Dr Mitch Goodrum


NameDr Mitch Goodrum
Job titleReader
Research instituteSchool of Humanities and Education Studies
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3867-0344

Research outputs

‘Delicate ironies quite imperceptible on its surface’: Henry S. Whitehead's weird tales and American empire in the Caribbean

Goodrum, M. 2023. ‘Delicate ironies quite imperceptible on its surface’: Henry S. Whitehead's weird tales and American empire in the Caribbean. Literature Compass. 21 (1-3). https://doi.org/10.1111/lic3.12751

Critical approaches to horror comic books: Red Ink in the Gutter, Fernando Gabriel, Pagnoni Berns and John Darowski (eds) (2022)

Goodrum, M. 2023. Critical approaches to horror comic books: Red Ink in the Gutter, Fernando Gabriel, Pagnoni Berns and John Darowski (eds) (2022). Horror Studies. 14 (2), pp. 265-271. https://doi.org/10.1386/host_00074_5

Maryanne A. Rhett, Representations of Islam in United States Comics, 1880–1922 (London: Bloomsbury, 2020, $135.00 cloth, $40.95 paper). Pp. 137. ISBN 978 1 3500 7324 1, 978 1 3501 9627 8.

Goodrum, M. 2023. Maryanne A. Rhett, Representations of Islam in United States Comics, 1880–1922 (London: Bloomsbury, 2020, $135.00 cloth, $40.95 paper). Pp. 137. ISBN 978 1 3500 7324 1, 978 1 3501 9627 8. Journal of American Studies. 57 (3), pp. 451-3. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875823000178

‘This is the end of the road for science’: The mad doctor in Cold War horror comics

Goodrum, M. and Smith, P. 2023. ‘This is the end of the road for science’: The mad doctor in Cold War horror comics. Horror Studies. 14 (1), pp. 61-85. https://doi.org/10.1386/host_00062_1

Avengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Terence McSweeney (2018)

Goodrum, M. 2022. Avengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Terence McSweeney (2018). European Journal of American Culture. 41 (1), pp. 89-92. https://doi.org/10.1386/ejac_00063_5

Drawing the Past, Volume 2: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the World

Alexander, D., Goodrum, M. and Smith, P. (ed.) 2022. Drawing the Past, Volume 2: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the World. Mississippi University Press of Mississippi.

Drawing the Past, Vol. 1: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the United States

Alexander, D., Goodrum, M. and Smith, P. (ed.) 2022. Drawing the Past, Vol. 1: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the United States. Mississippi University Press of Mississippi.

How to study comics & graphic novels: A graphic introduction to comics studies

Goodrum, M. 2021. How to study comics & graphic novels: A graphic introduction to comics studies. Oxford The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities.

Printing terror: American horror comics as cold war commentary and critique

Goodrum, M. and Smith, P 2021. Printing terror: American horror comics as cold war commentary and critique. Manchester Manchester University Press.

The past that will not die: trauma, race and zombie empire in horror comics of the 1950s

Goodrum, M. 2020. The past that will not die: trauma, race and zombie empire in horror comics of the 1950s. in: Documenting Trauma in Comics: Traumatic Pasts, Embodied Histories, and Graphic Reportage London Palgrave.

Review of working class comic book heroes: class conflict and populist politics in comics edited by Marc DiPaolo Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, April 2018, 240 pages, 45 b&w illustrations, $30 (paperback), ISBN 9781496818188

Goodrum, Michael 2019. Review of working class comic book heroes: class conflict and populist politics in comics edited by Marc DiPaolo Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, April 2018, 240 pages, 45 b&w illustrations, $30 (paperback), ISBN 9781496818188. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. 11 (5-6), pp. 587-596. https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2019.1699842

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places. By Colin Dickey. Penguin. 2016. 320pp. £9.99.

Goodrum, M. 2019. Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places. By Colin Dickey. Penguin. 2016. 320pp. £9.99. History. 104 (362), pp. 797-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-229x.12863

‘Like a cinema when the last of the audience has gone and only the staff remain’: Biggles and (post )imperial heroism

Goodrum, M. 2019. ‘Like a cinema when the last of the audience has gone and only the staff remain’: Biggles and (post )imperial heroism. in: Korte, B., Wendt, S. and Falkenhayner, N. (ed.) Heroism As A Global Phenomenon in Contemporary Culture Routledge.

‘Superman believes that a wife’s place is in the home’: Superman’s girl friend, Lois Lane and the representation of women

Goodrum, M. 2018. ‘Superman believes that a wife’s place is in the home’: Superman’s girl friend, Lois Lane and the representation of women. Gender & History. 30 (2). https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0424.12361

Superhero films and American national identity

Goodrum, M. 2018. Superhero films and American national identity. in: Edwards, S., Sayer, F. and Dolski, M. (ed.) Histories on Screen: The Past and Present in Anglo-American Cinema and Television London Bloomsbury. pp. 235-252

“Corpses … coast to coast!” Trauma, gender, and race in 1950s horror comics

Smith, P. and Goodrum, M. 2017. “Corpses … coast to coast!” Trauma, gender, and race in 1950s horror comics. Literature Compass. 14 (9), pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/lic3.12404

“It must have been cold there in my shadow”: everyday heroism in superhero narratives

Goodrum, M. 2016. “It must have been cold there in my shadow”: everyday heroism in superhero narratives. in: Wendt, S. (ed.) Extraordinary Ordinariness: Everyday Heroism in the United States, Germany, and Britain, 1800-2015 Frankfurt Campus. pp. 249-270

‘Powers of a squirrel, and also a girl’: Squirrel Girl and alternatives for women in superhero comic-books – an interview with Ryan North

Goodrum, M. 2016. ‘Powers of a squirrel, and also a girl’: Squirrel Girl and alternatives for women in superhero comic-books – an interview with Ryan North. Studies in Comics. 7 (1), pp. 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1386/stic.7.1.161_7

Superheroes and American self image: from war to Watergate

Goodrum, M. 2016. Superheroes and American self image: from war to Watergate. London Ashgate.

Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, 1794-1876

Goodrum, M. 2016. Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, 1794-1876. in: America in the World, 1776 to the Present: A Supplement to the Dictionary of American History Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 929-930

Spanish-American War

Goodrum, M. 2016. Spanish-American War. in: Blum, E., Burnidge, C., Conroy-Krutz, E. and Kinkela, D. (ed.) America in the World, 1776 to the Present: A Supplement to the Dictionary of American History Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 965-969

Firefly revisited: essays on Joss Whedon's classic series

Goodrum, M. and Smith, P. (ed.) 2015. Firefly revisited: essays on Joss Whedon's classic series. Lanham, MD Rowman and Littlefield.

'You complete me': The Joker as symptom

Goodrum, M. 2015. 'You complete me': The Joker as symptom. in: Peaslee, R. and Weiner, R. (ed.) The Joker: A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime Jackson, USA University Press of Mississippi.

‘Oh c’mon, those stories can’t count in continuity!’ Squirrel Girl and the problem of female power

Goodrum, M. 2014. ‘Oh c’mon, those stories can’t count in continuity!’ Squirrel Girl and the problem of female power. Studies in Comics. 5 (1), pp. 97-115. https://doi.org/10.1386/stic.5.1.97_1
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