Episode 31: The Story of Milestone Comics

 

Sources Consulted: 

Adams, Tim. 2017. “Dwayne McDuffie’s Estate Sues Over Milestone Revival.” CBR. August 2, 2017. https://www.cbr.com/dwayne-mcduffie-estate-milestone-revival/.

———. 2020. “FanDome LIVE: DC’s Surprise Comics Panel Is All About Milestone.” CBR. August 22, 2020. https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-fandome-milestone-comics/.

“Blood Syndicate Returns to the Dakotaverse This May in An All-New Limited Series! | DC.” n.d. Accessed February 14, 2022. https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2022/02/10/blood-syndicate-returns-to-the-dakotaverse-this-may-in-an-all-new-limited-series.

Brown, Jeffrey A. 2001. Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.

Ching, Albert. 2015. “SDCC: Milestone Media Returns to DC Comics as ‘Earth-M.’” CBR. July 11, 2015. https://www.cbr.com/sdcc-milestone-media-returns-to-dc-comics-as-earth-m/.

Cunningham, Phillip L. 2019. “A Complicitous Critique: Reading Dwayne McDuffie’s ‘Icon’ in the Wake of ‘The Death of Superman.’” AAIHS (blog). October 10, 2019. https://www.aaihs.org/a-complicitous-critique-reading-dwayne-mcduffies-icon-in-the-wake-of-the-death-of-superman/.

Daniels, Norbert. 2020. “Milestone Comics Was Way Ahead on LGBTQ Representation.” Nerdist (blog). June 30, 2020. https://nerdist.com/article/milestone-comics-static-shock-lgbtq-representation/.

Dar, Taimur. 2018. “Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 2: The Cover DC Comics Was Afraid to Print.” The Beat (blog). February 16, 2018. https://www.comicsbeat.com/dwayne-mcduffie-week-day-2-the-cover-dc-comics-was-afraid-to-print/.

“Dwayne McDuffie.” 2022. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dwayne_McDuffie&oldid=1067527488.

Howard, Sheena C., author. 2017. Encyclopedia of Black Comics. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing.

Jennings, Collier. 2021. “Milestone Media Will Continue to Honor the Legacy of Dwayne McDuffie.” CBR. May 30, 2021. https://www.cbr.com/milestone-honor-dwayne-mcduffie-legacy/.

Kit, Borys. 2020. “Michael B. Jordan, Outlier Society to Produce DC Movie ‘Static Shock’ (Exclusive).” The Hollywood Reporter (blog). October 16, 2020. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-b-jordan-outlier-society-to-produce-dc-movie-static-shock-exclusive-4077741/.

MacDonald, Heidi. 2020. “#BlackOutTuesday – Dwayne McDuffie Week Day 1: Validation through Black Panther.” The Beat (blog). June 2, 2020. https://www.comicsbeat.com/blackouttuesday-dwayne-mcduffie-week-day-1-validation-through-black-panther/.

Maddaus, Gene. 2017. “Estate of Comic Pioneer Sues Over Milestone Media Revival.” Variety (blog). August 1, 2017. https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/dwayne-mcduffie-reginald-hudlin-milestone-media-1202512743/.

“Milestone Media.” 2022. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Milestone_Media&oldid=1071678441.

Sage, Terrence. 2021. “Milestone Comics, the Diverse and Boundary-Pushing Superhero Series, Is Back after Two-Decade Hiatus.” June 11, 2021. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/milestone-comics-returns/.

 

Patrons: 

Ben & Claire

Rosie

 

Recommended Reading: 

Nubia & The Amazons by Vita Ayala, Stephanie Williams, Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, Romulo

Fajardo Jr, Emilio Lopez

Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze

Episode 24: Shang-Chi and the Legend of Asian Superheroes

 

Sources Consulted: 

Chang, Justin. 2021a. “Marvel’s 1st Asian Superhero Gets The Full Blockbuster Treatment In ‘Shang-Chi.’” NPR, September 1, 2021, sec. Movie Reviews. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1032875594/shang-chi-review-marvels-1st-asian-superhero.

 “Chinese American Eyes: The Green Turtle in China.” Chinese American Eyes (blog). August 8, 2014. https://chimericaneyes.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-green-turtle-in-china.html.

Edward Said. 2003. “Orientalism.” CounterPunch.Org. August 5, 2003. https://www.counterpunch.org/2003/08/05/orientalism/.

Grunenwald, Joe. 2021. “Syndicated Comics.” The Beat (blog). May 13, 2021. https://www.comicsbeat.com/marvels-voices-identity-asian-super-heroes/.

“How Kung Fu Movies Conquered America, and Overcame Bruce Lee’s.” n.d. Hong Kong News (blog). Accessed September 6, 2021. https://hksar.org/how-kung-fu-movies-conquered-america-and-overcame-bruce-lee-s-death.

Ito, Robert. 2021. “How Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, Knocked Down Stereotypes.” The New York Times, September 3, 2021, sec. Movies. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/03/movies/shang-chi-marvel.html.

Jay, Alex. 2014a. “Chinese American Eyes: About the Artist: Chu F. Hing.” Chinese American Eyes (blog). January 17, 2014. https://chimericaneyes.blogspot.com/2014/01/about-artist-chu-f-hing.html.

Lee, Jonathan. n.d. “‘Iron Fist’ Was Always Racist, and the Netflix Show Isn’t Helping.” Inverse. Accessed September 6, 2021. https://www.inverse.com/article/47414-iron-fist-being-white-was-always-racist-netflix.

“List of Asian Superheroes.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Asian_superheroes&oldid=1043328634.

Marshall, Laticia Donelle. 2019. “Representations of Women and Minorities Groups in Comics.” Master of Arts, San Jose, CA, USA: San Jose State University. https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.tqqb-445h.

“Marvel’s 1st Asian Superhero Gets The Full Blockbuster Treatment In ‘Shang-Chi.’” 2021. Fresh Air. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1032875594/shang-chi-review-marvels-1st-asian-superhero.

Pimenta, Paul. 2017. “15 Amazing Asian Superheroes.” CBR (blog). March 26, 2017. https://www.cbr.com/15-amazing-asian-superheroes/.

Radio ·, C. B. C. 2021. “Why the Green Turtle Might Be the World’s First Asian-American Superhero | CBC Radio.” CBC. September 3, 2021. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/anger-on-the-campaign-trail-the-green-turtle-politics-on-dating-apps-el-chiringuito-willie-dunn-and-more-1.6163700/why-the-green-turtle-might-be-the-world-s-first-asian-american-superhero-1.6164070.

Schwein, Uncultured. 2020. “Asian Representation in Comics: Who Does It Best East or West?” Medium. December 14, 2020. https://aninjusticemag.com/asian-representation-in-comics-who-does-it-best-east-or-west-122f7d0a62b5.

Shaw, Tristan. 2019. “1973: When Kung Fu Ruled the American Box Office.” SupChina (blog). July 12, 2019. https://supchina.com/2019/07/12/1973-when-kung-fu-ruled-the-american-box-office/.

Stone, Sam. 2021. “Batman: Soul of the Dragon Makes Richard Dragon the Coolest DC Character.” CBR (blog). January 26, 2021. https://www.cbr.com/batman-soul-of-the-dragon-richard-dragon-coolest-dc-character/.

Tan, Shelly. n.d. “Shang-Chi and the Fight against Yellow Peril.” Washington Post. Accessed September 6, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/interactive/2021/shang-chi-asian-tropes/.

Tandy Lau. 2019. “The Ultimate List Of Asian American Superheroes.” Character Media (blog). May 28, 2019. https://charactermedia.com/the-ultimate-list-of-asian-american-superheroes-asian-superheroes-atom-jubilee-kamala-kahn-quake-shang-chi-nico-minoru-silk-kato-aquaman/.

Van, Nadia Siu. 2015. “Silk: Marvel’s New Asian American Female Superhero.” Hyphen Magazine. April 15, 2015. https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2015/4/15/silk-marvel%E2%80%99s-new-asian-american-female-superhero.

Wang, Hansi Lo. 2014. “Was The Green Turtle The First Asian-American Superhero?” NPR, July 15, 2014. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/07/15/330121290/was-the-green-turtle-the-first-asian-american-superhero.

“Was The Green Turtle The First Asian-American Superhero?” Morning Edition. NPR. 2014. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/07/15/330121290/was-the-green-turtle-the-first-asian-american-superhero.

Wheeler, Andrew. n.d. “Comics Alliance Presents The 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics.” Accessed September 6, 2021. https://comicsalliance.com/comics-sexiest-male-characters/.

Yamamoto, J. K. 2013. “‘Marvels & Monsters’ Explores Images of Asians in Comic Books.” Rafu Shimpo. October 8, 2013. http://rafu.com/2013/10/marvels-monsters-explores-images-of-asians-in-comic-books/.

Yamato, Jen. 2021. “‘Shang-Chi’ and What It Took to Finally Get an Asian Superhero Movie into the MCU.” Los Angeles Times, September 2, 2021, sec. Movies. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-09-02/shang-chi-simu-liu-marvel-asian-hero.

Yang, Gene Luen. 2020. Superman Smashes the Klan. Burbank: DC Comics.

 

Recommended Reading

• Immortal Iron Fists by Kaare Andrews and Afu Chan
• Jubilee by Robert Kirkman, Derec Donovan, & Casey Jones 

Episode 23: A Team 60 Years in the Making: Suicide Squad Retrospective

 

Reading This Week: 

Suicide Squad: The Silver Age by Robert Kanigher & Ross Andru
Suicide Squad (1987-1992) by John Ostrander, John Byrne, & Kim Yale
Suicide Squad (2001-2002) by Keith Giffen & Paco Medina
Suicide Squad (2007-2008) by John Ostrander & Javier Piña
Suicide Squad (2011-2014) by Adam Glass & Federico Dallocchio
Suicide Squad (2016-2019) by Rob Williams

Sources Consulted:   

Flameing Jr, Mike (2018, October 9). "James Gunn Boards Suicide Squad 2 To Write And Possibly Direct". Deadline Hollywood. https://deadline.com/2018/10/james-gunn-boards-suicide-squad-2-to-write-and-possibly-direct-1202479455/

Ostrander, John (2016, October 9). "John Ostrander's Picking Favorites". ComicMix. http://www.comicmix.com/2016/10/09/john-ostranders-picking-favorites/

Polo, Susana (2015, July 16). "The Suicide Squad, explained". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8974897/suicide-squad-explainer

 Recommended Reading:

• Batman and the Outsiders (1983-1987) by Mike W. Barr & Jim Aparo 
• Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew

Episode 21: Webcomics Pushing Boundaries: Check, Please! Season One Review

 

Reading This Week: 

Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu

Sources Consulted:   

(2021, June 8). "2021 Eisner Awards Nominations". Comic-Con International: San-Diego. https://www.comic-con.org/awards/2021-eisner-awards-nominations

Baker-Whitelaw, Gavia (2015, May 19). "How a webcomic about hockey players became a cult favorite on Tumblr". The Daily Dot. https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/omg-check-please-hockey-webcomic-ngozi-ukazu/

Dochak, Sarah (2011, November 29). "Pioneering the page: The decline of print comics, the growth of webcomics and the flexibility, innovation and controversy of both". Gauntlet. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133117/http://m.thegauntlet.ca/story/pioneering-page

Hagerty, Michael (2018, November 1). "Check, Please! How a Web Comic About Hockey and Baking Went Viral". Houston Public Media. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2018/11/01/310102/check-please/

Hennum, Shea; O'Neil, Tim; Rosberg, Caitlin; Sava, Oliver (2015, November 24). "Self-published Check, Please! shows the value of a passion project". The A.V. Club. https://www.avclub.com/self-published-check-please-shows-the-value-of-a-pass-1798286731

Lawson, Emma (2016, April 6). "Baking, Bros And Beyonce: Should You Be Reading 'Check, Please'?". Comics Alliance. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413023635/http://comicsalliance.com/check-please-readers-guide/

McCloud, Scott (2000). Reinventing Comics. New York: Paradox Press. p. 200-233. ISBN 0-06-095350-0.

Rall, Ted (2006). Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists. New York: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 1-56163-465-4.

 Recommended Reading:

• Hark, a Vagrant! by Kate Beaton
• Dumbing of Age by David M. Willis

Episode 20: The Marvel Bankruptcy Saga Part 2: Toys and Heroes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources Consulted:   

 

“Carl Icahn.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Icahn&oldid=1032044267. 

“Heroes World Distribution.” 2020. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heroes_World_Distribution&oldid=942849989.

“How Marvel Went From Bankruptcy to Billions.” 2018. Den of Geek. April 17, 2018. https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-marvel-went-from-bankruptcy-to-billions/. 

“Isaac Perlmutter.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isaac_Perlmutter&oldid=1033244082.

“Marvel Comics.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marvel_Comics&oldid=1030337082   

News, Bloomberg. 2008. “Perelman to Settle Marvel Suit.” The New York Times, August 8, 2008, sec. Business. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/business/media/08comic.html.  

Raviv, Dan. 2004. Comic Wars: Marvel's Battle for Survival. New York: Levant Books.

 

 Recommended Reading:

• Batgirl: Stephanie Brown by Bryan Q. Miller, Lee Garbett, Pere Perez, & John Trevor Scott. 
• Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis & Sara Pichelli 
• Miles Morales: Shock Waves by Justin A. Reynolds & Pablo Leon

Patreon Acknowledgements:

Ben & Claire 

Episode 19: A Spy and a Hero: Black Widow Through the Years

 

 

Reading This Week: 

Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #52 by Stan Lee, Don Rico (N. Korok), & Don Heck
Black Widow: The Name of the Rose by Marjorie Liu & Daniel Acuña
Black Widow: The Finely Woven Thread by Nathan Edmonson & Phil Noto
Black Widow: S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Most Wanted by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee

Sources Consulted:   

Finke, Nikki. (March 11, 2009). "ANOTHER 'IRON MAN 2' DEAL: Scarlett Johannson to Replace Emily Blunt as Black Widow for Lousy Lowball Money". Deadline. https://deadline.com/2009/03/another-iron-man-2-exclusive-scarlett-johannson-will-replace-emily-blunt-in-iron-man-2-8763/

Gray, Melissa. (October 11, 2013). "Writer Nathan Edmonson Talkes Black Widow #1". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/11/nycc-writer-nathan-edmondson-talks-black-widow-1

Knight, Rosie. (August 30, 2017). "Marjorie Liu talks BLACK WIDOW and Creating Strong Female Characters in Comics (EXCLUSIVE)". Nerdist. https://nerdist.com/article/marjorie-liu-talks-black-widow-and-creating-strong-female-characters-in-comics-exclusive/

Moore, Trent. (February 3, 2016). "New Look at Eisner-Winning Team's Reboot of Marvel Comics' Black Widow". Syfy. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/new-look-at-eisner-winning-teams-reboot-of-marvel-comics-black-widow

 

 Recommended Reading:

• Chase (1998-1999) by Dan Curtis Johnson & J.H. Williams III
• Silk (2015) by Robbie Thompson & Stacey Lee, et al.

Episode 18: The Marvel Bankruptcy Saga: Tulips, Bubbles, and Billionaires

 Sources Consulted:  

“Heroes World Distribution.” 2020. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heroes_World_Distribution&oldid=942849989.

“How Marvel Went From Bankruptcy to Billions.” 2018. Den of Geek. April 17, 2018. https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-marvel-went-from-bankruptcy-to-billions/.

Lauer, Jonathon. 2018. “The History of Image Comics.” The Nerdd (blog). November 30, 2018. https://thenerdd.com/2018/11/30/the-history-of-image-comics/.

“MacAndrews & Forbes.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MacAndrews_%26_Forbes&oldid=1022721593.

“Marvel Comics.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marvel_Comics&oldid=1030337082.

“Ronald Perelman.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Perelman&oldid=1022882591.

SLOAN, ALLAN. 1991. “MARVEL COMICS DEAL SHOWS WHY PERELMAN IS THE INCREDIBLE HULK OF INVESTING.” Washington Post, June 4, 1991. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1991/06/04/marvel-comics-deal-shows-why-perelman-is-the-incredible-hulk-of-investing/1463f8bd-32ec-4360-99b8-13736ebc1295/.

 

Recommended Reading: 

 

• The Old Guard by Greg Rucka & Leandro Fernandez
• Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Zeck

Episode 17: What Makes a Monster? Monstress Review

 

Reading This Week: 

Monstress Vol. 1 by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

Sources Consulted:   

Cruz, Lenika. "Marjorie Liu on the Road to Making 'Monstress.'" The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/09/marjorie-liu-monstress-interview/539394/

McMillan, Graeme (2015, November 3). "'Monstress': Inside the Fantasy Comic About Race, Feminism And The Monster Within." The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/monstress-inside-fantasy-comic-race-836391/

Narcisse, Evan (2015, November 23). "Monstress Is a Gorgeous Comic Book About Racism, War and Slavery." Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/monstress-is-a-gorgeous-comic-book-about-racism-war-an-1744178284

Rosberg, Caitlin (2015, Novermber 10). "Monstress Captivates with Its Fusion of Western Comics and Manga." A.V. Club. https://www.avclub.com/monstress-captivates-with-its-fusion-of-western-comics-1798286246

Song, Min Hyoung. "Monsters Come Home: On Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda's 'Monstress.'" Los Angeles Review of Books. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/monsters-come-home-marjorie-liu-sana-takedas-monstress/

Vesenlinovic, Milena (2014, December 16). "How a Lawyer Left the Courtroom to Discover She Had X-Men Powers." CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/16/world/asia/marjorie-liu-bestselling-author-lawyer/

 Recommended Reading:

• Inuyasha Vol. 1: Pulled Through Time! by Rumiko Takahashi
• Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O’Connell

Episode 16: Print and Pride: Zines Through The Years

 

 

Sources Consulted:

Coyner, Libby. LibGuides: Zines: AIDS/HIV Activism through Zines. https://elon.libguides.com/zines/ACTUP. Accessed 28 Apr. 2021. Duncombe, Stephen. Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture. Verso, 1997, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/003949584. Glover, Cameron. “A Labor Of Love: Why Zines Will Always Be An Important Part Of Queer Culture.” GO Magazine, 25 Oct. 2017, http://gomag.com/article/what-zines-mean-to-the-queer-community/. Portillo, Nayeli. “The Queer Zine Archive Project Is Preserving LGBTQ+ Stories Mainstream Media Won’t.” Them., https://www.them.us/story/queer-zine-archive-project-milwaukee. Accessed 28 Apr. 2021. QZAP - Queer Zine Archive. https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/About/Index. Accessed 28 Apr. 2021.

Recommended Reading: 

• Your Black Friend by Ben Passmore
• Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka & J.H. Williams III
• Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 12: Grasscutter by Stan Sakai
  
  

Episode 15: Pride for a New Generation: Who the #*&% Are the Young Avengers?

Reading This Week: 

Young Avengers (2005-2006) by Allan Heinberg & Jim Cheung

Sources Consulted:   

Colton, David (2008, January 9). "Comic Fans Fume as Marvel Erases Spidey-MJ Marriage."  USA Today. https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-01-09-spider-man-marriage_N.htm

Figuracion, Neil (2005, November 4). "Who The #*&% Is Allan Heinberg - Part 3." Broken Frontier. https://web.archive.org/web/20061112145454/http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=262

Jeffers. (2007). "Tom D/Avengers Next Interview in the Pulse." Comicboards. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024530/http://www.comicboards.com/spidergirl/view.php?trd=061119024401

Melrose, Kevin (2006, June 16). "Young Avengers Wins GLAAD Award." Newsrama. http://blog.newsarama.com/2006/06/16/young-avengers-wins-glaad-award/

Heinberg, Allan (2018, October 10). "Guest Speaker Series: Allan Heinberg." newyorkfilmacademy. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70qU-DnCTHU&t=146s

 Recommended Reading:

• Birds of Prey (1999-2009) Vol. 3 by Chuck Dixon & Jackson Guice & Greg Land
• Champions (2016-2018) by Mark Waid & Humberto Ramos