“Do not forsake me, comrade”
The continuing relevance of High Noon
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy revisits the Hollywood classic High Noon.
“They’re Here Already!”
The Timeless Frights of Invasion of the Body Snatchers
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedylooks at the ongoing debates around the politics behind the sci-fi horror classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Remembering Alan Grant
The idiosyncratic politics of the late comic writer
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy remembers the life of comic book writer Alan Grant and the Left politics found in some of his most well-known works including Detective Comics, Batman, and Shadow of the Bat.
Comrade Leo Bernard, 1939-1966
by Hank Kennedy
The Left was on the rise—and under threat—in the mid-1960s. Hank Kennedy tells the story of a hometown comrade who was a target of anti-communist violence.
The Vietnam War in comics, after the war
by Hank Kennedy
In the follow-up to an earlier article looking at the representation of the Vietnam War in mainstream U.S. comics, Hank Kennedy focuses on the years following the formal conclusion of the war.
Pinkwashing as cold as the Rockies
The history of the gay-labor alliance to boycott Coors
by Hank KennedyAs part of our ongoing series of articles for Pride Month, Hank Kennedy provides a brief history of the gay-labor alliance that took place in the 1970s to boycott Coors Brewing Company.
In memory of Neal Adams
A defender of creator’s rights
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy celebrates Neal Adams’ political and artistic contributions to the world of comic books in this obituary.
Vietnam war in balloons and panels
by Hank Kennedy
Hank Kennedy explores the depictions of the Vietnam War in popular comics from the 1960s.
It’s a bird, It’s a plane…no, it’s a union!
Image comics workers certify
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy situates the recent organizing drive of workers at Image comics into a longer history of efforts at Union organizing in that industry.
When Comic Books Threatened the U.S.A. (and the world)
by Hank Kennedy
Hank Kennedy reminds us of a period of all-sided culture war against comic books, pointing at its lessons and aftermath today.