Most are aware of how in 1954 the Comics Code Authority (CCA) went into effect, all but obliterating graphic horror, science fiction, crime, romance, humor, you name it from the medium until 1971, when a slight rewording within the code about horror imagery and usage allowed monsters to roam across garishly colored pages once again.  […]

Grant Morrison’s Luda isn’t a beach-read one might enjoy in isolation. Instead, it’s best experienced as an object for discussion.  Author Gabino Iglesias, for example, feels Morrison’s handling of identity and gender merit analysis: Morrison shows just how fluid gender is while obliterating the idea of identity as an established, monolithic thing. Luci and Luda […]