Jesse RegoEC Comics Never Scared Children, They Scared the Government.After several interviews with people who were children when the EC comics in the 50’s were published, interesting results revealing the…Mar 17, 2019Mar 17, 2019
Jesse RegoDigging Deeper into EC ComicsEC Comics often gets a bad wrap when it comes to the debate over whether comics are considered a tasteful, if even distinguished at all…Mar 10, 2019Mar 10, 2019
Jesse RegoDid Kids Actually Read the Horrifying 1950’s EC Comics, or Was it Their Parents?Recently I have started a mini ethnography study in which I am interviewing people who remember reading EC comics in the 50's and how they…Mar 10, 2019Mar 10, 2019
Jesse RegoYou Used to be Able to Get Comics at Circle K?Over the weekend I spoke with a friend about comics. We’ve had multiple conversations about comics and video games. We often have very…Mar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019
Jesse RegoNon-Fiction ComicsThe Adventures in Electricity is a short non-fiction comic series that was published by the General Electric Company in the 40’s. This…Feb 24, 2019Feb 24, 2019
Jesse RegoA Religious Swerve in Sabrina the Teen Age WitchSabrina the Teen Age Witch was a popular sitcom in the 90’s, but it originated as a spin-off series produced by Archie Comics. The series…Feb 10, 2019Feb 10, 2019
Jesse RegoA Perfect 50’s Image: A MythI read issue #22 of Crime SuspenStories for a few reasons. One being that its cover caused so much controversy upon its production…Feb 3, 2019Feb 3, 2019
Jesse RegoA Horror Story for Kids“The Vault of Horror” first issue, is surprisingly spooky. Looking at just the cover, Robin Hood is tied up, on display about to be…Jan 27, 2019Jan 27, 2019
Jesse RegoBatman, Friend or Foe?I have recently taken an interest in the Batman Detective Comics series. In the first issue that I read, number 993, Batman teamed up with…Jan 20, 2019Jan 20, 2019
Jesse RegoAn Emo Kid’s Journey through ComicsWhen I was thirteen I was introduced to comic books by some goofy friends that I met in middle school. Of course I was made fun of because…Jan 12, 2019Jan 12, 2019