Jessica Plummer

Jessica Plummer has lived her whole life in New York City, but she prefers to think of it as Metropolis. Her day job is in books, her side hustle is in books, and she writes books on the side (including a short story in Sword Stone Table from Vintage). She loves running, knitting, and thinking about superheroes, and knows an unnecessary amount of things about Donald Duck. Follow her on Twitter at @jess_plummer.

Why Is Whitewashing Still Happening in Comics?

Comics continue to have a whitewashing problem and it needs to be addressed. It's a systemic issue that needs to be nipped in the bud.

The Lost Art of Comics Corner Boxes

The history of comics corner boxes is basically the history of superhero comics, but only one inch tall.

The Weird World of Celebrity Comics

How odd do you think comics made for ~20 years about Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis got? If you guessed "pretty odd," you'd be right.

First Appearance Flashback: Thor

We know Marvel's Thor now as the lovable space-dwelling god of thunder, but his start in comics was completely different.

First Appearance Flashback: Batman

In this series, I look at the first appearances of iconic superheroes to see what’s familiar and what’s goofy as heck. Today: Batman!

Breaking Down DC’s 2022 Teaser Trailer

Here's what we know so far about the the upcoming The Batman, Black Adam, The Flash, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom movies.

Did Supergirl Really Date Her Horse?

This is actually a story of a teenage girl being groomed and manipulated by a much (much, much) older man. Y’all, it’s creepy.

A Brief History of Vampires in Comics

From the banning of vampire comics to the new Morbius movie, here's how vampires have appeared in Western comics in the last 100 years.

You Will Never Understand Comics (and That’s Okay)

Picture it: you're all set to finally get acquainted with a comic series. You start reading and you're lost! Now what?

First Appearance Flashback: Spider-Man

“Spider-Man” is hyphenated (as it is today) in the logo but not the narration box, and not for the rest of the issue.