Language and Power in N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s “Far Sector”

Category: dc comics

We all know the power of words and the ways that words shape our reality. The student in Ernest Gaines’ “The Sky is Gray” points this out when he gets into a conversation with other individuals in the waiting room at a dentist office. He tells those around him that the grass is black and that the wind is pink. Immediately, they laugh at him and … Read More Language and Power in N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s “Far Sector”

January 6, 2026 + afrofuturism, comics, dc comics, Far Sector, Jamal Campbell, n.k. jemisin

Attempting to Change the System from Within in N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s “Far Sector”

by Matthew Teutsch

I first read N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s Far Sector when it came out in the trade paperback, and I’d been waiting for an opportunity to teach it. When it came out as part of DC Comics’ compact line, I knew that I would teach it in my “Lost Voices in American Literature” course. I wanted to include it in this course because it connects, in … Read More Attempting to Change the System from Within in N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s “Far Sector”

July 29, 2025 + dc comics, James Gunn, jerry siegel, joe shuster, nofx, punk, superhero, superman, Zulu

“Maybe that’s the real punk rock”: Hope and Humanity in James Gunn’s Superman

by Matthew Teutsch

Even before James Gunn’s Superman debuted earlier this month, the right-wing, conservative backlash rose up to proclaim that Gunn’s adaptation didn’t adhere Superman’s ideology, calling it “Superwoke.” I do not want to argue about that here because I have written about Superman’s initial appearances before and how he has always pushed back against oppressive systems and championed immigrants. One need only look at Joe … Read More “Maybe that’s the real punk rock”: Hope and Humanity in James Gunn’s Superman

April 24, 2025 + comics, dc comics, georgia, ku klux klan, nazi, ram v, swamp thing

The Sickly Flavor of the Contagion Beneath Our Feet

by Matthew Teutsch

Writing about the responses from world leaders to his stabbing in 2022, Salman Rushdie points out that while some expressed their condolences and support others rejoiced in the fact that an assailant attacked him on stage at Chautauqua. Referencing the fatwa that Ruhollah Khomeini issued on him following the publication of The Satanic Verses in 1989, Rushdie points out that once “you are turned into an object of … Read More The Sickly Flavor of the Contagion Beneath Our Feet

October 10, 2024 + alan moore, comics, dave gibbons, dc comics, graphic novels, watchmen

Intimacy and Human Connection in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ “Watchmen”: Part III

by Matthew Teutsch

Over the past few posts, I’ve been examining how Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen explores our need for intimacy and human connections. With the specter of nuclear holocaust hanging over the world, we see individuals connect, showing the wide range of interactions from love and intimacy to disagreement. We see Malcolm and Gloria go through their arguments around Maclolm’s work which hurts their intimacy. We see … Read More Intimacy and Human Connection in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ “Watchmen”: Part III

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Language and Power in N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s “Far Sector”

Category: dc comics