Reviewer Applauds Marvel Comics Muslim Superhero

MsMarvelHere’s an intriguing media juxtaposition. The Wesleyan Argus, powered by undergrads at Connecticut’s Wesleyan University, is “the country’s oldest twice-weekly printed college newspaper.” It’s been around since 1868.

The paper was named after a hundred-eyed giant from Greek mythology and this week, via contributing writer Billy Donnelly, it casts an approving glance in the direction of a pop culture artifact that would have been unthinkable for most of the newspaper’s span: a teenage Muslim comic book superhero.

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