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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 25, 2022 21:58:42 GMT -5
What are some decent places to read essays/articles devoted to classic comic books? (rest in peace Dial B For Blog) Blogs made by members are also welcome
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 26, 2022 4:29:01 GMT -5
If you mean blogs that just review/discuss individual issues/story arcs, I can't think of any off the top of my head that are still up and running. Generally, though, I prefer comics blogs that are more open-ended, meaning not just posting reviews but also discussions of specific creators, characters and other comics-related stuff, as well as non-comics related pop culture topics. In that regard, my favorite comics blog was the now sadly defunct Bronze Age Babies - it's all still up, though, so you can browse the archives. What I especially loved was that there was a lively community of commenters there (I was one of them - I also contributed a few guest posts). Doug, one of the two hosts of Bronze Age Babies, also ran a spin-off blog called Black & White & Bronze, which was dedicated to b&w comics, with, obviously, a focus on the 1970s and '80s. And two of the regular BAB contributors ran a similar follow-up site called Back in the Bronze Age. Both have also closed shop, but again, all of the posts are still up. Other than that, a few others I can think of that are still being updated regularly (although I have to admit I visit them much more rarely than I used to), include Rip Jagger's Dojo, Steve Does Comics (which has a more UK-centered perspective) and the Peerless Power of Comics. (It's also worth looking at their links to other related or favorite sites, esp. Rip Jagger's - he has a really extensive list.) Also, since you mentioned essays/articles, you might want to check out The Middles Spaces. It's kind of a general pop culture site/blog, but it's owner, Osvaldo Oyola (otherwise a university professor) is a big comics fan. There are quite a few articles there dedicated to comics, but he and other contributors take a very critical approach, often examining issues like racism and sexism, and sometimes there are considerations of the different ways in which stories can be perceived by people with different backgrounds (i.e., how something lands if you're not, say, white, or male, or straight, etc.).
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Post by chadwilliam on Apr 26, 2022 22:19:54 GMT -5
Jim Shooter had a blog about ten years back which I found engrossing despite Marvel not really being my thing. Something about Shooter's ability to summon what makes the mundane not mundane at all in a very down to earth way while still conveying the sense that everything being discussed was of the grandest importance to some and the minutest to others that really made it captivating. It is likely a little too one-sided obviously, but nevertheless very, very interesting in my opinion.
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Post by tonebone on Apr 27, 2022 7:11:38 GMT -5
Jim Shooter had a blog about ten years back which I found engrossing despite Marvel not really being my thing. Something about Shooter's ability to summon what makes the mundane not mundane at all in a very down to earth way while still conveying the sense that everything being discussed was of the grandest importance to some and the minutest to others that really made it captivating. It is likely a little too one-sided obviously, but nevertheless very, very interesting in my opinion. I really, really miss this.
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