Erik Dussere

My novel The West House will be published in October of this year, and I have written two scholarly books as well. The most recent of these books, a study of noir film and fiction titled America Is Elsewhere, received an Edgar Award. I have also written popular articles about comics, the most recent of which was a piece about the Black Panther ("The Black Panther's Pulp Epic") published in PopMatters. In addition to my writing, I teach literature and cinema studies at American University in Washington, DC.
It’s Funny, Reading the “Funnies” in a Newspaper in 2020
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It’s Funny, Reading the “Funnies” in a Newspaper in 2020

By
 / 25 August 2020

Wouldn't it be funny if Beetle Bailey spent his time describing his Harry Potter fanfiction to Sarge, or if Blondie's Dagwood spoke like an alienated Beckett character about godlessness and ennui while he assembled an overstuffed sandwich?

The Black Panther’s Pulp Epic
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The Black Panther’s Pulp Epic

By
 / 18 January 2016
The pulpiness of Black Panther stories is precisely what enables them to comment brilliantly on a variety of social issues, particularly the politics of race.