February 6, 2015

Kickstarter of the Week: Jill Trent, Science Sleuth #1

February 6, 2015

In the mid-1940s, Jill Trent, Science Sleuth was a comic book heroine who caught criminals using her smarts and science. 65 years later, she’s in the public domain and modernized for today’s readers. Since 2012 D.M. Higgins has been editing the Super Dames blog highlighting women in ...

Comics

The DC Daily Planet: The Day DC Done Right

February 6, 2015

Let’s be real: there is no DC news today but THE DC NEWS: that, though a good chunk of the titles will stay in place and continuity, the n52 is coming to an end in June, with the launch of 24 new titles and a slew of new creative teams. Among the titles announced? STARFIRE, with the ...

Comics, Manga, Opinion, Style & Fashion

Sequential Sartorial + Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai: Nakahara Aya’s Please Love Useless Me

February 6, 2015

If you loved Bitch Planet for reasons that seem obvious but also, more deeply, for reasons you’re not quite sure of, I have a mission for you. I want you to go to a manga scanlation site (Mangahere, Mangafox, MangaReader…) and type “josei” in the search box. Then, follow your ...

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Girl the Hell Up: Carmilla

February 6, 2015

There’s a classic novel renaissance taking over YouTube. With the breakout success of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, independent writers and actors alike have gravitated to literary adaptations, and Canadian magazine VerveGirl has seen Carmilla Karnstein leading the pack. Joseph Sheridan le Fanu’s ...

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Annie Awards 2015: A Recap

February 6, 2015

The Annie Awards were viewable via streaming video over LiveStream on January 31, 2015. Lauren Faust made a point of tweeting about it until made to stop. Fight the power, Lauren! My thoughts follow a recap of some of the winners.

Interviews, Zines

Zlumber Party: Quimby’s All Night Zine-Making Event

February 6, 2015

Last weekend I went to a sleepover. As an adult I don’t get to enjoy many of these sorts of activities anymore, so it was a real delight. Particularly because it was a sleepover with a purpose: zine-making. Quimby’s is a great comic shop in Chicago that organizes all sorts of ...

February 6, 2015

Kickstarter of the Week: Jill Trent, Science Sleuth #1

The DC Daily Planet: The Day DC Done Right

Sequential Sartorial + Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai: Nakahara Aya’s Please Love Useless Me

Girl the Hell Up: Carmilla

Annie Awards 2015: A Recap

Zlumber Party: Quimby’s All Night Zine-Making Event

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