Category: superhero

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+ comics, incognegro, mat johnson, superhero, warren pleece

Subverting the Superhero in Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece’s “Incognegro”

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Last post, I started writing about Zane Pinchback’s transformation into Incognegro in Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece’s graphic novel. Specifically, I focused on Zane looking in the mirror and having the haunting specters of the past superimposed over his reflection in the mirror. Today, I want to continue this discussion by looking at the rest of this seen, notably the next panel where the … Read More Subverting the Superhero in Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece’s “Incognegro”

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+ Adrian Alphona, captain america, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, comics, G. Willow Wilson, Kamala Khan, marvel comics, Ms. Marvel, Muslim, superhero

Kamala Khan or Ms. Marvel? Identity in “Ms. Marvel: No Normal”: Part II

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Last post, I wrote about the opening pages of G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona’s Ms. Marvel: No Normal. Over the next couple of posts, I want to continue that discussion. Specifically, I want to focus on three sections/panels in the volume. These panels appear at different stages as Kamala struggles with her identity, but each, in its own way, highlights this struggle.

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