C4SS scholars Kevin Carson and Nathan Goodman join us to play Multiversus and talk economics in the gaming and comics industries. We’ll touch on indie game pricing, the recent Warner Bros. merger, and some new game, show, and comic premieres. Tune in THIS Friday, September 16th at 7:00 PM EST. Watch on Facebook: C4SS Facebook…

C4SS scholars and Batman aficionados Roderick Long and Cory Massimino join us as we discuss the launch of the “Rippaverse” comics, re-cap San Diego Comic Con, and remember Alan Grant. Tune in on Friday, August 19th at 7:00 PM EST. Watch on Facebook: Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS) Watch on YouTube: 

Join us this Friday for the third Anti-Nazi Gaming League stream with special guest James Weeks, host of Podcast Titles are a Spook. We’ll be playing a good old-fashioned classic, Rogue Squadron, and discussing the latest in comic, gaming, and otherwise geeky news. In particular, we’ll be discussing Star Wars, the changes to Disney’s status…

Di Cory Massimino. Originale pubblicato il 14 novembre 2018 con il titolo The Man Who Changed Superheroes Forever. Traduzione di Enrico Sanna. Anche se non avete mai letto un fumetto né visto un film di supereroi, Stan Lee ha influenzato la vostra vita. Con il suo modo di raccontare. Il suo rapporto con l’eroismo. La…

Even if you’ve never read a comic book or seen a superhero movie, Stan Lee has affected your life. His storytelling. His approach to heroism. His moral lessons. His ethos, embodied in the catchphrase “Excelsior!” The Mount Rushmore of modern pop culture surely has a spot for him. His imagination permeates humanity’s modern collective imagination….

In the first Avengers movie, Black Widow stands alone in a field of men. Despite being the token female character, she breaks the bounds of classic Hollywood femininity and demonstrates depth and a sense of humor. Then came Avengers 2: Age of Ultron. In a highly controversial move, Black Widow reveals that she is infertile,…

Origin Story  Those who are not familiar with comic books and the history surrounding them may be confused about the recent kerfuffle over the Batgirl cover and it being pulled. Never fear! For I have in my Utility Belt of Knowledge, the proper gadgets to give some context and offer critique. Batgirl, or Barbara Gordon as she is better…

With Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book, coauthors Jordan Raphael and Tom Spurgeon provide a balanced biography — thorough, yet a concise 300 pages; sympathetic yet markedly non-hagiographic — of not only the titular comics stalwart, shown punching through the comics page like one of his larger-than-life creations in the playful cover illustration; not even just…