The Superhero Through Mythology and Philosophy – How Academic Writing on Alan Moore’s Watchmen Considers Identity & Ideological Power
Richards Reynolds (1992) has described the superhero genre as a modern mythology. He discusses how the genre often reflects the socio-political ideologies of society, and offers Alan Moore’s comic series Watchmen (1986-1987) as a key text which subverts the superhero identity. In Moore’s own words, his work on Watchmen is an application of the Solve of the alchemists’ Solve et Coagula to the superhero genre; the act of taking it apart and examining it (Graydon, 2009). Moore brings superheroes into a “completely new realm” (Kavanagh, 2000) by placing them into the real world and giving them “sexual neuroses, bad breath and anxiety disorders” (Leith, 2010). This creates grounds for rich reflection on the intersection between superheroes and real-world issues of identity and ideological power. The following will be a discussion and evaluation of the relevant literature around identity and ideology in Watchmen.
Cyberpunk Comic Reality Hackers Kickstarter 100% Funded!
Within just seven days of launching the Kickstarter campaign for my cyberpunk comic Reality Hackers, we hit the funding target! This was my first attempt at launching a crowdfunding campaign. I’ll be honest – at first I wasn’t sure if…
Reality Hackers Interview on NewRetroWave
Recently I did an interview with Joey Edsall for NewRetroWave.com. We talked about my cyberpunk comic Reality Hackers and the Kickstarter campaign for issue #1. I talked about my influences, my creative process and what to expect from issue 1…
Cyberpunk Comic Reality Hackers Kickstarter announced!
On April 5th 2019 I will be launching a Kickstarter campaign for my cyberpunk comic Reality Hackers. The campaign will raise money to print the first issue, as well as offer some cool extra goodies! I’ll also be spending March releasing teasers of the story-line, character biographies and more.