Comic Books
‘Birds of Prey’ and the emancipation of women-led comic book movies
February 8, 2020Birds of Prey is not a hero’s journey, but rather a wild roller coaster of female emancipation through a variety of brutal moments.
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Superheroes of the East: Graphic India heroes beyond Western gaze
July 27, 2018A growing need to create characters that reflect the world we live in, and the people who live in it, is seen as essential by many creatives.
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Comic book artists and survivors address gun violence
May 30, 2018We live in a world where three of the ten deadliest mass shootings in recent United States history have happened within five months of one another.
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Black Comic Book Festival Returns for sixth annual event
December 20, 2017“This is a program created and driven by the community, and its support continues to grow."
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Black superheroes forever changed comic books
December 17, 2013Adilifu Nama's Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes does a great job of introducing many of today's comic book fans with the history of African Americans in comic books and pop culture generally.
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