Super Heroes As Characters in Famous Paintings

"Low" (art) and behold (high art). ;)

Tweets from Japan's Super Heroes Reassure Citizens

"Jews and Superheroes" Cartoon from EV Comics

Thanks to Barry D for sharing this link and offering to skype with ENG 3327 next semester!

Lynn University English Instructor Uses Super Heroes in Class

Great post that I saw on Comic Book Literacy's facebook page regarding Elaine Deering's class, "Comic Book Superheroes" at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.

Hipster Superheroes

Now I get it: "Hipster" is this generation's term for self-important douchebag. We used to just call those folks douchebags.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Great Article on Muslims in Comics

Indoctrination and Religion vs. Tolerance and Education. Notions of "super" powers. The 99 and Silver Scorpion. This post from The Beat has a little of everything.

And the Congregation said "Amen!": The Spurge weighs in on Equating All Comics with Super-Hero Comics

Kudos to Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon for taking to task a blogger's perhaps well-intentioned post of the most important "gay moments" in comics. The problem? Every single entry came from super hero comics. Spurge's complaint, and a pet peeve of mine as well? The embedded assumption from the writer that super hero comics are the only genre that count, if not the only genre that exists.

Spurgeon calls for a a simple solution: If you're doing best-of lists or articles that focus solely on super hero-genred comics, say so.

"Amen!"