Today marks the one year anniversary of my launching ComicPhilosophy.com online. And what a year! Over 200,000 words written about comics and ethics (whew). I thought this would be a good time to take stock of where the site is – and where it is going. Has anything changed in …
Battleworld (2025-26) vs Secret Wars (1984-86)
The recently completed five-issue limited series Battleworld (2025-26) by Christos N. Gage and Marcus To was a great read. It is not an exaggeration to say Gage has an encyclopedic knowledge of Marvel comics characters and history – which he puts to great use in this series. To use his …
Powers Ethics
The launch of Powers 25 by Dark Horse Comics in 2025 gave me the idea to catch up on the earlier series that I had missed during my time away from comics. And so, I sought out all the earlier runs by comics powerhouses’ Brian Michael Bendis by Michael Avon …
Comic Philosophy is Fully AI Free
I’m proud to certify Comic Philosophy as completely free of any generative AI content! As I explained on my About Site page, all written content on this site has always been exclusively produced by a human being – me. And all the images used in my comics ethics posts are …
Doctor Strange of Asgard Ethics
Well said. With the launch this week of the latest ongoing Doctor Strange comics series – Doctor Strange Vol 8, 2025, by Derek Landy and Ivan Fiorelli – I thought I’d fill in the background of what had happened since my Doctor Strange Ethics overview from the start of this …
The Power Fantasy Ethics – Introduction
As I explained on my About Me post, I saw the superhero comics of my youth as explicit moral philosophy primers. Much of the conflict, to my eyes, was between the various heroes, or internal to a given hero – as they debated the “right” or “best” course of action. …
Praise for Comic Philosophy
I typically do a terrible job of promoting myself online. But I have received some heart-warming feedback from comics creators, so I thought I would quote some of their public comments here (with links to the published sources). With my gratitude and appreciation for all you do in creating such …
Jeff the Land Shark Ethics
I have long been a fan of the adorable Marvel character Jeff the Land Shark, created by Kelly Thompson and Daniele Di Nicuolo in 2019. Although initially appearing as a comedic sidekick to a number of West Coast Avengers (and later Deadpool), he became famous through his own adventures in …
Fantastic Four Vol 8, issue #4, 2025
I don’t normally review single issues, but I couldn’t resist the opportunity presented by Ryan North and Humberto Ramos in their latest issue of Fantastic Four (Vol 8, issue #4, 2025, “Basic Obedience“). This is a stand-alone, single-issue story premised on a real neuropsychological condition – pareidolia. And it just …