How far are Marvel Studios’ film and television franchises visually coded for homogeneity? How insistently, that is to say, is brand identity maintained at the levels of design, cinematography, editing and post-production processing?
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Marvel, Wired? Daredevil and Visual Branding in the MCU
I, Reboot (Part II)
This second installment of "I, Reboot" dives into the origins of the reboot-as-narrative-analogy and distinguishes "reboot" from "ret-con."
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The Comics Arms Race and the Failure of Diversity
Retailer incentives like variant covers are nothing new, but are being emphasized strongly in today’s market.
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In Memoriam: Joe Simon, Co-Creator of Captain America
Joe Simon may not have had the name recognition of some of his contemporaries, but his impact on the comic book medium was profound.
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Captain America and the Representation of Entertainment
The USO sequence in Captain America: The First Avenger speaks to the influence of a cynical modern eye and a gendered dismissal of historical realism, comic book necessity, and the possibility of media effects.
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News Media and the Comic Book Narrative
Why do news media circulate comic book spoilers before special issues hit the stands?
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