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Comics in the Closet, Part 2
hoodedutilitarian.blogspot.com - 10/20/2009
Comics in the Closet, Part 2
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This is the second part of a lecture I delivered last year. In the first part here I argue that super-hero comics are built around homsexual panic and repressed male bonding. In this second bit I'm extending that argument. (Be warned; there are some explicit images below.) ___________________ ...
hoodedutilitarian.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
Comics In The Closet, Part 3
— hoodedutilitarian.blogspot.com — Last week I posted a lecture I gave on the importance of, and suppression of, male-male bonding and obsessions in comics. ( Part One , Part Two. ) Some interesting comments and criticisms were brought up in the comments to those posts, particularly ... (more) Comics In The Closet, Part 3

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Oct. 20, 2009: Everything is comics
Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal — ... all the off-color topics explored in the comics at the Alternative Press Expo, the convention itself was downright professional. Maybe it was the dark wood paneled walls of The Concourse Exhibition Center that subdued the crowd, but there was nothing of the costumed mayhem of San Diego Comic Con. Attendees approached tables with a very serious devotion to the subject matter.”   [Commentary] Comics in the closet Link: Noah Berlatsky Berlatsky’s two-part examination of sexual- and gender-identity issues in ...

Everyone's A Critic: A round-up of comic book reviews and thinkpieces
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — ... bitch can stay" is considered interesting or dynamic. • David Welsh writes about the wonder that is Junko Mizuno. • Katherine Dacey Rumiko Takahashi's Rin-Ni: "Takahashi’s latest series gives ample proof that while she may have a limited repertory, she’s the undisputed master of the supernatural mystery." • Noah Berlatsky transcribes a lecture he gave last year on comics, homosexuality and gender. Part One. Part Two. • Bill Sherman looks at Vol. 1 & 2 of Inio Asano's What A Wonderful ...

Tuesday, October 20th
When Fangirls Attack — ... Omnibus volume 4 Buffy Omnibus volume 5 Buffy Omnibus volume 6 "The War on Science Fiction" Is Science Fiction Feminized Or Is It Sexist? Both. Free to Good Home: The Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans Ruining the Genre Since the age of 7 Years Old Racism: Racist Cartoons Sexual Orientation: Comics In the Closet, Part 1 Comics in the Closet, Part 2 Diversity in comics: Big U.S. Show for India Comics ...

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