A history of American Western genre comics and how they interacted with contemporaneous political and popular culture.

How superhero narratives in the margins of the mainstream tell innovative, feminist stories.

How twenty-first-century Latin American comics transgress social, political, and cultural frontiers.

A data-driven deep dive into a legendary comics author’s subversion of gender norms within the bestselling comic of its time.

A revisionist history of the origins of comic books that reclaims women’s pioneering and pivotal roles as both creators and characters.

A detailed look at the evolution of superhero comics from cheap pulp products to a billion-dollar film and publishing industry, and the artists' battles for their intellectual property and financial freedom.

From Superman and Batman to the X-Men and Young Avengers, Supersex interrogates the relationship between heroism and sexuality, shedding new light on our fantasies of both.

An eye-opening exploration of the relationship between racial attitudes and the evolution of the superhero in America, from Superman’s debut in 1938 through the Civil Rights era and contemporary reinventions.

A study of five graphic novels or memoirs that have reshaped the narrative of civil rights in America—and an examination of the format’s power to allow readers to participate in the memory-making process.