundtable — Index
  • April 14, 2013
  • By Noah Berlatsky
  • Blog, Comics and Music, Featured
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Comics and Music Roundtable — Index

A list of all posts in our Comics and Music roundtable.

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Jack Kirby and the Visual Logic of Superheroes
  • April 8, 2013
  • By Jones, one of the Jones boys
  • Blog, Featured, Top Featured
  • 42 comments

Jack Kirby and the Visual Logic of Superheroes

Fight scenes in general, and Jack Kirby’s in particular.

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I Continue to be Grumpy: Don’t Do That Direct Adaptation From Comics To Animation!
  • April 1, 2013
  • By Jacob Canfield
  • Blog, Featured, Top Featured
  • 24 comments

I Continue to be Grumpy: Don’t Do That Direct Adaptation From Comics To Animation!

Looking at animations of Calvin and Hobbes, Achewood, and Axe Cop.

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Timpa
  • March 25, 2013
  • By Aishwarya Subramanian
  • Blog, Featured, Top Featured
  • 17 comments

Timpa

An Indian riff on Tintin.

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From Hoppers to Honolulu: A Fan Letter to Jaime Hernandez

From Hoppers to Honolulu: A Fan Letter to Jaime Hernandez

by deb aoki

Jaime Hernandez’ work told me that I could and should draw comics about where I live, the things I did everyday, and the people I know and love.

March 14, 2012 | 7 comments

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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