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Ultimate Spider-Man #1   Marvel Comics       Writer(s):   Jonathan Hickman       Artist(s):   Marco Checchetto       Colorist(s):…

By the end of the 90s, Marvel's sales, as well as every other comic publisher at the time, plummeted (Riesman, 2015). Partially due to the speculator market and the intense glut of some series (as well as the declining quality across multiple publis…

As Corinne makes her way through the Sandman comics, she's decided to rank them using a tier list. This is absolutely definitive and if you don't agree, then you are clearly wrong and should apologize. Now, how does she decide what to rank these …

Last time, we discussed the beginning of the Archie Comics series Sonic the Hedgehog and how one man wove his personal mythology and history directly into the character Knuckles the Echidna. While there were many contributors to the comics at that t…

Growing up in the early days of Nintendo and Sega, I have seen the many ups and downs of early gaming, but probably none so volatile as that of Sonic the Hedgehog. In 1990, Sega president Hayao Nakayama decided that their company needed a flagship s…

Recommended Reading   Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1,  #397 Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1, #220 Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1, #398 Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1, #221   Visual Companion   Spider-Man and Stunner Doctor Octopus…

Recommended Reading   Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1,  #395 Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1, #218 Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1, #396 Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1, #219   Visual Companion Puma Nocturne Daredevil's "Cool" Suit V…

Recommended Reading   Web of Spider-Man Vol. 1,  #118   Spider-Man Unlimited Vol. 1, #7   Spider-Man Vol. 1, #52   Web of Spider-Man Vol. 1,  #119   Spider-Man Vol. 1, #53   Visual Companion  …

Much of this review were originally published on The Latest Pull, a website dedicated to geek culture that I once wrote for. Some information was left out to keep the content consistent with site standards, but that information has been reinstated h…

Recommended Reading   Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1,  #216   Web of Spider-Man Vol. 1, #117   Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1, #394   Spider-Man Vol. 1, #51   Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1,  #217   Visua…

References   Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #141-151   Bug, A. (2012, December 29). AICN COMICS STM: Q&@’s Adler & Howard Mackie! Bug @ Geoff Johns! PREVIEWS: DEVIL’S HANDSHAKE!. . . Aint It Cool News. Retrieved June 4, …

Much of these reviews were originally published on The Latest Pull, a website dedicated to geek culture that I once wrote for. Some information was left out to keep the content consistent with site standards, but that information has been reinstat…

Recommended Reading   Animal Man Vol. 1 #5 Animal Man Vol. 1 #18-26 Batman #65 (A Partner For Batman! from June, 1951) Batman #86 (Batman - Indian Chief! from September, 1954) Detective Comics #215 (The Batmen of All Nations from January,…

The high profile victimization of both Peter Simeti and Edwin Boyette helped to fill a narrative hole in the ComicsGate mythology. The online harassment lobbed at trans and female creators left the general public extremely wary or largely turned off…

As ComicsGate found support in alternative news outlets, there was still an open question as to how much legitimacy the group could obtain. Certainly they found some big names in Ethan Van Sciver or Jon Malin, but both of these artists had largely a…

After years of growing harassment, provocation, and Alt-Right infiltration, ComicsGate staked its claim as the heir apparent to the GamerGate movement from just a short while prior. Arguing for apolitical storytelling while pushing for more right-wi…

While GamerGate laid the groundwork for a change in how the public interacted with creators, critics, and publishers, bad faith actors took note of how easily co-opted an online movement can be (Romano, 2021). We already learned how Breitbart, Storm…

References:   Aaron, J., Dauterman, R. (2014). Thor (Vol. 4, No. 1) W. Moss. (Ed.). [comic book]. Marvel.   Ackerman, S. (2018, June 3). How a podcast came to lead the mutant resistance. The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 14, 2021, fr…

*I have played around a little with how I want to provide all of the necessary information. In future blog posts, I will most likely be posting a full script with APA style citations*    Dan Golding on GamerGate: https://dangolding.tumb…

*I have played around a little with how I want to provide all of the necessary information. In future blog posts, I will most likely be posting a full script with APA style citations*    Richard C Meyer, and more on ComicsGate harassment…

This episode isn't as heavily researched and is more just a quick retelling of the character's history. As such, this isn't really a references section and is more like a "recommended reading." *Most, if not all, of these comics are available on …

*I have played around a little with how I want to provide all of the necessary information. In future blog posts, I will most likely be posting a full script with APA style citations*    The Women in Refrigerators website: https://www…

*I have played around a little with how I want to provide all of the necessary information. In future blog posts, I will most likely be posting a full script with APA style citations*    Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah: Essays on the Epi…

*I have played around a little with how I want to provide all of the necessary information. In future blog posts, I will most likely be posting a full script with APA style citations*  Below is the list of references I used in discussing Tim…