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38. Infinite Justice 2: In the Shadow of the Fall
"Arousing deadly hatred simply because they were close to the business of capitalism...of making money...and enjoying freedom." - Jo Duffy
The aftermath of 9/11 brought comics creators together to reconcile with what had happened, united by taking their pens to paper. Some bought into nationalism, others questioned the possible jingoism that was going around at the time. In this episode of Infinite Justice, we took a look at four books that were created with 9/11 in mind to get a feel for what the creative talent of America were thinking. First we look at In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman, before moving onto 9/11 charity comics 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers and Artists Tell Stories to Remember and A Moment of Silence, before finishing with the one comic that comes to mind when people think "9/11 comics", Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #36.
Next episode we'll be talking to Chuck Austen about his book U.S War Machine, and what it was like making comics in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Resources mentioned in this episode:
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The aftermath of 9/11 brought comics creators together to reconcile with what had happened, united by taking their pens to paper. Some bought into nationalism, others questioned the possible jingoism that was going around at the time. In this episode of Infinite Justice, we took a look at four books that were created with 9/11 in mind to get a feel for what the creative talent of America were thinking. First we look at In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman, before moving onto 9/11 charity comics 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers and Artists Tell Stories to Remember and A Moment of Silence, before finishing with the one comic that comes to mind when people think "9/11 comics", Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #36.
Next episode we'll be talking to Chuck Austen about his book U.S War Machine, and what it was like making comics in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Resources mentioned in this episode: