3. For better or worse, Disney and Kirby divide up the gender of childhood: the Disney princess, the Kirby superhero.
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14. The Kirby team, by contrast, is defined by a common origin, a shared event, destiny or identity (Fantastic Four, X-Men).
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15. The team with a common origin (an outgrowth, I think, of Kirby's war experience) redefines genre by making it about social change.
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@HeerJeet Please consider a Storify of this. I talk about Kirby in my comics seminar and have been looking for scholarship & biographies. -
@Ebonyteach All the tweets can be found in order here:https://twitter.com/heerjeet/status/492756098273652737 … - Show replies
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