Sequential Scholars
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Academics reading and celebrating the style, substance, and sublimity of all kinds of comics. By scholars, for everyone. Led by @annapeppard.bsky.social & Dr. J. Andrew Deman.
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For our next (spooky!) cluster of threads, we'll be focusing on none other than Japanese horror master Junji Ito's adaptation of "Frankenstein"! #Frankenstein #JunjiIto #SpookySeason #ComicsStudies
Where trans representation in North American comics has struggled to find firm footing at times, trans representation in manga has been there since very nearly the beginning and encompasses a variety of iconic characters, creators, and titles. #manga #transgender 1/7
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Where trans representation in North American comics has struggled to find firm footing at times, trans representation in manga has been there since very nearly the beginning and encompasses a variety of iconic characters, creators, and titles. #manga #transgender 1/7
Haptic Visuality in Junji Ito’s “Frankenstein” [1 of 3]
Junji Ito’s Frankenstein raises the obvious question of “what does this new adaptation (and new medium) offer to this old story?” One possible answer is “haptic visuality”. #Ito #frankenstein
Junji Ito’s Frankenstein raises the obvious question of “what does this new adaptation (and new medium) offer to this old story?” One possible answer is “haptic visuality”. #Ito #frankenstein
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Haptic Visuality in Junji Ito’s “Frankenstein” [1 of 3]
Junji Ito’s Frankenstein raises the obvious question of “what does this new adaptation (and new medium) offer to this old story?” One possible answer is “haptic visuality”. #Ito #frankenstein
Junji Ito’s Frankenstein raises the obvious question of “what does this new adaptation (and new medium) offer to this old story?” One possible answer is “haptic visuality”. #Ito #frankenstein
Our unit of threads on Junji Ito's "Frankenstein" is over but not forgotten! Here's a snapshot of what we covered, starting with: An Introduction to Junji Ito’s “Frankenstein." 1/5 #Frankenstein #ComicsStudies #JunjiIto
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Junji Ito’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s #Frankenstein was published in English in 2018 and won an Eisner Award for “Best Adaptation from Another Medium.” It’s both a faithful & idiosyncratic adaptation, showcasing Ito's mastery of horror storytelling within the comics medium.1/8 #Frankenstein
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Our unit of threads on Junji Ito's "Frankenstein" is over but not forgotten! Here's a snapshot of what we covered, starting with: An Introduction to Junji Ito’s “Frankenstein." 1/5 #Frankenstein #ComicsStudies #JunjiIto
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Dr J. Andrew Deman Talks "Chris Claremont"! [3 of 3]
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Dr J. Andrew Deman Talks "Chris Claremont"! [3 of 3]
Dr J. Andrew Deman Talks "Chris Claremont"! [2 of 3]
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Dr J. Andrew Deman Talks "Chris Claremont"! [2 of 3]
Horror stories often literalize “the return of the repressed,” and “Afterlife with #Archie,” wherein zombie hordes rise in Riverdale to threaten the world, does the same. But in “Afterlife,” this return is both narrative & metatextual, evoking histories of comics censorship. 1/11
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Horror stories often literalize “the return of the repressed,” and “Afterlife with #Archie,” wherein zombie hordes rise in Riverdale to threaten the world, does the same. But in “Afterlife,” this return is both narrative & metatextual, evoking histories of comics censorship. 1/11
Dr J. Andrew Deman Talks "Chris Claremont"! [1 of 3]
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Dr J. Andrew Deman Talks "Chris Claremont"! [1 of 3]
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Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks gendered monsters in Junji Ito's Frankenstein. #ComicsStudies #Frankenstein #JunjiIto
In some ways, Junji Ito’s adaptation of #Frankenstein is slavishly faithful. Unlike most adaptations, it maintains the bulk of the novel’s plot & the Creature’s eloquence. Its major digression is the animation of a female Creature, with implications for intersections of gender & monstrosity. 1/12
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks gendered monsters in Junji Ito's Frankenstein. #ComicsStudies #Frankenstein #JunjiIto
In some ways, Junji Ito’s adaptation of #Frankenstein is slavishly faithful. Unlike most adaptations, it maintains the bulk of the novel’s plot & the Creature’s eloquence. Its major digression is the animation of a female Creature, with implications for intersections of gender & monstrosity. 1/12
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
In some ways, Junji Ito’s adaptation of #Frankenstein is slavishly faithful. Unlike most adaptations, it maintains the bulk of the novel’s plot & the Creature’s eloquence. Its major digression is the animation of a female Creature, with implications for intersections of gender & monstrosity. 1/12
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Our latest spotlights Ryan Carey's @solrad.bsky.social review of Junji Ito's Frankenstein. #ComicsStudies #Frankenstein #JunjiIto
In a review of Junji Ito’s #Frankenstein for the comics magazine Solrad, Ryan Carey argues that “the dry and surprisingly faithful re-telling of Shelley’s story initially offers little for the artist to sink his teeth into.” But this all changes with the arrival of the Creature. 1/5
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our latest spotlights Ryan Carey's @solrad.bsky.social review of Junji Ito's Frankenstein. #ComicsStudies #Frankenstein #JunjiIto
The Ever-Tragic Backstory in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [3 of 3]
In his treatise on tragedy, Friedrich Nietzsche argues that “Sophocles conceived doomed Oedipus the greatest sufferer of the Greek stage, as a pattern of nobility, destined to error and misery despite his wisdom,...”
In his treatise on tragedy, Friedrich Nietzsche argues that “Sophocles conceived doomed Oedipus the greatest sufferer of the Greek stage, as a pattern of nobility, destined to error and misery despite his wisdom,...”
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Ever-Tragic Backstory in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [3 of 3]
In his treatise on tragedy, Friedrich Nietzsche argues that “Sophocles conceived doomed Oedipus the greatest sufferer of the Greek stage, as a pattern of nobility, destined to error and misery despite his wisdom,...”
In his treatise on tragedy, Friedrich Nietzsche argues that “Sophocles conceived doomed Oedipus the greatest sufferer of the Greek stage, as a pattern of nobility, destined to error and misery despite his wisdom,...”
In a review of Junji Ito’s #Frankenstein for the comics magazine Solrad, Ryan Carey argues that “the dry and surprisingly faithful re-telling of Shelley’s story initially offers little for the artist to sink his teeth into.” But this all changes with the arrival of the Creature. 1/5
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In a review of Junji Ito’s #Frankenstein for the comics magazine Solrad, Ryan Carey argues that “the dry and surprisingly faithful re-telling of Shelley’s story initially offers little for the artist to sink his teeth into.” But this all changes with the arrival of the Creature. 1/5
The Ever-Tragic Backstory in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [1 of 3]
In cultivating his characters (both heroes and villains), Gotouge makes use of a tried and true approach: the tragic backstory, thus positioning DS within a tradition that dates back millennia. #demonslayer
In cultivating his characters (both heroes and villains), Gotouge makes use of a tried and true approach: the tragic backstory, thus positioning DS within a tradition that dates back millennia. #demonslayer
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Ever-Tragic Backstory in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [1 of 3]
In cultivating his characters (both heroes and villains), Gotouge makes use of a tried and true approach: the tragic backstory, thus positioning DS within a tradition that dates back millennia. #demonslayer
In cultivating his characters (both heroes and villains), Gotouge makes use of a tried and true approach: the tragic backstory, thus positioning DS within a tradition that dates back millennia. #demonslayer
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Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks visualizing horror in Junji Ito's Frankenstein! #ComicsStudies #Frankenstein #JunjiIto
In any medium, creating effective horror stories requires more than visualizing scary monsters. It also requires careful attention to atmosphere, symbolism, pacing, and perspective. In his adaptation of #Frankenstein, Junji Ito showcases his mastery of horror within the comics form. 1/9
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks visualizing horror in Junji Ito's Frankenstein! #ComicsStudies #Frankenstein #JunjiIto
In any medium, creating effective horror stories requires more than visualizing scary monsters. It also requires careful attention to atmosphere, symbolism, pacing, and perspective. In his adaptation of #Frankenstein, Junji Ito showcases his mastery of horror within the comics form. 1/9
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
In any medium, creating effective horror stories requires more than visualizing scary monsters. It also requires careful attention to atmosphere, symbolism, pacing, and perspective. In his adaptation of #Frankenstein, Junji Ito showcases his mastery of horror within the comics form. 1/9
The Ever-Tragic Backstory in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [1 of 3]
In cultivating his characters (both heroes and villains), Gotouge makes use of a tried and true approach: the tragic backstory, thus positioning DS within a tradition that dates back millennia. #demonslayer
In cultivating his characters (both heroes and villains), Gotouge makes use of a tried and true approach: the tragic backstory, thus positioning DS within a tradition that dates back millennia. #demonslayer
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The Ever-Tragic Backstory in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [1 of 3]
In cultivating his characters (both heroes and villains), Gotouge makes use of a tried and true approach: the tragic backstory, thus positioning DS within a tradition that dates back millennia. #demonslayer
In cultivating his characters (both heroes and villains), Gotouge makes use of a tried and true approach: the tragic backstory, thus positioning DS within a tradition that dates back millennia. #demonslayer
In a 1994 interview with Polygon, Junji Ito describes some of the choices that informed his approach to Frankenstein as well as his own commitment to the original story. #junjiito #frankenstein 1/7
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In a 1994 interview with Polygon, Junji Ito describes some of the choices that informed his approach to Frankenstein as well as his own commitment to the original story. #junjiito #frankenstein 1/7
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Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks "haptic visuality" in Junji Ito's Frankenstein! #ComicsStudies #Frankenstein #JunjiIto
Junji Ito’s Frankenstein raises the obvious question of “what does this new adaptation (and new medium) offer to this old story?” One possible answer is “haptic visuality” a visual experience with the potential to enhance or alter the dominant themes of the story. #Ito #frankenstein 1/13
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks "haptic visuality" in Junji Ito's Frankenstein! #ComicsStudies #Frankenstein #JunjiIto
In “Bleeding Panels, Leaking Forms,” scholar Miranda Corcoran argues that Emily Carroll’s thematic aims in Through the Woods are greatly enhanced by the frequent use of panel bleeds in her draftsmanship to create scenes that can become, quite literally, boundaryless. 1/11
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
In “Bleeding Panels, Leaking Forms,” scholar Miranda Corcoran argues that Emily Carroll’s thematic aims in Through the Woods are greatly enhanced by the frequent use of panel bleeds in her draftsmanship to create scenes that can become, quite literally, boundaryless. 1/11
Junji Ito’s Frankenstein raises the obvious question of “what does this new adaptation (and new medium) offer to this old story?” One possible answer is “haptic visuality” a visual experience with the potential to enhance or alter the dominant themes of the story. #Ito #frankenstein 1/13
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Junji Ito’s Frankenstein raises the obvious question of “what does this new adaptation (and new medium) offer to this old story?” One possible answer is “haptic visuality” a visual experience with the potential to enhance or alter the dominant themes of the story. #Ito #frankenstein 1/13
Masculinity in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [2 of 3]
Beginning with the lead, Tanjiro is portrayed as an iconic example of “otaku masculinity” in which a manga features the “portrayal of an otaku as protagonist, thereby mirroring manga’s stereotypical consumer within the narrative.”
Beginning with the lead, Tanjiro is portrayed as an iconic example of “otaku masculinity” in which a manga features the “portrayal of an otaku as protagonist, thereby mirroring manga’s stereotypical consumer within the narrative.”
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Masculinity in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [2 of 3]
Beginning with the lead, Tanjiro is portrayed as an iconic example of “otaku masculinity” in which a manga features the “portrayal of an otaku as protagonist, thereby mirroring manga’s stereotypical consumer within the narrative.”
Beginning with the lead, Tanjiro is portrayed as an iconic example of “otaku masculinity” in which a manga features the “portrayal of an otaku as protagonist, thereby mirroring manga’s stereotypical consumer within the narrative.”
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Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks Frankenstein+ seven theses of monstrosity! #ComicsStudies #MonsterStudies #Frankenstein
#Frankenstein’s monster endures for a reason: because he incorporates many different fears & fantasies, many different theories & possibilities of monstrosity. Indeed, Junji Ito’s interpretation of the Creature embodies each of Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s “seven theses” about what makes a monster. 1/15
November 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social talks Frankenstein+ seven theses of monstrosity! #ComicsStudies #MonsterStudies #Frankenstein
Masculinity in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [1 of 3]
Threaded throughout the violent chaos of Demon Slayer is an intriguing portrayal of modern manga masculinity, one that moves against the series’ historical backdrop whilst embracing the medium it operates in metatextually. #demonslayer
Threaded throughout the violent chaos of Demon Slayer is an intriguing portrayal of modern manga masculinity, one that moves against the series’ historical backdrop whilst embracing the medium it operates in metatextually. #demonslayer
November 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Masculinity in Koyoharu Gotouge’s "Demon Slayer" [1 of 3]
Threaded throughout the violent chaos of Demon Slayer is an intriguing portrayal of modern manga masculinity, one that moves against the series’ historical backdrop whilst embracing the medium it operates in metatextually. #demonslayer
Threaded throughout the violent chaos of Demon Slayer is an intriguing portrayal of modern manga masculinity, one that moves against the series’ historical backdrop whilst embracing the medium it operates in metatextually. #demonslayer
#Frankenstein’s monster endures for a reason: because he incorporates many different fears & fantasies, many different theories & possibilities of monstrosity. Indeed, Junji Ito’s interpretation of the Creature embodies each of Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s “seven theses” about what makes a monster. 1/15
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#Frankenstein’s monster endures for a reason: because he incorporates many different fears & fantasies, many different theories & possibilities of monstrosity. Indeed, Junji Ito’s interpretation of the Creature embodies each of Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s “seven theses” about what makes a monster. 1/15
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Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social is an introduction to Junji Ito's #Frankenstein! #ComicsStudies #StillSpookySeason #JinjiIto
Junji Ito’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s #Frankenstein was published in English in 2018 and won an Eisner Award for “Best Adaptation from Another Medium.” It’s both a faithful & idiosyncratic adaptation, showcasing Ito's mastery of horror storytelling within the comics medium.1/8 #Frankenstein
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our latest for @sequentialscholars.bsky.social is an introduction to Junji Ito's #Frankenstein! #ComicsStudies #StillSpookySeason #JinjiIto