“This is Not a Sound”: The Treachery of Sound in Comic Books
In comics theorist Scott McCloud‘s seminal work Understanding Comics (1993), there comes a point following his convoluted description of Magritte’s “The Treachery of Images” where he asks the reader,...
View ArticleBlinded By the Sound: Marvel’s Dazzler – Light & Sound in Comics
I recently got my hands on a complete set of Marvel Comics’ Dazzler, a comic from the early to mid-80s that featured Alison Blaire, a mutant with the power to transform sound into light. She was the...
View ArticleSound at MLA 2013
It is that time of year again: the winter holidays, the new year, and, yes, the Modern Language Association Annual Convention–which finally returns to the East Coast after two years on the West Coast....
View Article“KASPLASH! SLURPLOP… KPLUNK!” Charles Mingus’s Sound Effects and the Politics...
In his autobiography, Beneath the Underdog, jazz musician Charles Mingus recounts his hatred of being ignored during his bass solos. When it was finally his turn to enter the foreground, suddenly...
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