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Comics literally frames everything through panels. Thus, what we are left with is not an inferior medium but one that perfectly reflects the workings of art in ideologically dominated societies.

As a follow up to my two-part scholarly analysis of Frank Miller’s 'The Dark Knight Returns' (1986), I’d like to explore the second of what Sean Carney calls “two towering monoliths that changed the face of the superhero”— 'Watchmen' (1986-87) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

I was doing some spring cleaning in the attic the other day and quickly but happily got distracted by my old collection of comic strips/comic books. As I had had so much fun with my last Throwback Thursday post on computer games, I thought I'd take the opportunity to bring out some of my old favorites in the world of comics.