Religion in Jack Kirby’s Fourth World and Beyond Editor: Matthew Brake Jack Kirby needs no introduction. He was one of the most prolific and creative figures in the history of modern mainstream superhero comics and few others have done more to influence the superhero genre in various media across decades. Plenty of ink has been…
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Extended Call for Papers: Theology and Religion in Daredevil
Title: Faith, Morality, and the Man without Fear: Theology and Religion in Daredevil Editors: Taylor Thomas and Regan Hardeman Abstract, CV, and Proposal due: September 30, 2023 Initial Final Paper due: February 28, 2024 Created by Stan Lee, Bill Everett, and Jack Kirby in 1964, Daredevil is a triumph in comic book writing that provocatively…
Call for Papers: Theology and Religion in Daredevil
Title: Faith, Morality, and the Man without Fear: Theology and Religion in Daredevil Editors: Taylor Thomas and Regan Hardeman Abstract, CV, and Proposal due: July 30, 2023 Initial Final Paper due: November 15, 2023 Created by Stan Lee, Bill Everett, and Jack Kirby in 1964, Daredevil is a triumph in comic book writing that provocatively…
Why Theology and Spider-Man?
By George Tsakiridis As I begin writing this I am listening to the song “Stressed Out” by Twenty-One Pilots. It states “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days, when our momma sang us to sleep, but now we’re stressed out.” In the newest book in the Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture…
Extended Call for Papers: Religion in Spider-Man Comics
Call For Papers: Religion in Spider-Man Comics – A Textual Look at our Favorite Web-Slinger Volume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV Due: October 24, 2021 Initial Final Paper Due: March 1, 2022 There are few comic book heroes that rise to the level of Spider-Man. He is the foundation for most of the…
Analyzing Religion in Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X: Epilogue
At long last, David Canham‘s epilogue for his ongoing blog series for Sequart on Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X. Here is an excerpt: “One also cannot deny how well-crafted the House of X / Powers of X series is. The questionable morality of the X-Men’s new status quo does not make the storytelling any less compelling. Hickman…
Analyzing Religion in Jonathan Hickman’s Powers of X #6
I’m happy to present the second to last entry in David Canham‘s ongoing blog series for Sequart on religion in Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X. Next week, I will be posting a link to his epilogue for the blog series. Here is an excerpt: “In returning to the theme of prophecy, Hickman brings…
Analyzing Religion in Jonathan Hickman’s House of X #6
Once again, I am happy to present another post from our friends over at Sequart from David Canham‘s ongoing blog series analyzing religion in Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X. Here is an excerpt: “But, Krakoa is supposed to be a mutant paradise, a perfect society as first introduced in Chapter 1: House of X #1….
Analyzing Religion in Jonathan Hickman’s Powers of X #5
We are coming close to the end of David Canham‘s analysis of Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X series over at Sequart. Here is an excerpt: “One theory of religion postulates that such belief systems arise out of questions that remain (as of yet) beyond our ability to answer. Wondering, ‘Where did everything ultimately…
Analyzing Religion in Jonathan Hickman’s House of X #5
I’m happy to present another installment from our friend David Canham‘s series for Sequart on religion in Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X story. Here is an excerpt: “Although only the ninth of twelve chapters, House of X #5 brings the entire House of X / Powers of X series to its thematic and symbolic climax. How fitting then, that…
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