Daniel Ambord, PhD
@daniel-ambord-phd.bsky.social
Independent scholar of philosophy, religion, and culture. Daniel-Ambord.owlstown.net
This is one of the things that I love about sequential art: look at how the text is used to show us the exact speed of the depicted sequence of events, just by being split between panels, sort of a still, visual equivalent of the classic slow-motion shot in a film. From #Shredder issue 2.
The hardcover collection of BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA is in shops tomorrow 9/23! I’d love to write and draw a follow up series so think about picking this up. The collection is beautifully produced and would look great on your shelf.
Amazing thread by @dandock.bsky.social on the unforgettable villain themes from #BTAS.
Daniel Dockery@dandock.bsky.social · 3w agoOooh, I like the idea of going through my favorite BTAS villain themes. Here are my top 10:
To conclude, the issue isn't with "the world is a text," it is with the textual reading not returning to the context of the text itself, the material relations of the world. Similarly, quantification is fine, but not when it fails to account for the actuality of the thing quantified.
I saw an actual slapfight at the MLA once
Had a fantastic time doing scholarship at #SDCC26! Thanks to the organizers of the #ComicArtsConference, particularly Dr. Kathleen McClancy, Dr. Pete Coogan, and @drtravislangley.bsky.social for putting on yet another amazing #comicstudies conference in the beating heart of our shared fandom space.
Wanna feel old? House of X 1 released 7 years ago today.
Come see Andrew speak on our San Diego Comic-Con panel, “Comics vs. Authoritarianism!” on Saturday, July 25th 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm. Room 10
Derf Backderf@derfbackderf.bsky.social · 3mo agoNice piece by Andrew & Nate on how MARCH came to be, and the void left by Congressman John Lewis'passing six years ago.
Here in beautiful San Diego, CA for #ComicCon 2026! If you are at the con, be sure to stop by my panel “How Comics Work” at 11:30am on Thursday in room 26AB. I will be giving a talk on comics, misinformation, and #toxicnostalgia. Part of the #ComicArtsConference!
This is a really interesting piece and a great example of something that I say often: pop cultural artistic forms can encourage us to think in new and unaccustomed ways and so can be a valuable resource for thinking through philosophical and theological topics.
Anne M. Carpenter@catholickungfu.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt’s ComicCon International Week once again! If you are attending and feel like seeing some #comicstudies scholarship, be sure to swing by my #ComicArtsConference panel on Thursday morning! comiccon2026.sched.com/event/2QWYo/...
Comic-Con 2026: Comics Arts Conference Session #2: How C...
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Had a blast and did some scholarship at the JAMS Conference at Anime Expo 2026! @animestudies.bsky.social @billytringali.bsky.social
".. the small Quebec town ... has become the first municipality in Canada to officially recognize trees as living beings with inherent rights ... declaring that trees deserve protection, including the right to life, natural growth, integrity, and regeneration" www.facebook.com/groups/29053...
I, of course, love the monster cuisine anime sub-genre (in addition to finding it an interesting subject for academic research). Foodie Rodtrip combines cozy vibes, an interesting premise, and plenty of charm with the sort of comedic pacing that had people rolling in the aisles.
HIDIVE@hidive.com · 3mo ago✅ Day 3 at #AnimeExpo! We had fans share with us their thoughts about #FoodieRoadtrip and this is what they had to say 👀
Foodies 🤝 Isekai fans The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Road Trip in Another World + a special Q&A with director Atsushi Nigorikawa and host Star Butler is happening at Anime Expo!
Had a blast discussing #ecocriticism and #animestudies with an outstanding crowd at #AnimeExpo.
Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka & Kodama in Forest
Alt: Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka & Kodama in Forest
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Hey Folks! If you are attending the Los Angeles Anime Expo, be sure to stop by and see my Keynote Address for the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies Annual Conference: Eating Orcs, Rooming with Cats: Ecocriticism and Anime Studies www.anime-expo.org/activity/aca...
JAMS@AX Academic Symposium
Anime Expo is the largest anime and manga convention in North America! Join us at the Los Angeles Convention Center, July 2nd - 5th.
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Ian McKellen Reads a Passionate Speech by William Shakespeare, Written in Defense of Immigrants
Ian McKellen Reads a Passionate Speech by William Shakespeare, Written in Defense of Immigrants
The identity of William Shakespeare has been a literary mystery for four hundred years, inspiring theory after theory, book after book.
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Any #comicsstudies #religiousstudies or #theology people want to write about the #XMen #Krakoa era?
Call for Papers: Religion, X-Men, and Krakoa
Call for Papers: Edited Volume on Religion and the X-Men’s Krakoan Age Editors: Gregory Jones and Daniel Ambord Beginning with Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X limited series, the Krakoan …
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Attention X-Fans and Religion scholars! You still have 5 days to submit proposals for the upcoming volume on #religion and the #KrakoanAge of the #X-Men comics! Link to the #CFP can be found below: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/...
Jonathan Hickman back on X-Men is enough to get me excited, but Hickman doing a “vampires & mutants vying for control of New York” world? Yes please and thank you🩸 www.marvel.com/articles/com...
I wrote about the current boom period of battle royale/death game series in anime and how they reflect deep economic and cultural anxieties: www.crunchyroll.com/news/feature...
It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for
Holy Thursday Owl, keeping his own vigil at my home parish.
