Strop: a new Croatian comics anthology
A new comics anthology magazine has just been launched in Croatia. I tell you all- well, no, more a like a little something – about it.
‘Soul’ and the Transformation Trope
Pixar’s Soul was the center of a meme that circulated this summer, prior to the release of the film, which suggested that it was racist for the lead character, an African-American, to be transformed into a blue-green blob in the trailer. The author cited several films as examples of the problematic pattern. Taking a look at the trope, the cited films, and the context and messaging of each, might be in order.
Beware the SF Classics. Case in Point: ‘The Sage of Pliocene Exile’ by Julian May
The Saga of Pliocene Exile by Julian May: Fascinating, Complex, and Problematic When I reached for the Saga of Pliocene Exile by Julian May last year as part of a …
Steve Ditko’s Shade: The First Changing Man
Steve Ditko’s Bronze Age series Shade, The Changing Man has definitely been overshadowed by the later Vertigo reboot. That’s a shame — it’s easily my favorite of Ditko’s DC work. Rac …
Disney Goes Electric (Car That Is) With the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV
Disney and the Chevy Bolt EUV Advertising relationships between big companies are nothing new. Those of us of a certain age remember the Hostess/Superhero comic connection fondly, for instance. (Twinkies …