This semester Michigan State University is offering History 110H. It is entitled History of the Modern Comic Book, and I looks to be awesome. The class is taught by Ethan Watrall who works in the history department but is also heavily involved in the Serious Games undergrad and graduate programs at the University. He’s posting [...]

Long time, no read. I’ve had a pretty crazy summer and sadly my blogging (and drinking) have suffered mightily. Luckily it appears that  things are finally settling down and I’ve been able to successfully hop off the wagon and hit the ground running/stumbling. If I seem a bit rusty, I hope you understand.
I picked up [...]

It’s no secret that I think Superman is a total knob. I also happen to love The Dark Knight Returns. Not just because Supes gets his ass handed to him, but also because it portrays Batman in some of the harshest light possible yet still manages to completely humanize him. 
Anyway, enough of the setup. The [...]

There’s an awesome blog up over at coveredblog.blogspot.com. The project has artists redraw classic comic covers and the results are pretty consistently awesome, or at the very least interesting. Some of the more abstract covers are especially interesting, but I love seeing alternate interpretations of the characters I know and love. 
Definitely worth checking out!

One of my good friends started an email conversation to determine what would make up the ideal Superhero Cabinet in his administration. The conversation went back and forth over email for a few weeks, then we convened for his birthday, and to decide on the final pics and make our arguments for each position. Hit the jump [...]