Why Comics?

Why Comics?

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 746 , Segment 2

South Korea on the World Stage, Defense Against Mosquitoes, Making Hollywood Funny

Episode: South Korea on the World Stage, Defense Against Mosquitoes, Making Hollywood Funny

  • Feb 13, 2018
  • 16:45 mins

Guest: Hillary Chute, PhD, Author, “Why Comics? From Underground to Everywhere,” and Professor of English, Northeastern University Another superhero from the world of comics is shaping into the year’s first movie blockbuster, Black Panther. It does have our attention – advance ticket sales for this weekend’s opening are through the roof. The DC and Marvel comic families have dominated at the box office for the last decade. But there’s more to comics than spandex and superpowers.