I am a foreigner and an ethnic minority. I spent my entire childhood in the predominantly Asian-ethnic environment of Hawaii. My adulthood has played out so far in predominantly white regions and, within that, extremely white-dominated academic and professional fields; that’s what happens when you get into the humanities. Living among the white people of…
Good News Everyone! Agent Carter Gets a Second Season
Well ladies and gents, in the midst of all this Marvel hate stirred up by Joss Whedon and Age of Ultron, we have hope for this monstrosity of a franchise yet. That’s right, folks: whether due to the power of #RenewAgentCarter, or simply the magnificence that is Hayley Atwell, Agent Carter has been renewed for…
Music and a Muse: Your Lie in April
Your Lie in April Naoshi Arakawa (mangaka); Alethea and Athena Nibley (translation); Scott Brown (lettering) Cover Design by Phil Balsman Kodansha Comics April 21, 2015 There’s something fascinating about the depiction of an auditory experience in visual form. What does it look like to play music? How do those feelings manifest? Can a story about music be…
M0th3r G4m1ng: Mamas in Games for Your Mother’s Day
Spoiler Warning: Of some old games, so really, it’s probably okay. Soon, it will be Mother’s Day. I have a lot of mixed feelings about this holiday, but I pay someone to listen to me talk about that, so you can just listen to me talk about something way more fun. Mothers in video games.
The Thursday Book Beat: Netflix Loves Green Eggs and Ham
First Book partners with KPMG, JetBlue and Target to provide 60,000 books to kids The program will make trade paperbacks of six books available to educators and programs that help children in impoverished areas. They include Niño Wrestles the World (Roaring Brook/Porter), written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales; And Tango Makes Three (S&S), written by…
Reading Diaries: Joe Hill, Ember in the Ashes and Unlimited Audiobooks
Once a month the members of Women Write About Comics get together to chat about what they’ve been reading. Here’s what we liked (and what we didn’t). Christa: I have read some excellent books these past few weeks. Starting with Fragile Bones by Lorna Schultz Nicholson, the first book from the new Canadian publishing house Clockwise…
Black Widow Wants To Bone Hulk (And That’s Okay) [SPOILERS]
Avengers: Age of Ultron may have set up the Infinity War, but it has also ignited a war of words amongst fandom: the shipping wars, an endless debate surrounding the love lives of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes™. Since there is such little screen time dedicated to romantic relationships in films featuring the Avengers (both solo and…
She’ll Oni Work with the Young, the Brave, the Best: An Interview with Commissioning Editor Ari Yarwood
Comics editor Ari Yarwood was part of a wave of recent promotions at Oni Press. She caused a stir on Twitter by announcing that she was particularly looking to work with diverse queer and trans cartoonists telling their own stories. I caught up with her just as Oni was announcing an unprecedented period of open…
Get Your Game On Wednesday… or Thursday
Happy Wednesday, gaming crew! Thankfully, I’m well-rested after a lovely trip to the city of New Orleans because this week has been chock full of gaming news! Let’s dive right in and take a peek. Hypersexualized female Ghostbusters getting updated The first thing I think of when I hear Ghostbusters and mobile puzzle games…
Take Your Dragon Balls And Go: Chi Chi’s Life was Hard and No One Respected Her
The news of Dragon Ball Super has us jumping. In my initial write up, I mentioned how much of a bone I have to pick with Goku. Desiree came asking—is if because of Chi Chi? Hell yes, it’s because of Chi Chi! So we got to talking. A wife’s life in shonen anime—a wife’s life…
Seeking: Games Section Writer
We are currently seeking: A talented, driven gamer who loves to write about gaming and webcomics. The new writer will work closely with Games Section editor Al Rosenberg to craft meaningful essays about gaming, game culture, and webcomics, all through a feminist view. Al is particularly seeking someone who has a great column in mind…
Politics are Dreddful, Art is Active; Choose Your Representative
I’m not a 2000 AD reader, exactly. I’d kill a man for Slaine: The Horned God, I liked the Dredd trades my old local library had, and I’m pretty into the Judge Anderson stories I picked up at Thought Bubble last year, but I’ve never been a weekly purchaser. I tried for a while more than…