A few years ago, while taking a course relating to Critical Theory, I had two encounters with an instructor that profoundly helped to shape my views on Joseph Campbell. At one point during discussion, Campbell’s name came up, to which I asked whether he was or was not still a viable figure within academic discourse.…
The Comics Classroom: Champions of the Gods, Part 2
My previous article talked (at some length) about surface issues relating to spiritualism and myth regarding the Japanese manga/anime icon, Sailor Moon. While it is true that many times East versus West articles set up opposing systems for comparison, I hope to not imply that one of my favorite comic super heroines is, in fact,…
The Comics Classroom: Champions of the Gods, Part 1
Preface Much of my knowledge on this particular subject began when I was lucky enough to have heard voice-actor/mythology scholar Crispin Freeman perform his Anime Mythology talk entitled ‘Mystics, Priestesses & Warrior Women’. If you in the Los Angeles area and can make one of his mythology panels, do it. Crispin’s mythology website can be…