Danya TorpMeeting Ms. MarvelI met Ms. Marvel in the back of a comic book store, tucked between tall wooden shelves, me cross legged on the floor, comics strewn around…Mar 21, 2019Mar 21, 2019
Danya TorpThe Amazing World of ComicsSo I’ve tasked myself with reading ten issues of Ms. Marvel, five of which from 1977 and the other five from Kamala Khan. To those of you…Mar 13, 2019Mar 13, 2019
Danya TorpMy Friend the Comic NerdTrigger warning: use of swear words in direct quotations so as to not take away from the conversation.Mar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019
Danya TorpThe 14th Dalai Lama in ComicsComic books are often thought of by contemporary audiences as avenues for telling stories through both illustration and literature…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Danya TorpDoes Anyone Else Love Kamala Khan?Two Muslim Superheroine’s walk into the room, and only one does it right. At least, that seems to be the case presented by Miriam Kent of…Feb 17, 20191Feb 17, 20191
Danya TorpBefore She Was KamalaAccording to an article published by Smithsonian Magazine on February 15th, 2017, titled “The 1977 Conference on Women’s Rights That Split…Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Danya TorpThe Horror of EC ComicsMy experience with the genre of horror has been a long and twisted genre. Where I refuse to watch TV shows or movies marketed as thrillers…Jan 25, 2019Jan 25, 2019
Danya TorpKamala Khan as The New Ms. MarvelAs I was walking downtown this weekend I found myself outside the first comic book store I’d ever been in. Up a narrow staircase and…Jan 23, 2019Jan 23, 2019
Danya TorpDo Comics Matter?Since the beginning of human existence on this earth the ability to tell stories is the most profoundly human one. When we move beyond the…Jan 11, 2019Jan 11, 2019