On Superman, Shootings, and the Reality of Superheroes

September 02, 2021 by Steve Baxi in Comics

‘I don’t need Superman to stop shootings. I don’t need Batman to end homelessness. I need Batman and Superman to provide moral and spiritual guidance to show us a better world is possible…’

Philosophy and Tom King: Existentialism in Batman #23 (2016)

July 21, 2021 by Steve Baxi in Comics

Scholar Steve Baxi applies his background in philosophy to the comics of Tom King, using Batman #23 as a lens through which to examine what King has to say about life and the position of philosophical art, with a special focus on King and artist Mitch Gerads’ application of the nine panel grid.