Guest Lecture: She-Hulk and Romance Comics (w/Dr. Anna Peppard)

Get ready to fall in love again and again, students! For this weeks lecture, your hosts are joined by Dr. Anna Peppard (Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero, Sequential Scholars, Oh Gosh Oh Golly Oh Wow) to discuss the ways in which romance and romance comics have changed and shaped around the character of Jennifer Walters, the Sensational She-Hulk!

Topics include: A close analysis of Rainbow Rowell's She-Hulk (2022) and Sensational She-Hulk (2023), how Jennifer Walters is defined as a sexual symbol throughout history, what happened to the modern romance comic, her relationship status with Jack of Hearts, complicated female friendships, and more!

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of loss bodily autonomy, sexual assault, and misogyny

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