Superman! *insert John Williams Theme here*
Superman. The Man of Steel. Love him or hate him, he is undoubtedly the most iconic superhero in the ‘verse of American Comics. Since his creation in 1938 by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, he has fought...
View ArticleAnalyzing Superman – Action Comics #1
Warning! This blog contains copious philososauce pertaining to a dude who fights crime in his underpants. Last time we were together, I spoke about Superman’s triple identity as an alien, human, and...
View ArticleThe Verdict on Superman
After essentially only reading nothing but Superman comics for the past week since Action Comics #1, I can honestly say this: WHY, FOR THE LOVE OF BATMAN, COULDN’T MARTHA AND THOMAS WAYNE BEEN ITALIAN...
View ArticleOoo…pretty – uh, I mean, The Arrival by Shaun Tan.
So, how does one analyze comics? If you’ve been following me, you’ve mostly been getting the finished product – the results of reading, re-reading, and copious note-taking. But it occurs to me that I...
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