Hat Week: The Hats of Romance Comics Explained

Tiina | March 6, 2010

Hats and head-wear play an important role in romance comics. By studying the trends of the era, and using hats as signifyers we can gain understanding about social norms and the political climate in romance comics.
In other words, let’s look at the crazy crap people put on their heads in the Silver Age.
Head wraps were [...]

Living Between Wednesdays Holiday Gift Guide Part 3: Gifts for Jerks

Johnathan | December 17, 2009

Part 3: For the Jerk in your Life
Jerks. Everybody knows one or two. Maybe they’re your best friend or brother or something, but they’re definitely the one pointing and laughing as you do a header into a snowbank one frigid February morn. This time of year, one might be tempted to leave the local jerk [...]

LBW Holiday Gift Guide Part 2: For the Creepy

Johnathan | December 16, 2009

Part 2: For the Creep in your Life
Everyone knows some creeps, and sometimes you end up having to get them presents, like when they’re related to you or for some reason friends with your spouse. Or you’re trying to butter up your boss, maybe. Well, rather than giving them a bar of soap and an [...]

LBW Holiday Gift Guide Part 1: Fashion Fun

Johnathan | December 15, 2009

Once again the holidays approach, as implacable as Galactus and as dead-set on devouring the Earth (or at least those portions of it devoted to retail). And everyone has those two or three people who are extremely hard to buy for, just like Galactus is. So unless you’ve chosen to adopt the Ultimate Nullifier of [...]

Adscape 2: The Captain Tootsie Revenge Squad

Johnathan | December 5, 2009

"Okay, everybody, calm down! Silence I say! This meeting of the Captain Tootsie Revenge Squad is hereby called to order! There’s no old business to attend to, so let’s move on to inducting our latest member! I believe that we should begin by introducing ourselves, and as chairman I shall go first!"

"I am the feared [...]