At San Diego Comic-Con on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. there’s going to be a discussion on disability in comic books.
Notable quotes from this paragraph include:
“By the same mechanism, disabilities in superhero comics act as a reflection of social anxieties. This panel explores disabilities in superhero comics as a trope, which either accepts disability as a socially constructed weakness or rejects this notion in an argument for acceptance for the disabled body.”
“Barbara’s [Gordon] recovery from PTSD lies in her acceptance of her disability.”
“DC’s Knightfall uses Batman’s paralysis as a reframing device, balancing his persona and code of ethics to forge deeper social relationships.”
I’m a little “nope” about the last one myself, but the idea of this panel is intriguing to me. Though what is mentioned about Captain America I disagree with.
Click on the photo or go to the Comic-Con website [HERE] to read the full thing.