A gifted young baker wants to win the National Bakeoff competition but this year it’s being held in Widdershins, the center of magical activity in England and something of a magnet for trouble.
Mike Dawson, Angie Bongiolatti, and the Shortcomings of Small Press Comics Publishing
Earlier this month, Mike Dawson wrote a brutally honest tumblr post about a cartoonist and their failure to find success. The title, “Advice to the mid-career cartoonist who has failed to build an audience“, might have come across as condescending except that he in fact wrote the post about himself. It is a rough read,…
The Tangled Relationship Between Religion and Comics (Part Two)
In part one of this tangle, I talked about four ways I conceive of the relationship between comics and religion: comics as religion, comics in religion, religion in comics, and religion and comics in dialogue. In this month’s installation, I’ll give you second two categories (religion in comics and religion and comics in dialogue)—but be…
Fail Better: Trigger Warnings — Use Them, Believe in Them
Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse, depression, and state violence. When I was younger and a much bigger asshole than I am now, I used to scratch my head at trigger warnings. I don’t now. It’s not a complicated issue — be kind, use trigger warnings; no downside.
The DC Daily Planet: Gotham Has the Worst Luck
Happy Friday, Caped Crusaders! I woke up to a disturbing headline in my inbox, and that means I get to share it with all of you, because what is true friendship if not shared suffering?
Attention D&D fans! Audible Has a Free All-Star Recording
For fans of Dungeons & Dragons, Audible has released an anthology of R.A Salvatore’s stories in honor of the 40th anniversary. And for a limited time, it’s completely free to download.
