Comics Human Rights and Representation Archives - Comic Book Blog

Let’s Hear it for The Aces!

October 25, 2021

Comics Human Rights and Representation, Culture

By Chris Ceary Asexual Awareness Week is upon us! Asexuality refers to a wide spectrum of people who feel either no sexual attraction, who feel a limited amount of attraction, or who only feel attraction u... Read More...

DC Welcomes its Newest Bi-con: Jon Kent!

Chris Ceary

October 11, 2021

Comics, Comics Human Rights and Representation, DC Comics, News

by Chris Ceary Jon Kent is bisexual! Jon Kent, former Superboy and current Superman is bisexual, canonically, officially. A recent interview with Tom Taylor, writer of Superman: Son of Kal-El, revealed that... Read More...

Taking the Long Way: The Super-Heroine’s Struggle for Respect

Bob Reyer

March 8, 2021

Comics, Comics Human Rights and Representation, DC Comics, Featured, Features, Marvel, Tales From the Archives

Taking the Long Way: The Super-Heroine's Struggle for Respect An essay by Bob Reyer With 8 March being International Women's Day, I thought I'd re-post this piece that was originally written for our collabora... Read More...

Comics and Human rights Week: Wonder Woman and The Trickiness of Superheroines

Bob Reyer

May 30, 2017

Comics, Comics Human Rights and Representation, Featured

Carolyn Cocca is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics, Economics, and Law at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury. She is the author of Jailbait: The Politics of Statutory Rape... Read More...

Why We Still Need Wonder Woman

Carolyn Cocca

May 28, 2017

Comics, Comics Human Rights and Representation, DC Comics, Featured, Gender Issues, Women in Comics, Wonder Woman

We still need Wonder Woman. The 75th anniversary of her first appearance coincides with intense, public, necessary conversations about gender and power. She may be a decades-old fictional character, but she can... Read More...

Marvel So White: What’s the Deal with Iron Fist and Other Heroes?

Justin Carter

March 3, 2016

Comics Human Rights and Representation, Featured, Features, TV

Being a fan of Marvel and anything related to it is a recurring roller coaster of excitement, dread, and then resignation. That isn't to say that the House of Ideas doesn't make hits or that they're bad, but th... Read More...

To: Feminism, Love: Fat Me

Melissa Megan

January 18, 2016

Columns, Comics Human Rights and Representation, Gender Issues, The Vocal Minority

To: Feminism, Love: Fat Me By Melissa Megan I've never been a member of Fat Club, until now. Ok, until about 2 years ago. At first, I wasn't happy about my new club status. I've spent my whole life avoidi... Read More...

Diversity and Its Costs in Comics

Darnell Savant Lee

January 15, 2016

Columns, Comics Human Rights and Representation, Featured, Features

Diversity. If I were to ask you what this work means, I could easily get enough answers that it would by synonymous with the words actual definition. Diversity.com defines the word as follows: The inclusion of... Read More...

Comic Book Awards, We Have A Problem

Stephanie Cooke

January 11, 2016

Comics, Comics Human Rights and Representation, Featured

In the wake of the Angoulême Grand Prix debacle, I started the painful process of looking over the numbers over the years… the numbers being the ratio of men to women winners for various comic book awards. It i... Read More...

Diversity Spotlight: Iron Fist

Joe DellaPenna

January 4, 2016

Comics, Comics Human Rights and Representation, Marvel, TV

Diversity Spotlight: Iron Fist By Joe DellaPenna There has been a recent call for diversity in the Marvel cinematic universe and a push to cast an Asian-American as the lead in Iron Fist. In comics, Dann... Read More...

Batwoman #25 Review

BATMAN: FEAR STATE OMEGA REVIEW

Lifetime Passes Review

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #522: Papas Conquin

PS Plus Round Up: Tropico 5

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 – Review

James Gunn Getting Fired Is Gamergate | Talking Games Episode 203

I Am The Night: An Interview With Kevin Conroy

Doubtful About A Faithful Preacher TV Show

Nerd Fusion Issue #1: Red (Comics Version) part 1

Coming Soon! Perpetually Overthinking

Let’s Hear it for The Aces!

Issue #106: The Sandman Overture Discussion

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #524: The Joey You Love in the Dark

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #523: A Rainbow Colored Middle Finger

Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #522: Papas Conquin

Details on Marvel's Original Sin

DC Welcomes its Newest Bi-con: Jon Kent!

BELZEBUBS sign with Century Media Records; release first single and video “Blackened Call”

John Verzyl: A Remembrance

Five Books Brian Michael Bendis Could Write for DC

Meanwhile… Comic Con

Beloved Princess Passes Away; Galaxy Mourns

Let’s Hear it for The Aces!

DC Welcomes its Newest Bi-con: Jon Kent!

Taking the Long Way: The Super-Heroine’s Struggle for Respect

Comics and Human rights Week: Wonder Woman and The Trickiness of Superheroines

Why We Still Need Wonder Woman

Marvel So White: What’s the Deal with Iron Fist and Other Heroes?

To: Feminism, Love: Fat Me

Diversity and Its Costs in Comics

Comic Book Awards, We Have A Problem

Diversity Spotlight: Iron Fist