comics – Sean Guynes

Fall 2019 University Press Recommendations

Posted on April 26, 2019January 3, 2020 by Sean Guynes in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

Links to university press catalogs for Fall 2019 and to a curated list of my suggested forthcoming books.

A Timeline of LGBT Visibility in Mainstream Comics

Posted on April 25, 2016March 25, 2021 by Sean Guynes in Unseen Academical

This timeline includes mainstream comic books with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender characters. The timeline begins after the creation of the 1954 Comics Code Authority and continues half a century to 2004. The timeline takes the form of a bibliography. The timeline was compiled over the course of my master’s thesis research in consultation with … Continue reading A Timeline of LGBT Visibility in Mainstream Comics →

Gone the Form of Man: The Gothic Tradition and the Abhuman in Jack Kirby’s The Demon (1972-1974)

Posted on January 14, 2016March 25, 2021 by Sean Guynes in Unseen Academical

Note: This is to be published, eventually, in a Sequart collection of essays on 1970s horror comics “Gone! Gone! -- the form of man -- ! Rise, the demon Etrigan!!” — Jack Kirby, The Demon Vol. 1 #1 (Aug 1972, 24.5)[1] Jack Kirby’s The Demon – a 16-issue comic book series published by DC, cover-dated … Continue reading Gone the Form of Man: The Gothic Tradition and the Abhuman in Jack Kirby’s The Demon (1972-1974) →