Comic books [in Mexico] are one of the few sources of accessible reading matter for the poor and semiliterate sectors of society and, as such, they not only […]
Comic books are a cross between a fiction series and a limited-run magazine, so they cannot be treated exactly like a book or a magazine. They are definitely […]
[Milton Hyland] Erickson realized – maybe the next day – that comic books are written in a very simple and direct style. There are very few words, lots […]
Comic books helped me to define myself and my world in a way that made both far less frightening. I honestly cannot imagine how I would have navigated […]
In some quarters, cartoons are considered a form of ideological commentary; in others they are seen as amusing insights into the human condition. But there seems to be […]
In print, the comics are as much a part of many people’s morning routines as a cup of coffee. The question now is whether daily comics can make […]
The graphic purity of the superhero costume means that the more effort and money you lavish on fine textiles, metal grommets, and leather trim the deeper your costume […]
Really, what lessons do the Superman comics teach? It says that mankind is full of dull, pointless weaklings and evildoers who can only be stopped by a white […]
The very phrase comic books, in English, asks us to laugh at them, and the Spanish word historietas (literally, “little stories”) almost apologizes for the genre.
I have sometimes indulged in the fantasy that I am at the gates of Heaven. St. Peter questions me about what good I have done on earth. I […]
Specific, closed cultures like that surrounding comic books have allowed voices to be heard that might not have been audible in a world in which all cultural texts […]
Personally, I don’t have a problem with the fact that comic books have grown up. I do wonder, though, if perhaps comic books are now being taken a […]
The assumption that comic books are for children, greasy-haired science fiction geeks, or middle-aged Japanese businessmen with a penchant for mildly paedophilic pop-eyed porn, is dead.
There’ve been lots of rotten novels and paintings, and zillions of rotten comics. But in the hands of someone who knows how to use their medium, great things […]