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: Watchmen

  • Watchmen officially gets a prequel–seven of them, in fact

    Hardly a secret at this point but finally officially confirmed, DC Comics unpeels its plan for seven prequel miniseries to Watchmen, the 25-year-old classic series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Creators for the new series include Darwyn Cooke, J. Michael Straczynski, Amanda Conner, Andy and Joe Kubert, and Len Wein. Get the complete details…

  • New chapters on Captain America and Thor exclusive to free “Superheroes” Kindle book

    Wiley just released their free Kindle book, Superheroes: The Best of Philosophy and Pop Culture, featuring one chapter from each of the superhero-themed books in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, including the forthcoming titles on Superman and the Avengers, as well as two new and exclusive chapters, written by yours truly, on Captain…

  • New blog: Law and the Multiverse

    Courtesy of Brian Cronin of Comics Should Be Good, here's a new blog about superheroes and the law: Law and the Multiverse. Some of my favorite posts: Is Batman a state actor?, Federalism and the Keene Act (from Watchmen), and Resurrection Redux: Crimes, Punishment, and Debt.