Shaun Huston

Shaun Huston is an associate professor in Geography and Film Studies at Western Oregon University, where he primarily teaches courses in political and cultural geography. His articles and presentations cover a variety of topics in the study of pop cultures, including Canadian film politics, suburban landscapes in Mike Judge's Office Space, and dime novel Westerns. He also makes films, including Comic Book City, Portland, Oregon, USA (2012), a documentary on the community of comics creators in Portland, Oregon (view details on IMDB). You can learn more at his faculty webpage.

The Gritty and the Real: Unpacking the Realism Trope in Superhero Films

What Do We Do When Our Online Comics Collections Explode?

Digital Comics and the Return of Disposability

Walking Through the Space of Childhood: Geneviève Castrée’s ‘Susceptible’

Marvel Studios’ Major TV Launch Will Benefit from Staying Close to Its Comics Roots

Geek Girl Con 2013 Synthesized Pop Culture, Science, Technology, and Critical Inquiry

Do You Have What It Takes to Commit to Serials?

Eat, Drink, Draw: Lucy Knisley’s Comic Book ‘Relish’ as a Cookbook

How Does It End? Narrative Closure in the Marvel Universes

Effortlessly Cool and Youthful: ‘Band of Outsiders’

Polymorphously Inclined: Comics as Influence, Comics Influenced

Why Is It Like That Here? Comics As a Medium for Exploring Our Varying Senses of Place