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The frequency with which female characters in superhero comics confront sexual violence risks making such confrontations a trope—a cliché that’s so expected it becomes invisible. “Alias” makes us notice the trope by deconstructing it. 1/14 #JessicaJones CW: sexual abuse.
Alias was created – quite specifically – to be something different from mainstream Marvel comics of the time, and those differences create a series of visual challenges for the artwork. #JessicaJones 1/7
This week we’ll look at “Paper Girls,” written by Brian K. Vaughan with pencils/inks by Cliff Chiang, colors by Matt Wilson and letters and design by Jared K. Fletcher. It’s a 30 issue complete series from Image Comics that ran from 2015-2019. 1/8 #PaperGirls #ComicsStudies
The polymorphic powers of Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan are both a fluid and precise metaphor. The character's 2014 debut by by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona uses polymorphism to subvert tropes and tell a complex, identifiable story about intersectional identity. #MsMarvel 1/12