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When a flood of charity comicbooks focusing on the events of September 11 hit the shelves TIME.comix had to divide its coverage into two parts. Last week covered the "alternative" books. This week we examine the "mainstream" efforts by the likes of Marvel (home of Spider-Man, Capt. America and the X-Men), DC (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, et al.) and smaller houses. The big question: would they, could they, put superheroes into the tragedy...
...Well, they did. Both the DC and Marvel projects include the characters their business has been built on. It really should come as no surprise, after all, superheroes are what they do. For some this will come across as a gross commodification and trivialization of an awesome, unspeakable tragedy. These characters are arguably more corporate icons than meaningful characters - like seeing Ronald McDonald and the Keebler Elves giving succor to victim's families. But I think it is more complicated and interesting than that...
...Next week TIME.comix examines "September 11" Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, jointly-published by DC, Dark Horse, Image, et. al. Also "Heroes," "The Amazing SpiderMan" #36, and "A Moment of Silence," all published by Marvel. These books are available at any comicbook store...
There are reasons why Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 is a universally respected scholar, activist and lecturer. This list is long. These reasons are borne out by his appointments at our nation’s top schools, the unending requests for appearances, the marvel of his oratory, the wonder of his thought...
...fund raiser collects more than 60 black-and-white vignettes about Sept. 11 into 208 pages. Most are indie artists' personal accounts of that day, like Evan Forsch's escape from the 89th floor of the north tower. With profits going to various charities, comic books like this--including Marvel's Heroes and September 11, a two-volume set jointly published by DC and others--are providing both an artistic outlet and a way to help...