I write this on what is the traditional land of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations. In the first part of this series, I examined the main narrative of Bitch Planet through a critical race theory framework. Critical race theory is a theoretical framework developed by mostly Black American legal scholars and is used…
Rereading Bitch Planet in 2021: Back Off, Karens
I write this on what is the traditional land of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations. I was introduced to comic books by my father and brother. Comic books are a traditionally male-dominated sphere and women trying to enter into this sphere experience misogyny, gate-keeping, bias and gendered microaggressions; I know this because I…
Comics Academe Roundtable: Teaching Bitch Planet
Since the publication of the first issue of Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro in December of 2014, many people, inside and outside of academia, have pointed to the comic, the related backmatter and essays, and even the community that has formed around it–as embodied by the many tattoos of the…
Comics Academe: CFPs on Bitch Planet, Allison Bechdel & Monstrous Women
A new feature for Comics Academe! This post will be updated as needed. Sometimes interesting Calls For Papers and Calls For Submissions come across my radar, and I need to share them with the incredible women I know who are in academia (or who are, like myself, academia-adjacent). CFPs are organized in order of deadlines…
Knit Your Comics: Non-Compliant Bitch Planet Knitting Patterns
Knit Your Comics is back! This month’s Knit Your Comics is a little different, since it’s not so much a knitting pattern as multiple examples of creating a pattern using a chart and customization options. That—in addition to the difficult nature of the yarn I chose for this project—is why the project difficulty level for this…
A Trans Woman in Orbit Around Bitch Planet
When I explained the context of the Non Compliant symbol to my tattoo artist, the one she was going to etch into my skin that day, I used the same elevator pitch I’ve been using since Bitch Planet was announced: “It’s like Orange is the New Black in Space.” Her smile at that description told…
Bitch Planet #3 Review: Bitches Be Like….
Bitch Planet #3 Kelly Sue DeConnick (W) Robert Wilson IV (Guest Artist) Image Comics February 18, 2015 Third issues are hard. DeConnick mentioned in the previous BitchFest (the first afterward that follows the comic itself) that they plan for Bitch Planet to be roughly 30 issues collected into five trades. While comics writers are masters…
Fanmade Bitch Planet Movie Trailer is Non-Compliant As Hell
Amalgam Studios has bestowed upon us the best-worst gift of all; a radical trailer for a comic-to-film adaptation of Bitch Planet that should exist, but probably never will. Fall to your knees and shake your fists at the heavens and lament with me; why are are we getting Ant Man but NOT THIS? Because life…
I Was Comics Non-Compliant Until Bitch Planet Showed Me How It Was Going To Be
I consider myself a newcomer to the comic book world. As an anime fan, I read manga from time to time, but unlike novels, which I read at least two of per month, I probably read only a handful of comic books or graphic novels every year. I read the entire Sailor Moon series in…
Bitch Planet is All of Your Orwellian Mojo World Nightmares Remade Anew
Cover: Bitch Planet #1, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro. Image Comics, 2014. In the slough of excited tweets, glowing reviews, and general fervor surrounding the premier issue of Bitch Planet, written by 2014 Best Writer Eisner Award nominee Kelly Sue DeConnick and drawn by Valentine De Landro, I encountered but one naysayer. Let’s…
We’re Loving: Bitch Planet
We are SO EXCITED about Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Valentine De Landro. I mean, everyone is, but guys, we are SO EXCITED. Here’s why: 1. DAT ART. Valentine De Landro’s art is so good. SO GOOD. This page reminds us of Ghost in the Shell and Sailor Moon? Other pages are…
DC Daily Planet: Can You Kill the Killing Joke?
This week’s DCDP is gonna be a little different. Let’s talk about the Killing Joke. I doubt I need to do much of an introduction for it. It’s arguably one of the most famous Batman stories of all time (for a lot of shitty reasons and some pretty valid ones too.) But just in case…