Guess what?! We're finally back from our conference and so the series of PCA specials is over. And so we return to business as usual and talking about the cultural significance of current pop culture. And this week we had an annual tradition that if you know about it you might be somewhat excited about it. And if you're not excited... well, chances are you've never even heard of it. BUT, we believe we can turn you around on it and why it's important. And so, this week, Mav and Wayne are joined by returning guests Henry Arrambide and Michael Luxemburg of TechnoPoverty to talk about Free Comic Book Day, an annual event that occurred last weekend where comic book stores across America give away free comic books. The name...
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Update: Just Recorded Episode One
Wayne and Mav just recorded the first episode of the podcast on Origin Stories. Not quite sure when we’re going to post it yet, but we wanted everyone to know that we are certainly working on it. Thank you to everyone who commented on the first blog and gave us ideas to address in the…
Call For Comments: Superhero Origins (and ours!)
From Mav: One of my most favorite things to do as an academic is presenting at conferences. Part of this is just because being an academic means presenting your research. That’s a big part of the job. But for me, conferences are the most fun because it means linking up with other people with similar…
Call for Comments: Do you remember nostalgia?
April 5, 2018
From Mav: This weekend I got a chance to see the film Ready Player One. As I said when I wrote my review of it (if you don’t read my movie reviews on my personal blog site, you absolutely should) I had not actually read the book before, though I’ve been meaning to and i’m sure I’ll get…