The mainstream comics industry has been roundly (and justifiably) criticized for its problematic representation of women as well as its reluctance to acknowledge women as a fanbase with valid opinions.
Guest Post by Robin Brenner… This Summer’s Female Heroes: Fighting More Than One Battle (2)
August 29, 2012 by
Guest Post by Robin Brenner… This Summer’s Female Heroes: Fighting More Than One Battle (1)
August 27, 2012 by
It’s a tough time to be a superheroine fan…
(Re)Connecting the Pop: The Hunger Games, Election 2012, Ray Bradbury, The Avengers
August 19, 2012 by
Revisiting some of the pop culture topics covered here over the past few months by way of sharing some related links that get at media literacy, visual literacy, and transliteracy.
Superhero Fatigue… or, Does the Genre Even Benefit the Medium Where it Started?
July 26, 2012 by
Superheroes: Bigger Than Ever or Industry Obstacle—or Both?
“The Avengers and Marketing-Overwhelm Syndrome” …or “How I Decided to Dump My In-Box All Over This Blog”
May 10, 2012 by
In which I share the subject lines of every publicity email I’ve received from Disney… all in the service of media literacy education, of course.
Movie Review: “The Avengers” Is So Geekily Good It May Convert Some Viewers Into Geeks
May 2, 2012 by
“The Avengers” derives its fun from the very things that could have doomed it…