29. My Own Best Influence
29. My Own Best Influence
The rise of comics in Japan started after World War II GI's left their books, then came back across and changed American media. Comics influencing comics is now relatively common place.
28. Issues of the Past
History as a subject in school was never fun. Does adding history to the panels of a comic give it more character? Or does the addition of reality wrong?
27. Pull Box
We are sexual beings, and sex permeates all aspects of our culture, even inserting itself into comic books. Does it belong here or are comics over sexualized? Lets explore.
26. Four Color Forum
Comics in the media, and the media in comics. The Bloc looks at fan perceptions and the face of media as presented in panel form.
25. Sequential Stardom
Star, Idol, Icon or Heartthrob, whatever name you identify them with, celebrities capture our imaginations regardless of it they are real or characters in our favorite comics.
24. Smoke-Filled Room
In arc 4 we will be examining parallels between the real world and comic universes, beginning with political intrigue. Actual politics are confusing enough, what happens when you mix them into the sequential?
Many of the “Best Of” lists for last year’s comics included a strange manga called Pluto. Manga is not regarded as high-end content…
Comic books have existed in three distinct phases that have been categorized to identify the era, the characters, and the…
I have this regular habit of leaving comics, Wednesday after Wednesday, to collect into a nice little tidy pile on…
Welcome one and all to another fabulous addition of Sunday Reading. For better or worse starting this week I’m reading all my…
