Category: Qiana J. Whitted
+ 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”
+ bitch planet, comics, Francesca Lyn, image comics, Kelly Sue DeConnick, penny rolle, Qiana J. Whitted, the middle spaces, Valentine De Landro, w.e.b. dubois
“Why folks gotta say what I am?” Identity in ‘Bitch Planet’
A few weeks ago, Qiana Whitted led a three part round table on Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro’s Bitch Planet at The Middle Spaces. I read volume one of the series about a year ago, and after reading the round table, I went back and reread those first few issues. (Unfortunately, I still have not read the subsequent volumes.) As I read back through … Read More “Why folks gotta say what I am?” Identity in ‘Bitch Planet’
+ alan moore, comics, dc comics, grindhouse, p.o.s., Qiana J. Whitted, southern gothic, southern history, southern literature, swamp thing
The Master Narrative in Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”
Last post, I wrote about some of the Gothic elements in issues #41 and #42 of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing and the repetition of the “unsuccessfully repressed.” Today, I want to continue that discussion some by looking at the conclusion of issue #42, “Strange Fruit.” Rather than breaking with the past by burning the roots of hate and prejudice, the space shifts from Robertaland … Read More The Master Narrative in Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”
+ alan moore, ernest j gaines, Qiana J. Whitted, Stephen R. Bissette, swamp thing, the autobiography of miss jane pittman
The Unsuccessfully Repressed Past in Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”
Since getting into comics about two years ago, I have been wanting to read through some of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run from the 1980s. After reading Qiana J. Whitted’s essay, “Of Slaves and Other Swamp Things: Black Southern History as Comic Book Horror,” I knew it was time for me to finally grab a few issues and read them. So, I started with … Read More The Unsuccessfully Repressed Past in Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”
