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Fearscape #1 Review – A Bold Undertaking For Any Story-Teller

October 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

The trope of the fourth-wall-breaking character within the metatextual story has become increasingly popular across all manner of media in recent years. Just because it’s done repeatedly, though, doesn’t always mean it’s done [...]
“What if…?” The Many Identical Dimensions of the Superhero

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Hollow Monsters #1: A Strong Debut with Rich Atmosphere

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Void Trip #5: A Short Yet Oddly Satisfying Psychedelic Journey

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Studying Sequential Art Part 3: Captions & Narration

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Black Panther’s Magneto Syndrome

July 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Africans (and a couple of white guys) of Black Panther’s imagination The production and knockout success of Black Panther are, in some ways, indications that movements like Black Lives Matter have achieved demonstrable success in [...]
Avengers: Infinity War – A Stark Reminder of Why the MCU Works

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Prometheus Vs The Great Automatic Grammatizator

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Black Panther Analysis: Afro-Futurism Takes Centre-Stage

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Notes on Punk: Blade Runner, Transmetropolitan, The Flintstones

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Uncharted Orientalism: Charts and Nazis

November 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

Nathan Drake, running from gunfire and allegations of racism When Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was first announced in 2006, it incited both intense excitement and a fair amount of sniggering. Common jabs revolved around the fact that Nathan [...]
The Red Dead Redemption of White Supremacy

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Sly Cooper, Preserver of Caste Hierarchy: Fending off the Revisionists

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Sly Cooper, Preserver of Caste Hierarchy: In Defense of the Natural Hoarder of Things

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Sly Cooper, Preserver of Caste Hierarchy: Return of the Haters

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On History that Falls Apart

May 29, 2018 // 1 Comment

R. Crumb illustrates PKD In 1978, the science fiction author Philip K. Dick wrote and failed to deliver a guest lecture to a class of creative writing students entitled “How to Build a Universe that Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days [...]
Comics to Spite Fascism: March

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“Happy Holidays from Another World” – The Story

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“Let’s Stir Up Some Drama” – The Story

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F3, Week 70: Happy Holidays from Another World

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HORROR HAIKUS #2 – Official Call for Submissions

April 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

Black Ship Books is seeking comic creators and aspiring comic creators of all stripes to join us for the long-awaited issue two of Horror Haikus! The book, coming to digital comics platforms and print-on-demand later this year, will bring together [...]
Horror Haikus: CALLING ALL CREATORS

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SPARK: A Flash Fiction Anthology now available for Kindle

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CUCKOO coming soon

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Artist Lee Lightfoot Makes Trading Card Waves in 2014

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