Category: EC Comics
+ Al Feldstein, comics, Comics Code Authority, eando binder, EC Comics, invisible man, joe orlando, judgement day, Qiana J. Whitted, ralph ellison, the teacher from mars
Positioning the Reader in “The Teacher from Mars” and “Judgement Day!”
Last post, I wrote about the ways that Eando Binder’s “The Teacher from Mars” serves as a commentary on racism and Jim Crow during the mid-twentieth century. Today, I want to look at Otto Binder, Al Feldstein, and Joe Orlando’s adaptation of the story for EC Comics’ Weird Science-Fantasy #24 and at Feldstein and Orlando’s “Judgement Day!” Specifically, I want to focus on some … Read More Positioning the Reader in “The Teacher from Mars” and “Judgement Day!”
+ Al Feldstein, comics, Comics Code Authority, EC Comics, gothic literature, Qiana J. Whitted, reflections of death, robert k martin, tales from the crypt
Reader Positioning in Al Feldstein’s “Reflection of Death”
Over the past few years, I have been reading more and more EC Comics’ stories, and each one I read highlights something new that I did not notice before. After reading Qiana Whitted’s EC Comics: Race, Shock & Social Protest, I went in search of a few of the stories that she examines, stories that I have not read before. Today, I want to … Read More Reader Positioning in Al Feldstein’s “Reflection of Death”
+ buck wild, christopher priest, comics, EC Comics, icon, luke cage, M.D. Bright, marvel comics, milestone comics, milestone media, power man and iron fist
Identity in Christopher Priest’s “Power Man and Iron Fist”
Last Thursday, I wrote about Christopher Priest’s Power Man and Iron Fist #122, looking at the ways that Priest confronts Luke Cage’s publication history. Today, I want to continue that discussion through an examination of Power Man and Iron Fist #123, an issue where Priest and co-author M.D. Bright directly address issues of race. This is the only time, apart from issue #122, where … Read More Identity in Christopher Priest’s “Power Man and Iron Fist”
+ archie, comics, criminal: the last of the innocent, EC Comics, ed brubaker, f. scott fitzgerald, image comics, nick carraway, nostalgia, riverdale, sean philips, sean phillips, Shock SuspenStories, the great gatsby
The Unattainable Past in Criminal: The Last of the Innocent
Nostalgia powerfully pulls at us, especially as we get older. Deriving from the Greek words nóstos (homecoming) and álgos (pain), nostalgia relates to a longing for the familiar that has passed away. However, the authenticity of that past is not reality. It exists as a mental construction, one that plays up the feelings of youth and innocence while hiding the realities of the past. This … Read More The Unattainable Past in Criminal: The Last of the Innocent
+ asanor, bergen, Norway, black panther, comics, EC Comics, ethiop, frank yerby, fulbright, Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith, kevin sacco, Kristen Imani Kasai, loving v. virginia, modernism, nate powell, norway, saga, syllabus, thomas mullen, warsaw, poland
What to Expect in 2019!
Welcome back! As you know, I started Interminable Rambling way back in August 2015. That means that this year will mark the fourth anniversary of this site. I started this site over at Blogspot where I wrote 81 posts before migrating over to WordPress. Since that August 2015, both sites have received 99,269 views. This past year alone, the WordPress site received 40,854 views. … Read More What to Expect in 2019!
