Allison BlaineMarvel House ads from the Silver Age to the Modern AgeHouse ads are notable because they allow for insight into what a publisher thinks is most appealing about the content they are creating…Mar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
Allison BlaineComic Book House Ads — What even are they?House ads are advertisements within comic books that promote the publisher’s own content. Frequently they are drawn by the same artists as…Mar 14, 2019Mar 14, 2019
Allison BlaineVillains, and Not the Best People, but the Queerness!!I started by asking TK about which comics she most enjoys. She’s more into DC than Marvel, mostly because it was what she had access to…Mar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019
Allison BlaineAdvertising in Comics through an Economic LenseThe October 2018 article “The Economics of the Modern American Comic Book Market” by Jerry Hionis and YoungHa Ki in the Journal of…Feb 18, 2019Feb 18, 2019
Allison BlaineAn Analysis of Spider-Man Into the Spider Verse as a Revisonary WorkIn The Anxiety of Influence, Harold Bloom describes his theory of poetry by breaking concepts down into six revisionary ratios: clinamen…Feb 11, 2019Feb 11, 2019
Allison BlaineJoin Forces with Super Heroes — You Already Know ThemThe first page of Iron Man Issue #286 features an ad compelling readers to “join forces with Marvel’s Super Heroes.” It depicts four…Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Allison BlaineShock, Suspense, and…. Moral Messages?An Evaluation of EC Comics Shock Suspense Stories Issue #5Jan 28, 2019Jan 28, 2019
Allison BlaineFantastic Four #374’s Quiet Critique of Toxic MasculinityFantastic Four, issue #374 contains an important undercurrent of criticism against elements of toxic masculinity. Between the main plot…Jan 21, 2019Jan 21, 2019
Allison BlaineThe Amazing-ly hard to find in the suburbs SpidermanGrowing Up in the Age of Superhero Movies and Why Comics MatterJan 14, 2019Jan 14, 2019
