Madeleine WackNewspaper Comic Strips in Daily LifeIn a 1957 American Anthology Series, Critic Gilbert Seldes wrote: “Of all the lively arts the Comic Strip is the most despised and, with…Mar 18, 2019Mar 18, 2019
Madeleine WackThe Surprising Importance of Newspaper Comic StripsWhen something becomes routine it is all too easy to overlook its significance. For so many, reading the newspaper comic strips became…Mar 11, 2019Mar 11, 2019
Madeleine WackInterview w/ My Father: Comics as Family Tradition and MoreI decided to interview my father since our mutual love of comics is something we’ve always bonded over and, as he is of a different…Mar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019
Madeleine WackA Sight to Remember: Bechdel’s Humorous and Heartbreaking *Fun Home* Proves That Comics are an…By: Madeleine WackFeb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Madeleine WackDeath, Death, and FriendsIn graduate thesis paper, “Not Cruel, Blessed, or Merciful: Pratchett, Gaiman, and the Personification of Death,” Kiki V. Canon examines…Feb 18, 2019Feb 18, 2019
Madeleine WackLex Luthor: What He Was, What He Became, and What it MeantJust as comic-book superheroes often undergo many re-inventions throughout time, so, too, do their arch-nemeses. An example of a…Feb 11, 2019Feb 11, 2019
Madeleine WackMaiden, Mother, and Crone : The Women of The SandmanBy: Maddie WackFeb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Madeleine WackHorror or Horrifying : Vault of Horror Issue #37Reading this issue of the E.C. title Vault of Horror with a “modern sensibility,” produces mixed feelings. Like each issue, this one…Jan 28, 2019Jan 28, 2019
Madeleine WackComics: Comically UnderatedComic books and comic-inspired media matter and I will fight (in a vigorous non-physical intellectual debate) anyone who says otherwise…Jan 14, 2019Jan 14, 2019