Current Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief, C.B. Cebulski, recently commented that comics should not be political; instead, they should remain what mainstream media depicts them as: entertainment. After inevitable backlash, the predictable backpedaling began. “One of the...
RVA Mag Comics X-Change: Issue 2
Welcome back, comics fans! We just introduced you to our new comics column a few weeks ago. If you missed it, you can check it out here. The next two weeks in comics are a bit of a doozy with plenty of new (and old) things to check out from the indie racks to the DC...
Avengers: Infinity War, A Modern Reflection of Our Current Political State
It’s been about two weeks since I saw Avengers: Infinity War. I saw it twice over the course of 48 hours, on the night it premiered and then again on the next night. Over 10 years of storytelling and 19 films have led up to the ultimate big bad of the MCU (Marvel...
VCU Professors Take a Critical Look at Black Panther Film
In its fifth week dominating the box office, a panel of professors at Virginia Commonwealth University sat down for a forum on Marvel's Black Panther at the VCU Arts Depot. Dozens of VCU students attended the event, titled Critical Perspectives on Black Panther,...
Local Activist Launches Black Panther Challenge Campaign in Richmond
A Richmond youth activist has launched a local crowdfunding campaign for the #BlackPantherChallenge, which was started by Frederick Joseph and went viral recently to help raise funds for children in the Harlem Boys & Girls Club to see Marvel’s “Black Panther”...
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