Tag: comic books

  • Classic Comics: A Reading List

    Comic culture can be daunting. The world is changing, I know, but I remember the days when I, a young (feminine) reader of comics, felt really uncomfortable and unwelcome in a comic book shop. The closest thing I got to representation was Sailor Moon, which I was clearly too much of a proto-Cool Girl to…

  • So You Want to Make a Comic 2: How we did it 

    A couple of weeks ago, I came across Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics and Alex put together a handy list resources for comic making. I wish I could say I followed any of the advice of The Great comic writers when I wrote ours.   Instead, and as so often in academia, I made it up…

  • So You Want to Make Comics: A Resource List

    When we ran one of our workshops, a student approached us at the end of the session and expressed her interest in becoming a comic artist. She asked if there were any books on making comics that she could read to develop her work. Caught on the back foot, I recommended the trusty Understanding Comics…

  • A Review (or something) of Team Muhafiz and the Child Raiders

    Of course our comic is not the only educational comic on forced marriage out there. Another example is Team Muhafiz and the Child Raiders by Samar Minallah Khan, Imran Azhar, Babrus Khan, and Rabiya Waheed. It is part of a Pakistani comic book series that aims to contribute to social change. In addition to speaking…

  • Get To Know the Team: Catherine

    Who are you? Catherine Kirk, RSE Consultant, Nottingham City Council and independent consultant. I have supported the development of the Drawing on Forced Marriage materials and workshops. When did you first become interested in relationship and sex education? I began my career in theatre in education, and later managed a team delivering PSHE themed interactive…

  • My Happy Marriage: An Anime Case Study of Forced Marriage in Popular Culture

    Because I enjoy anime, Netflix’s algorithm has been hurling constant reminders at me about a new series: My Happy Marriage. I had dismissed it as of no interest to me, as I don’t tend to enjoy shōjo anime (given that I am a spooky-hearted thirty-something and the demographic of shōjo is bright teenage girls, this…

  • Batman and Wife: How to Close Read a Comic

    DC Special Series Vol 1 #15 June, 1978 Source: Batman Reddit Before you begin reading this blog, you may want to take a look at Hannah’s excellent post on this Batman narrative, which explores the legality of the situation that Batman has found himself in. It’s fascinating and enjoyable, and it even includes the law of the…

  • Get to Know the Team: Alex

    Who are you? My name is Alex, I am a final year PhD Candidate at the University of Liverpool, researching the influences of medieval culture on nineteenth-century Gothic literature. I know, it doesn’t seem particularly relevant to the project, really, does it? Thankfully, as a research assistant I get to use the skills I have…

  • Even Superheroes 

    I have a confession to make: ‘The Killing Joke’ is the only Batman story I have ever read, until now. And the only reason I read another one is because I came across a Reddit post entitled ‘Remember when Batman was forced to marry Thalia and?’ Don’t judge me.  If you are as unfamiliar with…

  • Teaching with Comics: A Reading Guide

    In the course of the Drawing on Forced Marriage project, I’ve been doing a fair bit of research on how to teach comics to students, and how to teach students with comics. I’ve really enjoyed the process and have learned such a lot, but I realised that the reading list I’ve been compiling would probably…