Tag: Scott McCloud

• The Oddness of Old Comic Books

  (This post originally appeared on Clearance Bin Review.  I am reposting it here given my interest in studying the morality of superheroes as well as my interest in understanding how people make sense of texts as they engage with them.  I also believe there is something to be said about the importance of the nature of the […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  January 8, 2014

  Comics Studies, Superheroes

  Avengers, Batman, Fantastic Four, feminisim, Robin, Scott McCloud, Sense-making, Spider-Man, Superdickery, Wonder Woman, X-Men

• From Hell to the Cineplex

  From Hell to the Cineplex: Adaptation of a graphic novel on narrative and sensual levels While it has been Hollywood history to base movies on novels, many movies today are being made by adapting texts that have a pre-existing fanbase, such as comic books, novels, video games, television shows, etc.  While ostensibly one reason for these […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  October 17, 2013

  Audience/Reception Studies, Fandom, Film Studies

  Adaptation, Alan Moore, Batman, Dr. Gull, From Hell, Inspector Abberline, Jack the Ripper, Mary Kelly, narrative, Nightcrawler, remediation, Scott McCloud, sensual, Spider-Man, Wolverine, X-Men