Essays

My First Comic: Snikt, Bub 1
- Comics, Essays, Opinion
- July 13, 2018
Honestly, comics have been a part of my life for so long that the details on where and when they first came in are fuzzy. They were one of the tools my cousin used to help encourage me to read, so I’m sure that I have a different, literal first, but the first one I
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We Attract Our Mirror Image – An Exploration of the Law of Attraction in Anya’s Ghost 5
- Essays
- July 13, 2018
Ghosted Friendships soured. Familial ties broken. Lovers lost. Over and over, people would either slowly fade away or they’d ghost completely. People have walked into my life, stayed for a short while, then vanish just as quickly as they had arrived. He or she ghosted. Why? This was something I always used to ask myself
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The Cultural Anthropology of Sarah Rees Brennan’s In Other Lands 0
- Bookmarked, Essays
- June 27, 2018
Sarah Rees Brennan’s 2017 book In Other Lands is a finalist for the World Science Fiction Society’s Award for “Best Young Adult Book,” which will be awarded during the Hugos Awards ceremony at WorldCon. And it is a finalist for the “Young Adult Book” Locus Award as well! I read the book the moment it
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My Boyfriend Is a Bear: The Consequences of Fat-Shaming in Comics 0
- Essays, Opinion
- June 25, 2018
We tend to avoid mirrors after we see that the number on the scale has ticked upward. Even if your body hasn’t visibly changed in shape, numbers seem like an immutable fact. There is a certain pressure surrounding the scale, which breeds an obsession with everyone else’s numbers. Then come the diets, the reluctant exercise,
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Look Harder: Choosing Comics for the Classroom 2
- Comics, Essays
- June 22, 2018
Editor’s Note: Comics Academe is back! This month’s Comics Academe is a feature article by guest writer Gina Brandolino, kicking off a summer series on teaching with comics. Check out some of our past articles about teaching with comics! Teaching Bitch Planet Roundtable Teaching Ms. Marvel – Part One Teaching Ms. Marvel – Part Two
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From Tender to Heartbreaking: Yuri Manga That Deals With Relatable LGBT Issues 0
- Essays, Manga, Opinion
- June 1, 2018
The earliest instance of yuri as a genre was found in women’s magazines, where women would anonymously publish poetry and short fiction about Sapphic relationships. These stories, much like in the west, would often end with heartbreak or sadness in order to appease Japan’s ideals on homosexuality. The 90’s and onward saw a rapid increase
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