As per the assignment, I am improving one of my previous blog posts, Week 12's "Women in Comics," for my final assignment for week 15. The comic, "Ms Marvel," is a title that many familiar to Marvel comics already know, but none quite like this more modern take upon the IDEA of a Ms Marvel, by Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson, and Adrian Alphona. It is made obvious numerous times that this is NOT the "actual" Ms. Marvel, or even any variant of the character in previous versions, (there is a quite enjoyable sequence in the first/second comic that shows her transforming into various previous variants of the character). This story is incredibly powerful for being not only a super-hero action and comedic story, but also one of an empowerment fantasy, and assimilation. We see the character struggle not just physically with the challenges she faces, but on a deep psychological level. One of her most powerful lines of dialogue includes, &quo
For the purposes of this assignment I will be reviewing, (shortly) several web comics I consider to be worthy of a person's time, and listing my reasons for doing so. Series Comic: Imperial Entanglements Link to web comic: http://imperialentanglements.thecomicseries.com/archive/ This is an interesting parody comic based in the Star Wars universe, more specifically, during the time of "The Old Republic," a time period that has received numerous GREAT games and official comics, (of which this story is set in the MMO video game, "The Old Republic") but no movie or animation releases like the more famous Clone and Galactic Civil Wars, (Episodes 1-6). Focusing in on an unapologetic Imperial point of view, (typically considered the "Bad guys" in every other media) this story follows a Sith and an Imperial Agent in their comedic centered adventures through "The Old Republic." Series Comic: The Daily Planet Files Link to web comic: