It’s time for a magical new entry in the Representation and Health column! This character has been on my mind for a while and I have a lot of thoughts about him. I encountered him as my collection of comics began to grow and he’s been one of my favorites, though there are also elements…
Representation and Health 101: Marceline the Vampire Queen
It’s a return to the traditional format in this latest installment of Representation and Health 101! The comics world has been abuzz about diversity, for a lot of different reasons, so I wanted to touch on a character who represents this ideal and helps us cope and heal. To that effect, I’ve decided to talk…
Representation And Health 101: An Interview with Team Kamikaze
It’s a brand spanking new edition of the Representation and Health 101 column! As with the past few weeks, today we’re changing things up. Instead of a character, we are going to discuss a series that addresses representation. What better way to discuss representation in a comic than speaking with its creators! Kamikaze is a webcomic-turned-print…
Representation and Health 101: Using Comics to Meet Special Needs
Welcome back to the Representation and Health 101 column, where we dissect characters and stories in comics and how they help us heal and cope. Today, we are taking yet another new spin and looking at a comic you may not have heard of. Addressing the needs of marginalized people and those around them is…
Representation and Health 101: AURA – Alexis Pope
Welcome to another riveting discussion in the Representation and Health 101 column! In this installment, we are going to discuss a character who is the personification of my advocacy for enhanced representation of marginalized people. Even within a few pages, she exemplifies the need for discussions of mental health and illness as well as how…
Representation and Health 101: AMERICA CHAVEZ
It’s time for a star-spangled new Representation and Health 101! The character I’m going to discuss today is one who I immediately found intriguing. I discovered her in the pages of the latest volume of Young Avengers, but she actually showed up a couple of years before in 2011. She’s a young powerhouse with a…
Representation and Health 101: When Panels Show Pain
I introduce you to a special installment of Representation and Health 101! We’ve seen how various characters and identities in comics have brought to light just why representation matters and how that relates to our health. However, this is a slightly different spin. It’s fortunate that in recent years mental health has come closer to…
Representation and Health 101: BUNKER of the TEEN TITANS
Here we are with a brand spanking new installment of Representation and Health 101! In this ongoing journey to ascertain what makes diverse characters important and curative, we have gone over a slew of people from all sorts of companies. Today’s focus is someone who immediately caught my attention when he was introduced because of…
Representation and Health 101: JONESY
Hello and welcome back to another edition of Representation and Health 101! This a journey of examining comic book characters through the lens of health and psychology, revealing what about them helps us cope with the world around us. Picking someone today was tricky; I was trying to get out of my comfort zone and…
Representation and Health 101: SILK Cindy Moon
Oh my stars! It’s time for another Representation and Health 101 installment! It’s only been two weeks, but it’s felt like ages and I’ve been ready to offer up my perspective on the various characters in comics and how they help us heal and cope. Today, I’m going to focus on a new Spider, someone…