Comics as Neoconservative Talking Points?

The American Prospect, a politically liberal magazine, recently published an article by Julian Sanchez entitled "Revolt of the Comic Books." In it, the author argues that all too often the mechanics and practicality of American superhero comics tend to fall into the worldview of so-called neoconservative Republicans - knowingly or unknowingly, the author seems to be saying. It's certainly food for thought for self-avowed liberals like Mister Fanboy. However, we can't seem to buy into the author's final analysis. Perhaps that's because we don't think everything is as cut and dry as the author contends, or as we argued vehemently with our high school American literature teacher, not every author has an agenda; he or she may be just writing a good story. (However, we're not so naive to think that personal opinions don't become part of an author's work on purpose or otherwise either.) Either way, the article provides much food for thought. Found via Blog At Newsarama.