Thirty Years of V for Vendetta Warrior Comics : DC Comics/Vertigo Comics, 1988-9 Writer: Alan Moore “Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.” Ostensibly, V for Vendetta is a science fiction story. It is set in a … Read more
It is odd to think of the young, likeable senior high school student, Ronnie Raymond, becoming forty. What happened to him after he left school? Did he, say, become a waiter in a New York restaurant, eventually becoming the restaurant manager as his hair went grey and his stomach filled out? Or perhaps did he … Read more
Wonder Woman has generally been regarded as DC Comics’ classic female icon. Wonder Woman is a heroine with vast powers, a long feminist tradition, and broad public awareness. But the other female hero with staying power, Black Canary, in 2017 celebrates her seventieth birthday. This character also has a significance in feminist perspectives on American … Read more
May 1987 saw the conclusion of the comic book series Legends, a six issue title from American comic book publisher DC Comics. Perhaps the most significant development from Legends was the creation and introduction of the character Amanda Waller into DC Comics’ continuity. In the pages of the first issue of Legends, a uniformed and … Read more