Truths About Gender: Why Science Denialism Became “Rational” The online right often portrays itself as defenders of science and reason. Reactions to scientific findings on gender paint a pretty different picture. Read More
Talking Gender! ComicsVerse Releases New Podcast About Gender Hosted By Trans and/or Non-Binary Creators This gender podcast project deals with issues of gender roles, gender (re-)presentation, gender nonconformity and the transgender experience through a critical lens of the gender binary paradigm. Read More
10 Social and Political Goals for Genderqueer People That Will Make the World a Better Place Society still has a long way to go in terms of being more accepting of genderqueer people. Here are the 10 most important social and political goals. Read More
Gender: Is “The Guardian” Wrong? Is Everyone Non-Binary? Genderqueer people aren't to blame for the reinforcement of regressive gender stereotypes. Read More
Ardian Syaf’s Alleged Antisemitic, Anti-Christian Easter Eggs in X-MEN GOLD #1: More Complicated Than You Think Did artist Ardian Syaf secretly insert allusions to antisemitic and anti-christian sentiments into his work on X-MEN GOLD #1? What are the implications of the "212" and "QS 5:51" references in the comic? Read More
The Story Of My Grandfather: Why We Need to Listen to WWII Contemporary Witnesses I recently found a stack of notes I had taken as a child in conversations with my grandfather. This is what we can learn about politics by listening to eyewitnesses of fascism and war. Read More
Interview with ICEMAN Writer Sina Grace We interviewed Sina Grace, writer of Marvel's ongoing ICEMAN title. Grace gives great insight into his thoughts on the creative process, his main character's queerness and what fans can expect from ICEMAN. Read More
Episode 86: Interview with Rick Remender This episode of the ComicsVerse podcast features a Rick Remender interview where we discuss works ranging from Uncanny X-Force/Avengers to Image Comics! Read More
Episode 85: Ethical Conflicts and Moral Dilemmas in Superhero Comics During his stay at the ComicsVerse office in New York, German Comicsverse contributor Marius Thienenkamp co-hosted the podcast with ComicsVerse CEO Justin Alba. They were joined by Dellen Miller, Mark Hassenfratz, Mark Bouchard, and Gabrielle Beans. In this episode, they discuss how superhero comics portray ethical dilemmas — and in turn have their very own moral debates! Read More
“The Lives of the Few…”: The Trolley Problem and Marvel We shed some light on how the Trolley Problem, a popular thought experiment and moral dilemma in ethics, is represented in Marvel comics and film. Read More
Episode 83: The Dark Angel Saga and Rick Remender’s UNCANNY X-FORCE (part 2) Part 2 of this ComicsVerse Podcast episode discusses Marvel's Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender featuring arcs "The Dark Angel Saga" & "Apocalypse Solution." Read More
Episode 82: The Dark Angel Saga and Rick Remender’s UNCANNY X-FORCE (part 1) The gang at the ComicsVerse Podcast discuss Marvel's Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender. This run features "The Dark Angel Saga" and "Apocalypse Solution." Read More