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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Delve into Gilded Age cartoon politics with this early INKS article! muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #GildedAge #cartoon #history #nostalgia #CartoonPolitics #SourceMaterial

Black and white cartoon: Woman pushes off standing collared tiger which paws her arm. Collar reads corruption. They stand in arena with distant watchers.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Read about how comic artist Lene Ask merged comic art with real historical correspondence between a Norwegian missionary living in Madagascar and his son in Norway! muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #colonialism #epistolary #migration #immigrants #HistoricalLetters #documentary

Sketch: two people bend over a globe while tracing spots on the globe with their fingers

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Read about a women-written 1940s comic strip so mistreated that its discontinuation was called a "mercy killing"... "From the Archives: Deathless Deer" muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #DeathlessDeer #comics #ComicHistory #WomensHistory #TimeTravel #superhero

Ad: Woman in Egyptian headdress peeks out past text "...a new strip! 'Deathless Deer' by Alicia Patterson and Neysa McMein. Start it next Monday!"

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Learn how Joe Sacco mixes cartoons and journalism! "I Am Always Amazed About What I Find Out When I Get on the Ground": Joe Sacco On, Before, and After the Page muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #WritingAdvice #comics #journalism #ArtAdvice #activism #interview #JoeSacco

Illustration: 3 people listen to man with microphone who has 3 speech bubbles with illustrations of journalism and cartooning tools like camera and blank comic pages

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

HAPPY MONDAY! Grab and cup of coffee and check out this article: Class and National Imaginaries in Call Me Iggy: Searching for a place in US Culture by Héctor Fernández L’Hoeste muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Serial Critique: The Counterpublic of Wimmen's Comix Read about Wimmen's Comix, a serial anthology of cartoons for and by women! muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #WomensHistoryMonth #feminism #lesbian #WimmensComix #TrinaRobbins #UndergroundComics #WomensMonth

Black-and-white cropped comic: Two women kiss with silhouetted couples behind and a group of surprised people in the doorway, saying "Far out!"

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

"Preserving the Legacy of Black Press Cartoonists" Jenny Robb considers the significance of preserving/digitizing high-quality Black cartoons & comics. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #BlackComics #comics #library #digitization #ChicagoDefender #BlackPress #HowardUniversity

1 panel of a black-and-white comic: A man with fabric around his hips holds open a giant stone-looking door, saying "You are expected!" to the man outside the door.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

ALL-NEGRO COMICS and the Birth of Lion Man, the First African American Superhero Learn about the pioneering Black superhero: Lion Man. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSuperhero #LionMan #ComicHistory #BlackPanther #PopularCulture #comics #BlackCulture

Ad: Man with dark skin points at viewer. Written below is "Remember - Crime doesn't pay, kids." Man stands in front of a torn background, as if he's just broken through it.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

"The Body of the Nation": Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther and the Black Literary Tradition This article follows the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates, especially his portrayal of Marvel's Black Panther. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #Marvel #BlackPanther #comics #BlackSuperhero

3-panel comic: In front of the panels is T'Challa's kneeling silhouette with a red splatter on his head. Each panel shows someone looking down at him, disappointed, including his father.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Check out Jake Zawlacki’s neat article on the controversial racial identity of Spawn, a comic superhero! “Unintended Consequences: Spawn as “Superman Black” muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #Spawn #BlackHistoryMonth #comics #ImageComics #superhero #BlackSuperhero #Superman

Comic book cover: Spawn flies in the center of the page with a glowing green hand, billowing red cape, and chains around his waist and collar, with bats in the foreground.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Who is Swamp Thing? Costello examines Swamp Thing’s portrayal in “Strange Daddy: Uprooting the Environmentalist Family Romance in Nancy A. Collins' Swamp Thing.” muse.jhu.edu/article/855072 @projectmuse.bsky.social #DC #SwampThing #comics #ecology #politics #queer #family #QueerEcology #horror

Comic illustration: Swamp Thing stands tall in a spiky new form. In the background are a couple of cloudy looking people and a red and yellow sky.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Check out the introduction to our latest special issue 9.3 on Latinx Comics muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social

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Composite image from Baldo, by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Check out the introduction to our latest special issue 9.3 on Latinx Comics muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Notable Latinx/e Comics Collections in the United States Jenny E. Robb and John Edward Martin curate a list of notable Latinx/e comics collections in the U.S. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #libraries #FindingAids #research #ComicCollection #Latinx #fyp

Photo: 8 comic covers with Spanish text, including “Kaliman” and DC’s “Los 4 Fantásticos.”

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Class and National Imaginaries in CALL ME IGGY: Searching for a Place in US Culture Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste examines immigrant experience and identity in a graphic novel about a Colombian American teen in Ohio. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #identity #immigrants

Comic: A teenager sits on a grassy hill beside a translucent person. A bunch of translucent figures dressed in historical clothing stand watching.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Crossing Borders, Shifting Narratives: Speculative Agency in Julio Anta's Migration Graphic Novels Mauricio Espinoza discusses precarious migrant agency in Julio Anta’s HOME and FRONTERA. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #migration #SpeculativeFiction

4-panel comic: A boy and a jaguar eye each other. The panels between them show the boy's family reflected in the jaguar's eye and the jaguar's family reflected in the boy's eye.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Latinx Identity Uprooted: Tracing Destierro in the Comic Biography WHO IS ANA MENDIETA? Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado comments on a comic commemoration of Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #AnaMendieta #LatinArt #destierro

Black-and-white comic: Two children with braided hair and big eyes appear worried. An upside-down crown is in a thought bubble above them.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Latinx Comics: Past, Present, and Future Frederick Luis Aldama and Miguel Ángel Hernández share a unique, word-drawn essay on the persistence of Latinx creators. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #representation #stereotypes #decolonization #LatinxCreators

Comic: Dozens of people of different ages, skin colors, and styles walk in a curved line toward a table of comics. Most already hold comics. A speech bubble comes from the person behind the table.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Drawn from Clay: Mexican Cerámica, Material Culture, and Bilingual Visual Modernism in Gus Arriola's GORDO Nhora Lucía Serrano examines a comic strip through the lens of Mexican cerámica. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #cerámica #ceramics #comics #MexicanAmerican #narrative

Black-and-white photo: Someone’s hands shape clay on a pottery wheel.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

As fall comes to an end, check out this 2023 fall article, "Monstrous Beauty: The Alternative Aesthetic of Difference in Emil Ferris' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters." muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicStudies #comics #MonsterTheory #formalism #LiteraryStudies #Chicago

Comic sketch: Indistinct face with speech bubble, "Resist them little artist! Fight!!" Sketched on lined filler paper.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Since DC's wedding anniversary between the Flash and Iris West was on Monday, check out Sean Guynes’s article on the DC multiverse, which originated in a Flash arc. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social @guynes.bsky.social #DetectiveComics #comics #CrisisOnInfiniteEarths #DCComics

Comic: A gray-haired person's mouth is open in fear. An indistinct text bubble is beside them.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Good afternoon! Check out this article: “Are Superhero Comics Copaganda?” By Shea Hennum muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

For University Press Week, check out this article that connects academic writing and comic publishing to our personal lives. “The 1976 Project: On Comics and Grief, or How Our Lives Intersect with What We Study” muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social @tigerpride.bsky.social #TeamUp

Photo: 5 people stand with their arms around each other and their backs to the camera, looking at the fall forest scenery.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Book Review! Charlotte J. Fabricius comments on nuances in J. Andrew Deman’s The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X-Men. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #XMen #GenderStudies #UncannyXMen #comics #ComicStudies #BookReview #Research #superhero #FeministStudies #comic

Book Cover: Gold ring with two lines crossing through it that mimic the symbols for male and female. One line has an arrow at one end, and the other line has a plus at one end and “x” on the other end.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Book Review! Siobhán Jolley analyzes the unique details of Christianity and Comics: Stories We Tell About Heaven and Hell by Blair Davis muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #ChristianStudies #ComicStudies #comics #BibleStudies #storytelling #scholar #ScholarlyPublishing

Book cover: The title in front of a cloud background. Below are thin colorful lines that resemble comic art.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Book review! Harriet E. H. Earle comments on the significance of violence in “BOOM! SPLAT! Comics and Violence” ed. by Jim Coby and Joanna Davis-McElligatt muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #censorship #PoliticalViolence #Politics #censor #scholarship

Book cover: Indistinct fist punches with brass knuckles. A different-looking hand holds up something gray. The title is written in comic lettering between the two hands.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

How Do Your Students Feel About That? A Reflection on the Use of Graphic Narratives in History Surveys in the State of Texas Gabrielle Lyle argues for teaching history holistically through comics. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #history #education #ComicStudies #TexasHistory

Photo: Strip of storefronts. One has a large sign saying “Texas,” and above it is a plaque in Texas’s shape.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Comics Studies Conferences in a Time of Crisis Andrew J. Kunka considers the fallout of the presidential administration’s recent actions. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #politics #AmericanPolitics #ComicStudies #comics #DEI #activism #comic #students #education #presidents

Illustration: 7 people in business casual sit on a couch and chairs or stand nearby. 3 text boxes suggest conversation among them. One person shrugs with a question mark above their head.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Good morning! Our latest issue 9.2 is live. Ft. articles like “Are Superhero Comics Copaganda?” By Shea Hennum muse.jhu.edu/issue/55554

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Comics Are a Subversive Medium Margaret Galvan pulls from historical and current events to connect the LGBTQ+ identity to comics. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #LGBTQ+ #queer #WomensRights #ComicStudies #politics #LGBTQRights #subversion #comics #history #research #comic

8-panel comic: Each panel has a speech bubble with a different shape, color, and background. Some look like storm clouds.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Thing Beats Hulk Peter Nagy examines normative and subversive masculinity in The Hulk versus The Thing saga. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #Marvel #superhero #SuperheroComics #comic #ComicStudies #MarvelComics #Hulk #TheThing #FantasticFour #Avengers #comics #GenderStudies

Cover of Marvel comic: The Hulk’s green fist punches The Thing’s rock jaw so hard that teeth and rocks fly out. The title is “Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks.”

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Are Superhero Comics Copaganda? Shea Hennum questions the relationship between superhero comics and pro-police hegemony. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #UniversityPress #comics #ComicStudies #politics #discourse #superheroes #GreenLantern #DC #DetectiveComics #JusticeLeague

Comic: Two tall strips with Green Lantern flying through the sky. Thought bubbles show him conflicted because he can’t think of a legal solution to his problem.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Remapping the Imperial Valley–Mexicali Borderlands in Jose Pimienta's Comics David Barrera considers the significance of Latin American identity (latinidad) in Pimienta’s comics. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #comics #ComicStudies #UniversityPress #Latinidad #LatinxComics

Single comics panel: Two silhouetted birds fly above a hotel and a street with cars and pedestrians. A text box in the sky says, “Mexicali, Mexico.”

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

In honor of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day coming up, learn more about Extraño! “Amidst fervent antiqueer sentiment due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Extraño/Gregorio de la Vega was one of the only queer-coded superheroes in mainstream superhero comics.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... #comics

Comic: Extraño superhero wearing high-heeled boots, tights, jewelry, and a big cloak.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Looking forward to seeing Inks authors and readers at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus! The free festival runs from September 18-21! cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org #CXC #comics #animation #cartoon #ComicArt #artists #con #storytelling #ComicBooks #festival #free #Columbus #CBUS #UniversityPress

Illustration: A banner reading "Cartoon Crossroads Columbus" below a street sign reading "CXC." Festival booths are in the background.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Here’s Fi Stewart-Taylor’s review of how Jeff Karnicky’s The New Nancy: Flexible and Relatable Daily Comics in the Twenty-First Century recontextualizes Olivia Jaimes’ Nancy. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #TheNewNancy #review #Nancy #storytelling

Illustration: A big pink bow on top of black hair. Below the hair is the title, subtitle and author of the book. At the bottom, are pink and black polka dots.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Book review! Kerry Soper checks out the contents of Michelle Ann Abate’s uniquely structured Blockheads, Beagles and Sweet Babboos. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #Peanuts #Snoopy #CharlesSchulz #review #storytelling #ComicBooks #VisualStorytelling

Illustration: Snoopy’s red doghouse with comic text bubbles for the book’s title and subtitle. The author’s name is in the grass under the doghouse.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

No Substitute for the Experience: A Case for Practice-Based Comics Teaching and Research Nicholas Wirtz considers a practice-based research strategy that integrates visual thinking. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #pedagogy #research #teaching #essay

Sketch: The unfinished sketch of a hand draws something in a notebook. The sketch is drawn with neat black lines and shaded with a blue colored pencil.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

If you’re attending San Diego Comic Con this weekend, check out the Comics Under Fire panel co-hosted by Susan Kirtley, editor of Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society. The panel focuses on comic censorship in the classroom and takes place Sat., July 26th at 11 a.m. #comics #sdcc #sdcc2025

Illustration: Cover of Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society Volume 9 Issue 1 with a sketch of a hand holding a pencil.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Black Comics Studies Now Participants in a Comic Studies Society roundtable discuss the past, present and future of black comics. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicStudiesSociety #ComicsStudies #comics #BlackComicStudies #RepresentationMatters #ComicBooks #storytelling

Illustration: Six black people smile around the roundtable’s title, “Black Comics Studies Now.” Each person has a unique style of hair and clothing.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Beyond Icons: Contemporary Perspectives on Breast Cancer in Graphic Pathographies Christian Lenemark examines how graphic artists depict breast cancer. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #PinkRibbon #BreastCancer #BreastCancerAwareness #medicine #pathology

Illustration: A woman cries while running a race. She is wearing sunglasses and the race number “501” on her chest.

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INKS Comics Journal @inkscomicsjournal.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

From Bleachman to the PrEP Heroes: Superhero Fantasies and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS Nicholas Derda unravels the history of the AIDS/HIV superhero symbol. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @projectmuse.bsky.social #ComicsStudies #comics #superheroes #lgbtq #HIV #AIDS #RepresentationMatters #queer

Poster: BleachMan superhero stands with a giant syringe next to the tagline, “Clean it with bleach.” BleachMan’s head is a bottle of bleach, and he is wearing red, blue and yellow.

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