Sequential Scholars
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Academics reading and celebrating the style, substance, and sublimity of all kinds of comics. By scholars, for everyone. Led by @annapeppard.bsky.social & Dr. J. Andrew Deman.
Karen Green is the Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University, a living legend whose career is a firm attestation of the importance of comics archives and the quintessential role that any one person can make on a field through archival work. #comicsstudies 1/7
Scholar Emily Midkiff argues that the Tea Dragon trilogy can “demonstrate how the relatively new cozy fantasy trend is particularly well suited to the goals of queer ecofeminism and queer ecology” Emily Midkiff Article on The Tea Dragon Society [1 of 4] #teadragonsociety
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks comics readers as inherent archivists. #ComicsStudies #Archives
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · 2d agoIn “Archives, Collectors, and the New Media Work of Comics,” Jared Gardner effectively argues that comics, comics culture, and comics readers are all, to some degree, archival in nature – that comics speak to the very concept of archiving quite innately. #comicsstudies 1/9
Each of these 3 crafts orbits a key relational element. Labour with Purpose in The Tea Dragon Society [5 of 5] #teadragonsociety
In “Archives, Collectors, and the New Media Work of Comics,” Jared Gardner effectively argues that comics, comics culture, and comics readers are all, to some degree, archival in nature – that comics speak to the very concept of archiving quite innately. #comicsstudies 1/9
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks fan-made comics archives. #ComicsStudies #Archives
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · 4d agoCorporate digital comics archives & major academic digital archives have different priorities but one thing in common: they generally cost money, creating barriers to entry. In contrast, fan-made archives are often free, suggesting a democratized alternative. Let’s explore the pros & cons. 1/12
Corporate digital comics archives & major academic digital archives have different priorities but one thing in common: they generally cost money, creating barriers to entry. In contrast, fan-made archives are often free, suggesting a democratized alternative. Let’s explore the pros & cons. 1/12
Greta’s other apprenticeship is to Hesekiel, with whom Greta (and her friend Minette) learn the ancient art of caring for Tea Dragons. Labour with Purpose in The Tea Dragon Society [4 of 5]
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social spotlights the World of Archie Comics archive! #ComicsStudies #Archie #Archives
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · last wk.The World of Archie Comics archive includes thousands of digitized & indexed comic books published by Archie Comics, spanning 1943-2020. Providing unprecedented access to a deeply influential franchise, it has tremendous potential to inform research on comics, pop culture & American history. 1/12
TBT: Creating a Context in “Afterlife with Archie” The opening scene of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Francesco Francavilla’s “Afterlife with Archie” masterfully sets the tone for the series’ fantastically horrific yet emotionally harrowing revision of the #Archie comics universe. 1/9
The World of Archie Comics archive includes thousands of digitized & indexed comic books published by Archie Comics, spanning 1943-2020. Providing unprecedented access to a deeply influential franchise, it has tremendous potential to inform research on comics, pop culture & American history. 1/12
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks teaching with digital comics! #ComicsStudies
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · last wk.The impact of digital archives on comics pedagogy is a history that’s still being written whilst raising a number of key questions about our understanding of comics in a modern college or university classroom. There are opportunities here, but metaphorical landmines along the way.#comicsstudies 1/13
Our main protagonist, Greta, is an apprentice blacksmith who learns to respect both her craft and the ways in which it serves her community; that the things she makes are more than objects. Labour with Purpose in The Tea Dragon Society [3 of 5]
An excellent thread on a major issue we face in teaching comics—sourcing comics for students is a nightmare. Digital archives are one solution, and many student will choose to read everything digitally anyway. At the same time, I can’t assign my students a subscription to Marvel Unlimited
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · last wk.The impact of digital archives on comics pedagogy is a history that’s still being written whilst raising a number of key questions about our understanding of comics in a modern college or university classroom. There are opportunities here, but metaphorical landmines along the way.#comicsstudies 1/13
The impact of digital archives on comics pedagogy is a history that’s still being written whilst raising a number of key questions about our understanding of comics in a modern college or university classroom. There are opportunities here, but metaphorical landmines along the way.#comicsstudies 1/13
Despite surface appearances, Veblen’s views were staunchly anti-capitalistic. He believed that work could be (and should be) a spiritual experience. Labour with Purpose in The Tea Dragon Society [2 of 5]
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks academia + comics archives! #ComicsStudies
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · 2w agoComics archives hold a unique place in the study of comics and even within the broader culture of comics at large. This place (often literal) thus merits some consideration as an abstract concept – something that our next unit is hereby undertaking. #comicsstudies 1/9
The Tea Dragon Society envisions a unique (and uniquely charming) philosophy of labour as a potentially soul-enriching (rather than just wallet-enriching) experience. Labour with Purpose in The Tea Dragon Society [1 of 5]
Comics archives hold a unique place in the study of comics and even within the broader culture of comics at large. This place (often literal) thus merits some consideration as an abstract concept – something that our next unit is hereby undertaking. #comicsstudies 1/9
Announcing Our Next Unit: Comics Archives and the Role of Archival Research in the Comics Scholarship Movement! #archives #comics #comicscholarship #sequentialscholars
TBT: Spider-Man as Juvenile Delinquent: Without directly invoking the development of the Comics Code Authority, “Amazing Spider-Man” #1 (1962) offers insightful commentary on the how the perceived threat of youth culture influenced the 1950s moral panic around comics and juvenile delinquency. 1/13
Our unit on the wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson is over but not forgotten! Our threads are always archived on our website. Here's a snapshot of what we covered! 1/8 #SpiderMan #ComicsStudies #BrandNewDay sequentialscholars.com?p=5835
Wedding of Spider-Man - Sequential Scholars
The wedding of Peter Parker & Mary Jane Watson in 1987’s Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21 was billed as an historical transmedia extravaganza. Whether it deserves the hype is subject to debate, but it’s ...
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While this idea of healing fiction has not been heavily theorized by Western readers, there is, of course, no question that there is a longstanding tradition of comfort food reading. Tea Dragon Society the Art of Cute and Cozy [4 of 4]
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social explores the Romita Look & Legacy of Spider-Man's world. #SpiderMan #ComicsStudies
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · 2w agoThe 1987 wedding of Peter Parker & Mary Jane Watson features work by legendary artist John Romita Sr. and his son, John Romita Jr., who would soon become legendary in his own right. It thus offers an opportunity to compare the Romitas’ contributions to the look & legacy of #SpiderMan. 1/13
The 1987 wedding of Peter Parker & Mary Jane Watson features work by legendary artist John Romita Sr. and his son, John Romita Jr., who would soon become legendary in his own right. It thus offers an opportunity to compare the Romitas’ contributions to the look & legacy of #SpiderMan. 1/13
Mey Rude notes “This book is full of characters with soft voices, soft hearts, and strong character, and the art makes all of that even more clear” Tea Dragon Society the Art of Cute and Cozy [3 of 4]
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks marriage tropes in superhero comics. #SpiderMan #ComicsStudies
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · 3w agoIn “Marriage, domesticity and superheroes (for better or worse)” - a chapter from the Routledge Companion to Gender and Sexuality in Comic Book Studies - Jeffrey A. Brown explores the unique and complicated friction that exists between superhero comics and the very concept of marriage. 1/10
In “Marriage, domesticity and superheroes (for better or worse)” - a chapter from the Routledge Companion to Gender and Sexuality in Comic Book Studies - Jeffrey A. Brown explores the unique and complicated friction that exists between superhero comics and the very concept of marriage. 1/10
In “The Aesthetics and Affects of Cuteness,” Dale et al. argue that “indulging in and communicating through cuteness provides an important coping strategy for subjects caught up in the precariousness inherent to neoliberal capitalism” Tea Dragon Society the Art of Cute and Cozy [2 of 4]
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks MJ's agency in and around her wedding to one Peter Parker. #SpiderMan #ComicsStudies
Sequential Scholars@sequentialscholars.bsky.social · 3w agoThere’s a conceit within superhero comics that it’s too dangerous for heroes to have romantic partners, which many stories underscore by having villains kill, kidnap, or maim them. But before her wedding to Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson shows her ability to hold her own. 1/13 #SpiderMan
