May 22, 2015

The DC Daily Planet: A DC for Everyone (Except Rihanna)

May 22, 2015

Happy Friday, crusaders! Did you miss me last week? There, there, I’m back now. Save those tears, because you’ll need them when you watch this video: Remember Batkid (aka mild-mannered Miles Scott), the five-year-old boy who fought leukemia and crime to save San Francisco ...

Essays

Fail Better: How Nerd Insecurity Becomes Abuse

May 22, 2015

You know what they say: if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. And because of this, I date a lot of nerds of a particular kind. Guess what, nice guys? I have shyly fostered crushes on a ton of you. And you know what I’ve found after a 15-year career as a champion nerd girlfriend? ...

Comics, Essays, Opinion

Control Your Gun In Comics: Don’t Put the Muzzle There!

May 22, 2015

If you’d like a frank discussion over gun legislation, Second Amendment rights, or violence in comic books, this is not the article for you. There is a place for each of these, but what I’d like to bring to the table is a discussion about the respect given to the representation of firearms in ...

Comics

Soulmates, Sholay and Stereotypes: How Kamran Steals Our Girl in Ms. Marvel #13-15 (SPOILERS)

May 22, 2015

WARNING: This article contains BIG FAT SPOILERS for events occurring in Issues #13-15 of Ms. Marvel. As Ms. Marvel editor Sana Amanat notes in the “Holla at Kamala” section of issue #13, the arrival of Kamran, Kamala’s love interest in the 3-part story arc Crushed, is “a big deal.” Kamran’s ...

May 22, 2015

The DC Daily Planet: A DC for Everyone (Except Rihanna)

Fail Better: How Nerd Insecurity Becomes Abuse

Control Your Gun In Comics: Don’t Put the Muzzle There!

Soulmates, Sholay and Stereotypes: How Kamran Steals Our Girl in Ms. Marvel #13-15 (SPOILERS)

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