Episode 9: Keeping it Classy: Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex

 

Sources Consulted:   

Larry Niven. 1971. “Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex,” 1971. http://larryniven.net/stories/Man_of_Steel_Woman_of_Kleenex.shtml.

“Larry Niven.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Larry_Niven&oldid=1017729062.

“Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Man_of_Steel,_Woman_of_Kleenex&oldid=1018222542.

 Recommended Reading:

• Sunstone Vol. 1 by Stjepan Šejić
• Superman: Secret Identity by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen

Episode 8: "Dead Sidekicks: A Winter Soldier Retrospective"

 

Reading This Week: 

Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection (2004) by Ed Brubaker & Steve Epting

Sources Consulted:  

Cronin, Brian. 2021. The Winter Soldier's Ed Brubaker Was Paid More for His Film Cameo Than Creating the Character. CBR. April 15, 2021. https://www.cbr.com/winter-solder-ed-brubaker-paid-more-cameo-creating-winter-soldier/

Hyde, Douglas. 2009. Superheroes Rise in Tough Times. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/03/18/superhero.history/index.html

Manning, Matthew K.; Gilbert, Laura, ed. 2008. 2000s. Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. 2008. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 325. ISBN 978-0756641238.

Montagne, Renee. 2006. Stan Lee on Realism in the World of Comic Heroes. NPR. December 27, 2006. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6684820

Recommended Reading:

Runaways (2003-2004) by Brian K. Vaughn & Adrian Alphona
The Fade Out (2014-2016) by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips

Episode 7: "Champion of the Oppressed: How Superman Krushed the Klan"

Reading This Week:

Superman Smashes the Klan: The Graphic Novel (2020) Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru.

Sources Consulted:  

Bowers, Rick, 1952-. 2012. Superman versus the Ku Klux Klan : The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

Levitt, Steven D. 2005. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. London: Allen Lane.

Polo, Susana. 2019. “The Superman Story That Set the Ku Klux Klan Back Years Is Now a Comic.” Polygon. October 15, 2019. https://www.polygon.com/comics/2019/10/15/20914503/superman-ku-klux-klan-dc-comics-superman-smashes-gene-luen-yang.

“Superman and the Clan of the Fiery Cross.” 1946. The Adventures of Superman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H29BlTaYZ0U.

 

 Recommended Reading:

• Superman vs. Muhammad Ali by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams
• Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn and Nicole Goux
  

Episode 6: "Humor in Translation: An Asterix the Gaul Retrospective" Notes and Bibliography

 Reading This Week:

Asterix Vol. 1 (1961). René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo.

Sources Consulted:   

Cacciottolo, Mario. (2007). "The vital statistics of Asterix". BBC News. October 18, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7049642.stm

Cendrowicz, Leo. (2009). "Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World." Time. November 19, 2009. https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1931169,00.html

Jai. (2019). "Tackling Racism in Children's Books: What Asterix Taught Me About Parenting". Nashville Public Library. August 23, 2019. https://library.nashville.org/blog/2019/08/tackling-racism-childrens-books-what-asterix-taught-me-about-parenting

Nellis, Spenser. (2019). "Papercutz takes over Asterix Publishing in the Americas!". Papercutz. December 4, 2019. https://papercutz.com/papercutz-takes-over-asterix-publishing-in-the-americas

Sonal Panse. (2009). "Goscinny and Uderzo". Buzzle.com. 2009. https://buzzle.com/editorials/6-3-2004-54995.asp

Ye, Sonia. (2017). "With the crazy 'Italics', Asterix returns for 37th adventure". Reuters. October 19, 2009. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-asterix/with-the-crazy-italics-asterix-returns-for-37th-adventure-idUSKBN1CO10X

Recommended Reading:

• Cartoon History of the Universe by Larry Gonick
• Far Side Gallery by Gary Larson
  
• Nancy by Olivia Jaimes

Special Acknowledgements: 

    Nina