Ian Gordon
@ilgordon.bsky.social
Historian. Media scholar. Comics.
My short open access article "Truth, Justice, and the Human Way in James Gunn’s Superman" has been published: doi.org/10.1017/pub....
Truth, Justice, and the Human Way in James Gunn’s Superman | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core
Truth, Justice, and the Human Way in James Gunn’s Superman - Volume 1
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November 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My short open access article "Truth, Justice, and the Human Way in James Gunn’s Superman" has been published: doi.org/10.1017/pub....
So the New York Times asked me for an Op-Ed on why Superman is popular enough to warrant another film. Then they went "in another direction." It seems Superman is not popular enough for an Op-Ed in the NYT. Too late to place the piece elsewhere. So here:
ilgordon.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/s...
ilgordon.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/s...
Superman (2025)
[So the New York Times asked me for an Op-Ed on why Superman is popular enough to warrant another film. Then yesterday they, and I quote, decided “to go in another direction.” It seems …
ilgordon.wordpress.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
So the New York Times asked me for an Op-Ed on why Superman is popular enough to warrant another film. Then they went "in another direction." It seems Superman is not popular enough for an Op-Ed in the NYT. Too late to place the piece elsewhere. So here:
ilgordon.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/s...
ilgordon.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/s...
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On July 11, Superman flies back into cinemas in his third reboot. How will a reborn idealistic Man of Steel land in the most cynical American moment of the modern era? @nndroid.bsky.social and Ian Gordon, author of Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon, discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
On July 11, Superman flies back into cinemas in his third reboot. How will a reborn idealistic Man of Steel land in the most cynical American moment of the modern era? @nndroid.bsky.social and Ian Gordon, author of Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon, discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
June 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🌏NEW🌎
On July 11, Superman flies back into cinemas in his third reboot. How will a reborn idealistic Man of Steel land in the most cynical American moment of the modern era? @nndroid.bsky.social and Ian Gordon, author of Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon, discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
On July 11, Superman flies back into cinemas in his third reboot. How will a reborn idealistic Man of Steel land in the most cynical American moment of the modern era? @nndroid.bsky.social and Ian Gordon, author of Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon, discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
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One of my cool friends is teaching this course.
Please spread the word - it's going to be amazing!
I wish I could go myself, but alas. No trip to CAL for me.
www.calrbs.org/the-social-a...
#comics
Please spread the word - it's going to be amazing!
I wish I could go myself, but alas. No trip to CAL for me.
www.calrbs.org/the-social-a...
#comics
April 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
One of my cool friends is teaching this course.
Please spread the word - it's going to be amazing!
I wish I could go myself, but alas. No trip to CAL for me.
www.calrbs.org/the-social-a...
#comics
Please spread the word - it's going to be amazing!
I wish I could go myself, but alas. No trip to CAL for me.
www.calrbs.org/the-social-a...
#comics
Something about comics since so many new followers. Message me if you want to read the whole piece
November 11, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Something about comics since so many new followers. Message me if you want to read the whole piece
The Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, the University of Sydney Vice Chancellor, and a very successful serial entrepreneur (I taught his brother) look on in awe at my Pac-Man impression.
October 3, 2024 at 9:11 AM
The Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, the University of Sydney Vice Chancellor, and a very successful serial entrepreneur (I taught his brother) look on in awe at my Pac-Man impression.
Seriously this guy, sorry “professor”, complaining about cronyism is a bit rich.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
It’s not corruption, but the Albanese government is guilty of cronyism
Corruption’s insidious cousin has become one of the dominant motifs of this government.
www.theage.com.au
May 5, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Seriously this guy, sorry “professor”, complaining about cronyism is a bit rich.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Good to see @elmcitytree.bsky.social as the prime source for this discussion of watching American Fiction
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02...
March 2, 2024 at 4:53 AM
Good to see @elmcitytree.bsky.social as the prime source for this discussion of watching American Fiction
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02...
Book is getting real. There is a flyer:
December 7, 2023 at 10:20 AM
Book is getting real. There is a flyer:
Coming soon. Isn't this cover, by James Bouwer, a beauty, as we say in Australia
September 13, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Coming soon. Isn't this cover, by James Bouwer, a beauty, as we say in Australia
I'll be voting YES in the 2023 referendum on acknowledging an indigenous voice enshrined in the constitution of Australia.
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You're the Voice Referendum Ad John Farnham - Full version
New ad campaign from The Uluru Dialogues featuring Australia's unofficial anthem, You're the Voice by John Farnham. Australians have come together on so many...
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September 4, 2023 at 7:57 AM
I'll be voting YES in the 2023 referendum on acknowledging an indigenous voice enshrined in the constitution of Australia.
youtu.be/br8dB_0z3Fk?...
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August 31, 2023 at 1:05 AM
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Mark Latham: What a journey from Gough's acolyte to too on the nose even for Pauline Hanson. I'm pretty certain even Billy Hughes didn't travel so far or low.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/14/mark-latham-dumped-one-nation-nsw-leader-pauline-hanson
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/14/mark-latham-dumped-one-nation-nsw-leader-pauline-hanson
August 14, 2023 at 6:59 AM
Mark Latham: What a journey from Gough's acolyte to too on the nose even for Pauline Hanson. I'm pretty certain even Billy Hughes didn't travel so far or low.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/14/mark-latham-dumped-one-nation-nsw-leader-pauline-hanson
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/14/mark-latham-dumped-one-nation-nsw-leader-pauline-hanson
That time Caravaggio painted my cat sleeping on my pillow
August 12, 2023 at 12:38 AM
That time Caravaggio painted my cat sleeping on my pillow