Dan NewlandApr 27, 20214 minEMPIRE OF THE SUPER-HEROESMark Cotta Vaz tells the origin story of superhero comics, and lays out the questionable business practices, contentious disputes and...
Dan NewlandApr 20, 20213 minHOT PANTS AND SPANDEX SUITS...a lively and thoughtful look at how superhero comics have envisioned women as “plastic dolls” and men as “violent action heroes."
Dan NewlandApr 16, 20215 minARRESTING DEVELOPMENTArresting Development uses the work of 4 celebrated creators to look at the way that comics’ status as “literature” continues to be tenuous
Dan NewlandMar 30, 20215 minMYSTERIOUS TRAVELERSKruse examines comics legend Steve Ditko’s stories, art, and other writings and tracks the development and expression of Ditko's philosophy.