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“Pizza Dog” and The Innovative Storytelling of Matt Fraction and David Aja’s “Hawkeye” #11

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Over the past few semesters I’ve taught various comics in my courses. Last fall, I used EC Comics from the 1950s in my composition class, and when students read these books they encountered what I would call “traditional” comics that relied heavily of distinct panels and layouts in conjunction with both narrative text and speech bubbles. Some of these stories broke with convention, having panels that … Read More “Pizza Dog” and The Innovative Storytelling of Matt Fraction and David Aja’s “Hawkeye” #11

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+ billy graham, black panther, comics, don mcgregor, jungle action, marvel comics

The Beauty of Comics in Don McGregor and Billy Graham’s “Jungle Action Featuring: The Black Panther” #16

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Before I really started reading comics, I always thought of the page layouts in simplistic terms. That is, I would think about the classical structure of a set number of panels, with clear and distinct borders, presented in the same manner across the entirety of the issue. However, the more I read, I encountered numerous engaging page layouts and narratives that challenged my naive … Read More The Beauty of Comics in Don McGregor and Billy Graham’s “Jungle Action Featuring: The Black Panther” #16

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+ black panther, henry david thoreau, laws, martin luther king, jr, ramonda, shuri, ta-nehisi coates

Just and Unjust Laws in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Black Panther”

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When I was thinking about my Who is the Black Panther? syllabus, I debated on which runs to include. I knew I could only do two runs, if that, and I knew that I wanted to include Don McGregor’s Jungle Action run because of its thematic focus and also because of Billy Graham’s and Rich Buckler’s amazing artwork. As well, I debated about whether or not to include … Read More Just and Unjust Laws in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Black Panther”

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Highlighting for Students the Process of Writing Comics

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Speaking about writing Black Panther for Marvel back in 2016, Ta-Nehisi Coates, when asked about the challenges of writing comics, responded by saying, “It’s a very backwards — in my mind — process of writing. I mean, it’s the process of writing screenplays, of writing comic books, but it’s nmot the process of writing journalism.” Writing comics requires one to think about multiple aspects … Read More Highlighting for Students the Process of Writing Comics

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The Inevitable Cost of War in “Jungle Action” #11

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Recently, I examined some of Billy Graham’s layouts and panels in Jungle Action Featuring: The Black Panther #11. Since then, I can’t stop thinking about this issue and the ways that it confronts the physical and psychological destruction caused by war and hatred. It reminds me, in some ways, of Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña’s Escape, a series I have written about over the past few months as well. While … Read More The Inevitable Cost of War in “Jungle Action” #11

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