The End of Death as a Tribal Basis in X-Men’s Krakoan Age
The only problem with creating a mutant heaven on Earth is that, for all the miraculous feats they achieve when united, mutants are still fundamentally human beings.
Why Were Comic Books So Bland and Silly in the 1950s? Moral Panic, Obviously.
Stories that pretend horrifying, disturbing, and immoral things simply don’t exist tend to ring hollow.
Your Favorite Marvel Superhero Has an Off-Screen Life
Comic books have the ability to be informative portholes for everything ranging from pop culture, science, and history, to governmental, economic, and social structures.
The CAPC Digest: Superman, Diversity, and Redemption
Drew and Tyler chat with Blain Grimes about comics and his recent article “New Super-Man Reinvents the Superhero Redemption Story.”
Reading ‘Ms. Marvel’ Made Me a Better Dad (No, Really)
When parenting gets hard, I want it to be my way or the highway.
Panel Discussion: ‘Black Panther’ Reveals Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Multi-Medium Mastery
Ta-Nehisi Coates wants to see if comic books can handle the load that we often attribute to higher forms of intellectual activity.
Panel Discussion: Comic Books as Modern Mythology
The comics of today are American versions of Greek mythology complete with origin, philosophy, psychology, and religion.
