I believe enough time has passed since Black Panther has come out in the movie theater and enough people have seen it that I can finally talk about it without the fear of giving away too many spoilers.
I am not familiar with the original Black Panther comic that came ...
Black Panther's Killmonger Followed a Real Hero's Journey (Includes Spoilers)
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 19, 2018HAPPY HALLOWEEN, 2017!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 30, 2017
Six weeks ago, at the end of my article titled “Psychopomps and Death Personified”, I asked the question: Can you think of any examples of the personification of Death in a comic? How about on Drunk Duck (Yes, you can plug your own comic)?
Much to my delight, fellow community ...
Steve Ditko
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 21, 2017
One of the greatest comic book stories ever written, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are known as the main architects of the Marvel Universe. But there was a third originator of that landmark creation:
Steve Ditko was an artist who originally worked as a ...
How Much is Just Right when it Comes to Shock Value?
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 12, 2017
Having decided that shock value is needed in your comic and you must scare, disgust or generally traumatize your audience in some way in order to get the emotional reaction to serve your theme and your subject matter, how do you decide when and where to draw the line? (note ...
Good Starts: Beginnings, again.
HyenaHell at 12:00AM, Feb. 17, 2017
Welcome back, gang! Er, can I call y'all “gang”? Is that too informal or too assumptive about your willingness for complicity in my extra curricular activities? Eh, too bad. Once you're in the gang, there's only one way out. Now, while you're letting that sink in ...
Quackcast 302 - the agendacast
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 20, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
Today we talk about works of pop-culture that have an obvious political agenda, so obvious that t not only gets in the way of the entertainment but also dictates to the audience without letting them have a chance to come to their own conclusions: forcing you ...
The Trouble with Colours
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 25, 2016
-Art by Mark Rothko, Red Orange Orange on Red, 1962
The first thing on my mind before I get out of bed in the morning is whether my base wardrobe is going to reflect white, black, and greys, or warm neutrals of tan, taupe, and cream. Five years ago, I ...