As readers of my convention diaries may recall, at this year’s LSCC I had the chance to interview Al Ewing and Lee Garbett, the writer and artist on the new Marvel Comics series Loki: Agent of Asgard. We started out talking about Loki, but by the time we were done we’d touched on almost anything…
Comics Academe: Christianity, Comics, and the Classroom
Comics! Academics! The Bible?! When I tell people I study the Bible and comics, I never quite know how they’re going to take it. Will they be more offended by the Bible part or the comics part? In my North American context, many people conflate the Bible and its intense study with very conservative Christianity, but…
News & Things: Captain America, Fuck Yeah
News Captain America 2 Tops $300 Million Worldwide The superhero sequel is a smash, earning $96.2 million in its first domestic weekend and setting a new release record for April. America, Fuck Yeah! Mike Mignola’s Tour of Hellboy in Hell Mignola gives the AV Club an extensive interview about the first five issues of Hellboy…