tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39881915358264642852024-03-12T21:47:17.862-04:00The Arthur of the Comics ProjectThe Arthur of the Comics Project, sponsored by the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain, is an ongoing effort to compile a comprehensive listing of the representations of the Matter of Britain in the comics medium. The corpus is international in scope and extends as far back as (at least) the 1920s. We welcome your help in achieving our goal, and we also appreciate news on other medieval-themed comics.The Arthur of the Comics Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075221521972832732noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-16647888584178080172024-02-17T20:15:00.003-05:002024-02-17T20:15:19.412-05:00Neal on Far Sector<p> From a recent issue of <i>Arthuriana</i>:</p><p>Neal, D'arcee Charington. "Who is Asking?: Afro-Arthurian Legend-making in N.K. Jemisin's <i>Far Sector.</i>" <i>Arthuriana</i>, vol. 33 no. 3, Fall 2023, p. 86-103. <i>Project MUSE</i>, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1353/art.2023.a910872">https://doi.org/10.1353/art.2023.a910872</a>.</p><p>Abstract:</p><p>Whether an Arthurian knight, a Green Lantern, or a Legendborn, one cannot have a legacy without first becoming a legend. In N.K. Jemisin's graphic novel <i>Far Sector (</i>2020) Sojourner 'Jo' Muellein's story as both community activist and guardian echoes, reinvents, and reimagines Arthurian romances through the lens of Afrofuturism; further, this fantastical remix challenges white supremacist modes of oppressive comic tradition by foregrounding racial and gendered identities. Making a legend is not about whom society has agreed to be the answer. Instead, such ideals lie with whoever asks the question. (DCN)</p><p><br /></p>The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-13443342803298238102023-09-22T20:35:00.000-04:002023-09-22T20:35:07.981-04:00CFP Arthur Refracted: Representations of Arthur across Comics (1/19/2024 - Spec Issue Arthuriana)<i>Arthuriana </i>is now soliciting proposals for a special issue on comics. Details below. <br /><br /><br />Please support the project if you can. <br /><br /><br />Do contact the guet editor, Jamey Keeton, drectly with any quesions .<br /><br /><br />Michael<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />CFP: Arthur Refracted: Representations of Arthur across Comics<br />Special Issue for Arthuriana<br />Email: <a href="mailto:jkeeton@ur.rochester.edu">jkeeton@ur.rochester.edu</a><br />Abstracts Due: January 19th, 2024<br />*If selected for the special issue, full articles will be expected June 7th.<br /><br />Arthuriana seeks short abstracts (100-250 words) for a special issue on comics and the Arthurian legend. The comics do not have to be specifically about Arthur, but can draw on Arthurian legend in apparent, significant, and meaningful ways and can engage with myriad genres from superhero comics to more independent works. We are especially interested in papers that examine comics where the Arthurian legend is problematized, challenged, and remixed/rebooted while deploying perspectives from comics studies, visual studies, and cultural studies.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-88124106629996213442022-09-14T00:27:00.003-04:002023-08-05T23:53:44.976-04:00Casebier on Le Chevalier et la Charrette<p> Out now in the Journal of the International Arthurian Society:</p><p>Casebier, Karen. "Deviant Characters and the Limits of Inventio in ‘Le Chevalier et la Charrette’" Journal of the International Arthurian Society, vol. 10, no. 1, 2022, pp. 94-113. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/jias-2022-0007">https://doi.org/10.1515/jias-2022-0007</a></p><p>Abstract</p><p>This essay will examine the characterisation of the principal characters and events in ‘Le Chevalier et la Charrette’, a contemporary graphic novel adaption of the Méléagant episode based on Chrétien de Troyes’s Le Chevalier de la charrette , by applying Mieke Bal’s classic study on narratology, in which legendary and ‘deviant’ characters evoke reactions of surprise or revulsion in the reader. The first section will address the limits of inventio in the portrayal of Lancelot, a legendary character whose behaviour and actions are somewhat limited by the reader’s background knowledge of him, whereas the remainder of the essay will focus on the use of the Lady of the Lake as a deviant character in the Méléagant episode. In the graphic novella, the Lady of the Lake is reinvented as a representation of Ankou, the servant of Death in Breton folklore. This allows the author and illustrator of the graphic novella to take advantage of the lacunae in the reader’s background knowledge to present a previously unknown facet of the Lady of the Lake’s character that bridges the gap between literary adaptation and literary appropriation, thereby resulting in a new cultural product that links medieval Arthurian legend to traditional Breton mythology. </p><p><br /></p>The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-26853250055785452862021-05-04T02:27:00.005-04:002021-05-04T02:27:37.809-04:00Call for Responses: Comics and Medieval Studies Survey (7/1/2021)<p> <i>Please forgive the cross-posting.</i></p><div><br /><h2>Call for Responses: Comics and Medieval Studies Survey</h2><br />The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture--in an attempt to further our outreach efforts--seeks to gather some information on experiences with the comics medium and uses of that material by teachers and/or scholars of Medieval Studies.<br /><br />If you're willing to share, please complete the survey at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/Medieval-Comics-Survey">https://tinyurl.com/Medieval-Comics-Survey</a> no later than 1 July 2021.<br /><br />More information on the Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture can be found at <a href="https://medievalinpopularculture.blogspot.com/">https://medievalinpopularculture.blogspot.com/</a>.<br /><br />The Medieval Comics Project is based at <a href="https://medieval-comics-project.blogspot.com/">https://medieval-comics-project.blogspot.com/</a>. We also maintain a listserv, the Medieval Comics Project Discussion List. Please sign-up at <a href="https://groups.io/g/medieval-comixlist">https://groups.io/g/medieval-comixlist</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you have any questions or concerns on the survey or other related matters, please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:MedievalinPopularCulture@gmail.com">MedievalinPopularCulture@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:Comics.Get.Medieval@gmail.com">Comics.Get.Medieval@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Michael A. Torregrossa, Founder, Blog Editor, and Listserv Moderator, and The Comics Get Medieval Sessions Organizer</div><div><br /></div>The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-26585330651461746342021-03-06T19:43:00.004-05:002021-03-06T19:43:59.799-05:00Arthurian Comics Session at Medieval and Renaissance Forum 2021<p>I'm happy to report that the organizers of the Medieval and Renaissance Forum have accepted our proposal for a session on comics to be presented virtually in April. Full conference and panel details follow. </p><p> </p><p>41st Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum</p><p>Scent and Fragrance in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance <br /><br />Friday and Saturday April 16-17, 2021 <br /><br /><a href="https://lifelonglearning.keene.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=1131367">Register Online</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.keene.edu/campus/events/medieval/assets/documents/41st-annual-medieval-and-renaissance-forum-preliminary-schedule/download/">Preliminary Schedule</a></p><br /> <br /><br />Saturday Session VI: 3:00 –4:20 PM<br /><br />Arthurian Comics <br /><br />Moderator: Hayley Cotter, University of Massachusetts—Amherst <br /><br />From Canon to Comics: Adaptations of <i>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight </i>in the Comics Medium<br /><br />Michael Torregrossa, Independent Scholar<br /><br />Old Norse Gods and Ethnically Different Slaves in the Comic Book Series <i>Thorgal</i><br /><br />Anna Czarnowus, University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland) <br /><br />Horror and Science Fiction in Arthurian Comics <br /><br />Rachael K. 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Thanks for your support of our endeavors.The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-67647941301757546782018-06-21T23:32:00.000-04:002018-06-21T23:34:52.174-04:00Where is Arthur Today?In these dark and troubled times, I often wonder where is Arthur today? Where can we find inspiration to make the world a better place?<br />
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The complete origin can be found in issues 1 and 2 of the series; both are available on comiXology at <a href="https://www.comixology.com/Captain-Britain-1976-1977/comics-series/85220">https://www.comixology.com/Captain-Britain-1976-1977/comics-series/85220</a>.<br />
<br />The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-3588325182571996892018-04-04T23:59:00.000-04:002018-04-05T00:00:42.543-04:00Hellboy Gets Medieval (Again)!In celebration of Hellboy's Arthurian adventure-themed in <i>Hellboy: The Wild Hunt</i>, <i>Hellboy: The Storm</i>, and <i>Hellboy: The Fury</i>, Funko has released a special figure of the half-demon anti-hero bearing the sword of his ancestor King Arthur. The figure can be purchased online at Amazon.<br />
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The original solicitation can be accessed at <a href="https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUN178581">https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUN178581</a>.<br />
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<br />The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-88536091871570920272018-04-04T23:46:00.000-04:002018-04-04T23:46:06.464-04:00Medieval Comics Panel for MAPACA 2018A reminder that the <span>Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture is organizing a panel on medieval-themed comics for the fall meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association this coming November.</span><br />
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I just posted the details of a new comic book series called <i>Unholy Grail</i> on the <i>Monstrous Matter of Britain</i> site. The series is from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Mirko Colak and mashes the Arthurian story with elements from the fiction of H. P. Lovecraft.<br />
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<br />The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-12069388045323558792017-04-08T14:11:00.001-04:002017-04-08T14:11:56.032-04:00Allocco on Guinevere in Camelot 3000<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Katherine Allocco, historian and Arthurian popular culture specialist, has a new essay on Guinevere in <i>Camelot 3000 </i>set for release in the <i>Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics</i> (<a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21504857.2017.1299022">http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21504857.2017.1299022</a>). The abstract is as follows:<br />
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"Could Guinevere ever be a superhero? Depictions of a warrior queen in <i>Camelot 3000</i> (1982–1985)"<br />
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<i>Camelot 3000</i>, one of Arthuriana’s most influential comic series,
has reimagined Queen Guinevere as a heroic warrior who attempts to atone
for previous transgressions by slipping on a minidress, picking up a
futuristic gun and battling invading aliens. In this book, Guinevere has
transcended medieval and modern assumptions of women by occupying a
traditionally male sphere and being able to fight with the Knights. She
has not, however, been able to transcend medieval and modern assumptions
about women’s bodies and sexuality, which remain overly emphasised
throughout her storylines, most of which revolve around her emotional
and sexual turmoil. The need to sexualise Guinevere, position her as a
damsel in distress and perpetuate literary traditions, found especially
in Malory, hobbles her transformation into a hero and exemplifies the
difficulties that medieval female characters often face when they enter
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“The Symbiosis of Norse and Medieval Christian Eschatology in DC Vertigo’s <i>Lucifer </i>series” in <i>Apocalyptic Chic: Visions of the Apocalypse and Post-Apocalypse in Literature and Visual Arts</i>. Barbara Bordman and Jim Doan, eds. Rowman, Littlefield, Brown (forthcoming) <br /><br />“Could Guinevere ever be a Superhero? Depictions of a Warrior Queen in<i> Camelot 3000</i> (1982- 1985)” <i>Journal of Graphic Novels and Comic Books</i> (March 9, 2017) DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2017.1299022 <br /><br />"Monstrous Morgana: Arthurian Women as Unnatural Amazons in <i>Madame Xanadu </i>(2008- 2010)" <i>Arthuriana </i>26:3 (Fall 2016), 119-142. <br /><br />"Vampiric Viragoes: Villainizing and Sexualizing Arthurian Women in <i>King Arthur v. Dracula</i> (2005)" in <i>The Universal Vampire</i>. Barbara Bordman and Jim Doan, eds.. Rowman, Littlefield, Brown, 2013, 149-163. <br /><br />“Elfquest”in <i>Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Heroes and Superheroes</i> Bart Beaty and Stephen Weiner, eds.. Pasadena: Salem Press, 2012, 295-300.</blockquote>
The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-88173814039304328192017-01-06T15:26:00.001-05:002017-07-25T23:39:36.951-04:00CFP The Medieval in American Popular Culture: Reflections in Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of Prince ValiantOur affiliate, the Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture, is sponsoring a session on "The Medieval in American Popular Culture:Reflections in Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of Prince Valiant." See the following for complete details: <a href="http://medievalinpopularculture.blogspot.com/2017/01/call-for-papers-medieval-in-american.html">http://medievalinpopularculture.blogspot.com/2017/01/call-for-papers-medieval-in-american.html</a>.<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;">
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The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-26183576536780050002016-06-21T21:48:00.000-04:002016-06-21T21:48:02.630-04:00URL UpdatePlease be advised, as neither The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain nor The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture has funds for operating expenses, we will no longer be renewing our domain names effective January 2016.<br />
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The Arthur of the Comics Project can now only be accessed at <a href="http://arthur-of-the-comics-project.blogspot.com/">http://arthur-of-the-comics-project.blogspot.com/</a>, and The Medieval Comics Project accessed at <a href="http://medieval-comics-project.blogspot.com/">http://medieval-comics-project.blogspot.com/</a>.<br />
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Please update your links.<br />
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Michael A. Torregrossa<br />
Founder, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain<br />
Founder, The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular CultureThe Arthur of the Comics Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075221521972832732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-13827526442842145482016-06-21T21:40:00.000-04:002016-06-21T21:40:24.591-04:00Rejected by KalamazooOur outreach efforts have been dealt a major blow this week. I have just received word the Congress Committee has rejected our proposal for "Crisis in Camelot? Arthurian-Themed Comics and Their Place in Arthurian Studies: A Roundtable in Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of Prince Valiant (A Roundtable)" for the 52nd International Congress on Medieval Studies to convene next May.<br />
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Michael Torregrossa<br />
Founder, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of BritainThe Arthur of the Comics Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075221521972832732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-15432770212748913692016-06-01T23:33:00.002-04:002016-06-01T23:33:51.346-04:00Arthurian Comics at Kalamazoo 2017<i>The Arthur of the Comics Projec</i>t is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the following session for the 52nd International Congress on Medieval Studies. An official call for papers will be announced should the organizing committee look favorably on our proposal.<br />
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Crisis in Camelot? Arthurian-Themed Comics and Their Place in Arthurian Studies: A Roundtable in Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of <i>Prince Valiant</i> (A Roundtable)<br />
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Sponsored by the <i>Arthur of the Comics Project</i>, an outreach of the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain<br />
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Comics based on or inspired by the Arthurian legend have been in existence since at least the 1920s, and this corpus, which is primarily American in origin, numbers in the thousands. Despite the history and diversity of this material, comics studies remain a neglected aspect of research on the modern Matter of Britain compared to work on other media, a fact lamented on by Alan Stewart, one of the founders and foremost popularizers of Arthurian comics research, in 1986. At that time, he remarked, “Over the centuries, the legend of King Arthur has been recounted in virtually every medium of expression known to humankind. Most of these are represented in Arthurian studies, but the popular artform known as the comic strip has been largely neglected, despite the fact that comics remain one of the most widely disseminated and experienced media of our time” (12). Sadly, there has yet to be burgeoning interest in Arthurian comics, despite some promising starts. However, this does not have to remain the status quo.<br />
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Comics are important texts for understanding the contemporary reception of the legend, and they have much to offer the Arthurian enthusiast, as Valerie M. Lagorio and Mildred Leake Day observed in 1990: “It is interesting to note the parallel development of Arthurian adaptations in the novel, science fiction and fantasy, movies, and the comics in recent years, as all have exhibited increasingly sophisticated, imaginative, and original treatments of the Arthurian ideal” (xvi). Writing in 1996, Norris J. Lacy, focusing specifically on comics, submitted that “American comics and cartoons constitute one of the fertile sources of popular Arthuriana,” though the slow progress of study suggests some reluctance in incorporating the medium into our scholarship and teaching. Thus, the purpose of this roundtable is to initiate discussions of how we might foster original work on Arthurian comics by exploring various ways to successfully integrate the comics medium into our careers, for, as Peter W. Williams reminded us in 1982, “<i>Speculum </i>and <i>Prince Valiant</i> both occupy the pages on the shelves in our libraries, and each in its own way is a manifestation of that strange and wonderful culture, the American” (15).<br />
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The Alliance hopes to attract a varied group of presenters for this session, including medievalists, popular culture specialists, and comics scholars.<br />
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Works Cited<br />
Lacy, Norris J. “Popular Culture.” The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. Updated Paperback Edition with Supplement, 1990-1995. Ed. Norris J. Lacy, et al. Garland Reference Library of Humanities 931. New York and London: Garland, 1996. 363-64. Print.<br />
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Lagorio, Valerie M., and Mildred Leake Day. “Introduction to Volume II.” King Arthur Through the Ages. Ed. Valerie M. Lagorio and Mildred Leake Day. Vol. 2. Garland Reference Library of Humanities 1301. New York: Garland, 1990. Xi-xvi. Print.<br />
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Stewart, H. Alan. “King Arthur in the Comics.” Avalon to Camelot 2.1 (1986): 12-14. Print.<br />
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Williams, Peter W. “The Varieties of American Medievalism.” Studies in Medievalism 1.2 <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>(Spring 1982): 7-20. Print.<br />
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The Arthur of the Comics Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075221521972832732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-83035493715788596412015-07-18T22:35:00.000-04:002015-07-18T22:35:09.230-04:00Witchblade?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The most recent issue of <i>Witchblade </i>No. 183 (available from <a href="https://www.comixology.com/Witchblade-183/digital-comic/252032" target="_blank">comiXology</a>) appears to feature an image of a young Arthur drawing forth the Sword in the Stone. This would not be the first time the series has addressed the legend (see Alan Stewart's <i><a href="http://www.camelot4colors.com/interact.htm#Witchblade" target="_blank">Camelot in Four Colors</a></i>), but is it a legitimate link or am I seeing Arthur where he is not?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-27161383746701673912015-06-07T19:48:00.001-04:002015-06-07T19:50:25.352-04:00Wasted Land VideoHere's more from Dorman on the series from a 2013 interview:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-10623625329122792602015-06-07T19:45:00.000-04:002015-06-07T19:49:21.340-04:00Dorman's The Wasted Lands Collected<i>Another quick update for the night:</i><br />
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Dave Dorman's once and future series <i>The Wasted Lands </i>has been collected and reissued as an omnibus edition by Magnetic Press. Its a handsome over-sized volume and reasonably priced at $24.99.<br />
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Full details at <a href="http://www.magnetic-press.com/wasted-lands-omnibus/">http://www.magnetic-press.com/wasted-lands-omnibus/</a>. The site includes an interview with Dorman, a video trailer (see below), and a press kit.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/100957689">Dave Dorman's WASTED LANDS Omnibus graphic novel trailer</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/neurobellum">Neurobellum</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-64614363162490318942015-06-07T19:36:00.002-04:002015-06-07T19:36:31.645-04:00Camelot in Four Colors UpdatedAlan Stewart has recently announced that his <i>Camelot in Four Colors</i> website has been updated through 2015. As always, the site offers a wealth of information and images. It can be accessed at <a href="http://camelot4colors.com/">http://camelot4colors.com/</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-23356832320494899902014-08-14T21:37:00.000-04:002014-08-14T21:37:26.998-04:00EUPOP 2013 InfoI recently came across the following papers in the program for last year's EUPOP conference (program at <a href="http://eupop2013.wordpress.com/program/">http://eupop2013.wordpress.com/program/</a>). The abstracts are still available online at <a href="http://eupop2013.wordpress.com/program/abstracts/">http://eupop2013.wordpress.com/program/abstracts/</a>, and Kontturi has blogged (unfortunately not in English) about the session (with pictures) at <a href="http://kontturi.blogspot.com/2013/08/eupop-natsizombeja-ja-kuunatseja.html">http://kontturi.blogspot.com/2013/08/eupop-natsizombeja-ja-kuunatseja.html</a>.<br />
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Allocco, Kate. “Monstrous Morgana: Arthurian Women as Unnatural Amazons in Madame Xanadu (2008-2010).” Graphic Novel. EUPOP2013. International Institute for Popular Culture, University of Tutku, Finland. 1 Aug. 2013. Address.<br />
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This article analyzes the portrayal of Morgan Le Fay in the comic book Madame Xanadu within the context of earlier comic books and of medieval literature. I argue that Morgan Le Fay is steadily becoming more monstrous by looking at other popular comic titles such as Dracula v. King Arthur and Camelot 3000 among others. Morgan Le Fay has traditionally been an easy target for literary misogyny as she is often associated with both sexual agency and a lust for power. In Madame Xanadu, the author and artists have imbued Morgan with these traits and then drawn her as a violent power-hungry Amazon warrior, the ultimate sexually deviant virago in the medieval and modern imagination. Morgan’s image contrasts sharply with that of the main hero, Madame Xanadu (aka Nimue), Morgan Le Fay’s sister, who is demure and “natural” and submits to the power of men. This book offers contrasting dichotomies of womanhood that clearly envision Morgana as the unnatural, destructive and monstrous Evian woman whose bid for agency, sexual autonomy and power consistently meets with punishment and reprimand by her more Marian sister. Her contrapuntal role allows writers and readers to define that which is normal, right and good through their understanding that Morgan is inherently abnormal, wrong and bad. Thus this comic stereotypes medieval women as being either an Eve or a Mary and uses the popular image of the Amazon to stress how monstrous and unnatural Morgan Le Fay and all women like her can be and to justify their being defeated and destroyed in the end.<br />
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Kontturi, Katja. “ ‘You Broke the Holy Grail!’: Christian Symbolism in Don Rosa’s Disney<br />
Comics” Graphic Novel. EUPOP2013. International Institute for Popular Culture, University of Tutku, Finland. 1 Aug. 2013. Address.<br />
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From the 1950s, so called Comics Code defined the prohibited contents of comic books in the United States. It listed the subjects that were not suitable for children to whom comics were directed. Dell Comics was the only publishing house producing Disney comics, but it never followed the Comics Code. Since Disney comics were cute and funny animal comics, the fear of excessive violence and nudity was not the question. However, Dell Comics had their own codes on which topics were not allowed in Disney comics. One of them was religion. During his career, Carl Barks broke quite many of these “rules”, and his successor Don Rosa has taken Disney comics even further. Death, love, hinted sexuality and historical continuum have never before been seen in Disney comics.<br />
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This paper concentrates on the Christian symbolism that Don Rosa has used as a part of his comics “The Once and Future Duck” (1996) and “A Letter from Home” (2004). The symbolism is actualized with the two mythical symbolic objects of Christians: the Holy Grail and the Arc of the Covenant. My aim is to study the use of these symbols, what are their functions in the narrative? Are there Christian values present in the comic or do the objects only offer a price in the end of Indiana Jones type of adventure?<br />
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<br />The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-25445865559052327722014-07-29T23:00:00.000-04:002014-07-29T23:01:50.451-04:00Gangs of Camelot KickstarterDear Readers,<br />
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James Heffron has started a Kickstarter campaign for a new edition of his graphic novel <i>Gangs of Camelot</i>. Details at <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1778370567/gangs-of-camelot">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1778370567/gangs-of-camelot</a>. The pledges are fairly modest and most include a copy of the published work.<br />
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I wish him luck and hope you'll consider pledging.<br />
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Michael A. Torregrossa<br />
Listserv Moderator/ Blog Editor/Co-Founder, The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages<br />
Listserv Moderator/ Blog Editor/Founder, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-33396724404711970192014-04-23T20:30:00.000-04:002014-04-23T21:39:24.137-04:00Arthurian Comics at Arthurian Congress 2014<i>I think these are the most Arthurian-themed comics papers I've seen at a conference and it is certainly a bold topic for a conference that is often limited to traditional texts and media. Sadly, one needs to be in Romania this summer to hear them. (Please publish your work!)</i><br />
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XXIV Triennial Congress of the International Arthurian Society - University of Bucharest<br />
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Monday, July 21st<br />
Panel 2 : 10.30-12.50<br />
King Arthur and the Modern Imagination<br />
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Paper 1 of 4: Casey CASEBIER (University of Maryland), Contemporary Arthurian Worlds: Sam Sarkar’s <i>Caliber </i>and the Arthurian Graphic Novel<br />
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Friday, July 25th<br />
Panel 1: 15.20-17.20<br />
Thematic Pannel : Children of the (K)night: Arthurian Bad Boys and Mean Girls<br />
Organizer : Kevin J. HARTY (La Salle University, Philadelphia)<br />
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Paper 1 (of 7!): Christine NEUFELD (Eastern Michigan University), Bloodlines: The Sanguine Semiotics of <i>Dracula vs. King Arthur</i><br />
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Saturday, July 26th<br />
Panel 2 : 9.50-11.30<br />
Lectures et interprétations des thèmes arthuriens<br />
Paper 3 (of 4): Christina FRANCIS (Bloomsburg University), Reading King Arthur Online: The Webcomic and Web Forum Interplay of Paul Gadzikowski’s <i>Arthur, King of Time and Space</i><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-88806629793259114722014-03-18T23:18:00.000-04:002014-03-18T23:18:00.316-04:00Five Ghosts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E35_n0CqLaoQIts2HbGiQlfbiKgxV6yx5-9FsdTr0XWmg-NCbA0jB3cvHhLf7hJ7VK0oX82mxKz5u4VBdA60_HmFOsL2GIUhtdHg7SbP8YMXEi3ZEyeKHKonT2p_ieM3rcrDh_Gy1tM/s1600/five_ghosts-promo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E35_n0CqLaoQIts2HbGiQlfbiKgxV6yx5-9FsdTr0XWmg-NCbA0jB3cvHhLf7hJ7VK0oX82mxKz5u4VBdA60_HmFOsL2GIUhtdHg7SbP8YMXEi3ZEyeKHKonT2p_ieM3rcrDh_Gy1tM/s1600/five_ghosts-promo.jpg" height="400" width="260" /></a>Beginning in 2013, writer Frank Barbiere and artist Chris Mooneyham launched the series <i>Five Ghosts</i>. The first five-issue arc (now available in a collected edition) introduced the series' protagonist, Fabian Gray, and his associates. Gray, previously in contact with a mystic artifact called the Dreamstone, can access the skills and abilities of five literary figures (see promotional art). Among these individuals are Merlin, Dracula, and Robin Hood, all favorites of readers of medieval-themed comics. Further details about the series can be found at the publisher's website at <a href="http://imagecomics.com/comics/series/five-ghosts">http://imagecomics.com/comics/series/five-ghosts</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-88361183491871824702013-08-19T19:35:00.000-04:002013-08-19T19:35:14.487-04:00Updates August 2013Effective August 2013, the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain has resumed ownership of <i>The Arthur of the Comics Project</i> and its associated listserv. The new group will function for the remainder of 2013 as an affiliate of The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages and be based at the <i>King Arthur Forever</i> website at <a href="http://kingarthurforever.org/">KingArthurForever.org</a>. This site will be maintained as time permits.<br />
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Further details can be found on King Arthur Forever at <a href="http://kingarthurforever.blogspot.com/2013/08/king-arhur-forever-reborn.html">http://kingarthurforever.blogspot.com/2013/08/king-arhur-forever-reborn.html</a>.<br />
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Michael A. Torregrossa<br />
Co-Founder, The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages<br />
Founder, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988191535826464285.post-27355451186056373662013-06-26T02:07:00.000-04:002013-06-26T02:07:24.655-04:00Lee on Prince ValiantWith apologies for the multiple cross-postings:<br />
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Lee, Peter W. “Red Days, Black Knights: Medieval-themed Comic Books in American Containment Culture.”<i>Corporate Medievalism II</i>. Ed. Karl Fugelso. Studies in Medievalism 22. Cambridge, Eng.: D. S. Brewer-Boydell & Brewer, 2013. 181-200. Print.<br />
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