Category: Culture and Arts
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The decolonized ear
Neil Rogall’s review was solicited by Tempest after seeing an abridged version posted on social media. While the book has been in print since 2015, the editors appreciated the politics and insights of the book, as highlighted in the review. We are grateful for Neil’s initial permission and revision and want to encourage the submission…
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In memory of Neal Adams
Hank Kennedy celebrates Neal Adams’ political and artistic contributions to the world of comic books in this obituary.
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Building from the bottom
Joel Sronce reflects on an event featuring artist and activist Linqua Franqa and the importance of cultural workers to radical organizing in the South.
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A “messiah” won’t save us
Brian Young Jr. reflects on the themes of solidarity, socialism, and revolutionary struggle in the film Judas and the Black Messiah.
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Socialism and the kitchen sink
Cami Valle follows up her stellar crossword, first published February 8th, 2022, with a March edition. We hope this will be an ongoing series of puzzles for Tempest readers.
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It’s a bird, It’s a plane…no, it’s a union!
Hank Kennedy situates the recent organizing drive of workers at Image comics into a longer history of efforts at Union organizing in that industry.
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Capitalism isn’t coming to save us
Tempest Collective members Ricardo Gabriel, Thomas Hummel, and Adam Turl offer three different takes on the disaster movie Don’t Look Up.
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When Comic Books Threatened the U.S.A. (and the world)
Hank Kennedy reminds us of a period of all-sided culture war against comic books, pointing at its lessons and aftermath today.