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Tag Archives: comics
Female Werewolves and the Big, Bad Wolf
In anticipation of OGOM’s Being Human event, ‘Redeeming the Wolf: A Story of Persecution, Loss, and Rediscovery‘ (tickets for this free event still available here), here are three items which may instruct or amuse. Alexandra MoeHagen argues here that ‘Female … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged adaptation, comics, fairy tale, Feminism, gender, Red Riding Hood, Werewolves, Wolves
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CFP: Let’s Go to Work: The Legacy of Angel – A Slayage Special Issue
On October 5th 1999, the first episode of Angel – the spin-off to Buffy the Vampire Slayer – aired on the WB. The television show ran for five seasons and ended with a bang – or at least with a … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, comics, Joss Whedon, TV, Vampires
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Forthcoming SFF Adaptations for Film and TV
Natalie Zutter, at the always useful Tor blog, has been looking at forthcoming adaptations of SF and fantasy books for film and TV. Some of these are very intriguing; I’m particularly interested in the coming to screen of Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged adaptation, Children's literature, comics, Fantasy, Film, graphic novels, SF, TV, YA Fiction
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Gothic Palgrave Handbook – Expressions of interest
Clive Bloom is calling for expressions of interest in contributing to this three-volume Gothic handbook. This this will be a very exciting project to be involved with. Please email Professor Bloom directly with ideas or any questions at: cbloom4189@aol.com: As … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged comics, contemporary Gothic, Eighteenth century, Film, Goth culture, Gothic, Gothic literature, horror, Romanticism, TV, twentieth century, Victorian
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Wonder Woman and Her Influence
A fascinating essay by Michele Kennerly and Carly S. Woods, ‘Wonder Woman and Her Influence‘, which takes an unusual approach through Classical Studies and rhetoric, considering the reception of the iconic feminist superheroine and exploring the stress on persuasion that surrounds … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged classical studies, comics, Feminism, Film, Greek myth, rhetoric, superheroes, Wonder Woman
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Dracula, in history and in comic books
There’s an interesting article here by Duncan Light, ‘Romania’s problem with Dracula‘, on the fraught relationship between Romania and the history, doubtful at times, that lies behind Bram Stoker’s creation of Dracula. And more on the archetypal vampire by Valentin … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Bram Stoker, comics, Dracula, Romania, Transylvania, Vampires
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Vampire Plays and Werewolf Comics
According to various news outlets dedicated to the dark and macabre, Nicole Kidman is planning to adapt ‘Cuddles’, a vampire play. ‘Cuddles’ (first performed in 2012) is a play by Joseph Wilde and is about the relationship between Eve, a young … Continue reading
Growing Up with the Undead: Vampires in the 20th- and 21st-Century Literature, Films and Television for Young Children
The following CFP had been released on the subject of vampires in children’s literature: ‘Since Bram Stoker’s seminal vampire novel, Dracula, published in 1897, the figure of the vampire has been a persistent presence in Western popular culture. Though largely … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Children's literature, comics, contemporary, Films, Gothic, Vampires, YA literature
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Stan Lee, Spiderman and Troubled Teen Protagonists
Today I happened to catch this excerpt from an interview with Stan Lee on BBC 5 live in which he was speaking about one of his most famous creations, Spider-Man. He was discussing the fact that when he first suggested Spider-Man … Continue reading
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Tagged Batman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, comics, Gothic, Paranormal romance, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, supernatural, teen fiction, Teen Wolf, teenagers, Vampires
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CFP of MLA 2017: Alien Lines
The following CFP for MLA 2017: Alien Lines has been released: ‘The medium of comics—often dominated by genres bound to contemporary concerns or enduring conventions—remains marginal in the study of science fiction. Likewise, the oldest questions driving science fiction scholarship—identity … Continue reading
