Mark D. White

Writer, editor, teacher

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I’m a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, where I teach courses in philosophy, economics, and law, and the author/editor/co-editor of several books.

Category: Green Arrow

  • My reflections on the post-Flashpoint DCU (and an unexpected walk down memory lane)

    So here we are, in early October–New York Comic Con is several days away–and I realized I had written a lot about the new DCU before anybody had actually read the books, but I had yet to comment on it after reading September's big batch of #1's. Rather than give a book-by-book review, I'll just…

  • Thoughts on DC’s first batch of new #1’s

    Today, DC released details on eight new #1's – here are some early thoughts, a nice mix of positive and negatives (from someone who's sour on the whole project): Wonder Woman #1 by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang: I'll buy most anything drawn by Cliff Chiang,and  while I've not been keen on everything I've read…

  • Should superheroes take political positions?

    In the latest Hot Button feature at Newsarama, Vaneta Rogers discusses social commentary in superhero comics with writers Denny O'Neil (notable in this particular context for his classic run on Green Lantern/Green Arrow), Judd Winick (controversial runs dealing with hate crimes and AIDS in Green Lantern and, uh, Green Arrow), and Greg Rucka (celebrated for redefining The…

  • Oliver Queen’s Self-Loathing in Green Arrow #7

    That was strange–I just read Green Arrow #7 last night, one day after I wrote this Psychology Today blog post on self-loathing, and what do I find Ollie and the mysterious Lady of the Forest discussing? No big spoilers here, particularly concering the Lady's identity, which is tangentially relevant but not essential to exploring Ollie's attitude…