Episode 14: Pride Up: A History of Gays in Comics

 Sources Consulted:  

“COMICON.Com: ANDREYKO & MANHUNTER: Love Is In The Air.” 2006. February 20, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060220114232/http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=004667.

“Dan DiDio Batwoman Marriage.” 2013. The Mary Sue (blog). September 7, 2013. https://www.themarysue.com/dc-comics-no-marriage/.

“DC Forbids Batwoman’s Gay Marriage, Creative Team Leaves [Updated!].” n.d. Gizmodo. Accessed June 1, 2021. https://gizmodo.com/dc-wont-allow-batwomans-gay-marriage-to-be-depicted-1257106266.

Glen Weldon. Twitter Post. July 15, 2020, 1:40 PM. https://twitter.com/ghweldon/status/1283471460305166339.

“Image Comics :: View Topic - The Freedom Ring Controversy.” 2007. September 27, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210726/http://www.imagecomics.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=20996.

Kawasaki, Anton. n.d. “Obsidian – GAY LEAGUE.” Accessed June 1, 2021. https://gayleague.com/obsidian/.

“LGBT Themes in American Mainstream Comics.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LGBT_themes_in_American_mainstream_comics&oldid=1023351863.

“LGBT Themes in Comics.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LGBT_themes_in_comics&oldid=1025835931.

“Prism Comics » Features » In and Out: A Brief History of Marvel’s 2006 Gay Policies.” 2010. March 16, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100316054502/http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=1304.

  

Recommended Reading: 

• Leif and Thorn by Erin Ptah  
• My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata 
  

Episode 13: Getting Vertigo: Sweet Tooth Review

 

Reading This Week: 

Sweet Tooth Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire

Sources Consulted:   

Contino, Jennifer M. (2008, June 5). "A Touch of Vertigo -- Karen Berger." Sequential Tart. http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/feb01/berger.shtml

Hauman, Glenn (2012, December 3). "Karen Berger leaving Vertigo." ComicMix. https://www.comicmix.com/2012/12/03/karen-berger-leaving-vertigo/

Jennings, Dana (2004, September 15). "MEDIA; At House of Comics, a Writer's Champion." The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/15/business/media-at-house-of-comics-a-writer-s-champion.html

Nisen, Jeremy (2010, October 7). "Sweet Tooth's Jeff Lemire: Apocalypse Meets Innocence." Interviews. Under the Radar. https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/sweet_tooths_jeff_lemire

White, Peter (2020, May 12). "'Sweet Tooth': Neflix Gives Series Order to Team Downey's DC Comics Adaptation Starring Christian Convery & James Brolin." Deadline Hollywood. https://deadline.com/2020/05/sweet-tooth-netflix-team-downey-dc-comics-james-brolin-1202932691/

 Recommended Reading:

• Blue Beetle (2006-2009) #7-12 by John Rogers & Keith Giffen & Cully Hamner
• iZombie (2010-2012) by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred

Episode 12: Definitive Origins: Batman Year One Retrospective

 

Reading This Week: 

Batman: Year One (1986) by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli & Richmond Lewis

Sources Consulted:   

Conan, Neal (2005, June 15). "'Batman' Author Frank Miller." Talk of the Nation. NPR. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4704766.

Greenfield, Dan (2014, September 22). "The DENNY O'NEIL INTERVIEWS -- Batman: Year One." 13th Dimension. https://13thdimension.com/the-denny-oneil-interviews-batman-year-one/.

Manning, Matthew K.; Donal, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s." DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p.227. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.

Schedeen, Jesse (2012, March 28). "Batman: Year One -- Deluxe Edition Hardcover Review." IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/28/batman-year-one-deluxe-edition-hardcover-review.

Weldon, Glen (2016). The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4767-5669-1.

 Recommended Reading:

• Batgirl (2000-2006) Vol. 1: Silent Knight by Kelley Puckett & Scott Peterson & Damion Scott
• Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale (2019) by Lauren Myracle & Isaac Goodhart

Episode 11: The Adaptation Story: A Podcast History of Cartoons

Sources Consulted:  

Barbera, Joseph. n.d. Scooby-Doo Meets Batman. Animation, Adventure, Family, Mystery.

Christian Holub. 2017. “Paul Dini Reflects On 25 Years Of Harley Quinn.” EW.Com. September 5, 2017. https://ew.com/books/2017/09/05/paul-dini-25-years-of-harley-quinn/.

Cohen, Susan. 1991. “KID VIDEO GAMES.” Washington Post, April 7, 1991. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1991/04/07/kid-video-games/0436d559-c2d9-4e66-9db4-0ddede435ea1/.

“List of Television Series Based on DC Comics Publications.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_television_series_based_on_DC_Comics_publications&oldid=1022706315.

“List of Television Series Based on Marvel Comics Publications.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_television_series_based_on_Marvel_Comics_publications&oldid=1022472571.

Steve Horton. 2019. “How X-23 Changed After Her Introduction in ‘X-Men: Evolution.’” Marvel Entertainment. November 22, 2019. https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/x-23-character-x-23-evolution-wolverine.

Recommended Reading: 

Harley Quinn (2000-2004) Vol. 1: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes by Karl Kesel, Terry Dodson, & Craig Rousseau

DuckTales: Treasure Trove by Joe Caramagna & Gianfranco Florio

Episode 10: The Return of Horror - A Walking Dead Retrospective

 

Reading This Week: 

The Walking Dead: Days Gone By (2004) by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore

Sources Consulted:   

Cronin, Brian. (2017, October 22). "Comic Legends: Was Walking Dead Going to be Night of the Living Dead?" CBR. 

Moore, Brian L. (1995) "Cultural Power, Resistance, and Pluralism: Colonial Guyana, 1838-1900." University of California Press. pp. 147-149.

Newman, Kim. (2011). "Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen since the 1960s." A&C Black. p. 560. ISBN 9781408805039.

Sullivan, M.P. (2008, May 20). "WEEK OF THE DEAD II: Charlie Adlard." CBR. https://www.cbr.com/week-of-the-dead-ii-charlie-adlard/.

Wigler, J. (2019, July 3). "'Walking Dead' Comics - Source of Multibillion-Dollar Franchise - Ends With Surprise Finale." The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/walking-dead-ends-robert-kirkman-comic-book-ends-surprise-finale-1222097/.

 Recommended Reading:

• Alias Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Gaydos
• "The Human Chair" by Edogawa Ranpo & Junji Ito collected in Venus in theBlind Spot

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

Episode 5: "Comics Go Banana: The Story of Gorillas in Comics" Notes and Bibliography

Reading This Week:

Marvel Apes (2009). Karl Kesel, Ramón F. Bachs, John Watson.

Sources Consulted:   

Benito Cereno. 2017. “Gorillas in Our Midst: A History of Gorillas in Comics.” ComicsAlliance. March 10, 2017. https://comicsalliance.com/history-gorillas-comic-books/.

Binyavanga Wainaina. 2005. “How to Write About Africa.” Granta, 2005. https://granta.com/how-to-write-about-africa/.

Evan Mullicane. 2020. “The Real Reason There Are So Many Talking Gorillas in DC Comics.” ScreenRant. July 13, 2020. https://screenrant.com/real-reason-talking-gorilla-grodd-dc-comics/.

Létang, B., Mulot, B., Alerte, V., Bionda, T., Britton, L., Ter Meulen, T., . . . Sueur, C. (2021). "Social proximities of Developing gorilla Males (Gorilla gorilla GORILLA) in European ZOOs: The consequences of castration and social composition." Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 234, 105175. doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105175

Patrick Gonder. 2004. “Race, Gender and Terror: The Primitive in 1950s Horror Films.” Genders 1998-2013. December 1, 2004. https://www.colorado.edu/gendersarchive1998-2013/2004/12/01/race-gender-and-terror-primitive-1950s-horror-films.

Short, R.V. (1978). "Sex determination and differentiation of the mammalian gonad." International Journal of Andrology, 1(S2a), 21-28. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2605.1978.tb00003.x

Recommended Reading:

• We3 by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely
  
• DCeased: Hope At World's End #8 by Tom Taylor & Karl Mostert & Trevor Scott

Special Acknowledgements: