Comicstorians Hollis Thompson and Kelly Guentner, along with special guest Anthony Vernon aka Pally Kashra, continue the conversation about X-Men and the Civil Rights movement as well as the allegory for other oppressed groups as part of the Multiverse FunRaiser.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the X-Men as an allegory for the Civil Rights movement of the 60s, and your ComicStorians Hollis Thompson and Kelly Guentner are here to discuss all the ways that X-Men have embodied this movement and even had an impact on it through the decades.

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Superhero Comics are a uniquely American artform that have intertwined with US history since their inception. Hosts Hollis Thompson and Kelly Guentner explore the ways that superhero comics both mirror what’s going on in the history of their era and even influence that history. Superheroes have become our modern mythology, and the way the stories have evolved with US society is fascinating from a sociological standpoint. Hollis is an English Professor who specializes in studying stories, and Kelly is an all-around geek girl who has been fascinated with superheroes and the power of storytelling for her entire life. They both seek to examine this topic and all of its many facets in an entertaining way. ComicStory: Edutainment for those who love superheroes and history!