I love reviewing zines. There is a huge volume of self published work sitting in independent bookstores and inventory piles in basements, waiting to be read and adored. I hope that by writing reviews and interviewing zine writers, artists, distributors and publishers I can demystify this world for new fans. However, while the number of outlets…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Interviews Edition!
Trying to put together this week’s column, I made a perilous, very irritating discovery. We’re less than a month out from The Force Awakens premiere and, oh sweet baby Jesus, there is SO MUCH Star Wars coverage in the geek media sphere. How can one movie generate this many headlines??? I feel like Artax in The…
Dogears: Fifteen Epic Heart-Shaped Dogs
Helen and Troy’s Epic Road Quest A. Lee Martinez Orbit July 16, 2013 I have a couple of authors that I follow closely, anxiously awaiting the release of their next books. Martinez was one of those authors for many years, I’ve read everything he’s written since his first book, Gil’s All Fright Diner, in 2005….
Interview With Detroit Artist Emily Zelasko
Emily Zelasko is an up and coming Metro Detroit illustrator and comic writer who should not be missed. Her art is spunky, original, and immensely eye-catching. After seeing her work in person at the recent Kids Read Comics Con and ComiqueCon, I had the opportunity to ask Emily some questions about her work. How did you…
Domestic and Sexual Violence, Final Girls, and Strong Women in Home Invasion Films
Home invasion films are among the scariest in the horror genre because the idea of having one’s home and safety intruded upon is a real, everyday threat. Some of the most famous horror movies have a home invasion component, but these same films also tend to reinforce negative stereotypes about women. In addition to the…
Play to Date: Fallout, Women-Consoles, and Porn
Welcome to the second installation of my miniseries, Play to Date, in which we discuss the strange, perhaps upsetting, perhaps useful overlap of dating and gaming. Have your own dating/gaming anecdotes? I’d love to hear them.
Mighty Marvel Monday: The No-Spoilers Jessica Jones Link Roundup
It’s Monday, which means it’s another Mighty Marvel Monday! This week: the spoiler-free Jessica Jones link roundup. While we all await the WWAC review, here are a few others to mull over. (Disclaimer: Some of these links may contain spoilers.) Edited To Add: At the time of publication I had yet to hear back from the…
Marvel’s Oppression Analogues: When X-Men Reach the Unreachable
I’ve always considered myself a “bad” English major. I love to read, but I have no desire to delve into “high” brow literature. Lolita? Yeah. Not for me. Robinson Crusoe? Hell no. David Copperfield? Over my dead body. I’m not ashamed to say, I’ve read very few of the novels that The Guardian heralds the…
Girls Against: The Teenage Girls Fighting Harassment at Concerts
In case you missed it, here’s some news: women and girls can go out in public now. I wish I could say “women and girls can go out in public without fear of harassment now,” but we’re still waiting on that utopia.
Thought Bubble Anthology
Thought Bubble Anthology 2015 Art: Emi Lenox, James Romberger, Tim Sale, Farel Dalrymple, Jordan Collver, Lucie Ebrey, Meredith Moriarty Story: Marguerite van Cook, Richard Starkings, Rick Remender, Richard Worth, Clark Burscough, Shaun Manning Story & Art: Dan Berry, Ray Fawkes, Tula Lotay, Julia Scheele, Emily Lambert, Kristyna Baczynski, Izzi Ward, Nicholas Gurewitch, Aimee Lockwood, Eva Holder,…
The Ill-Excused Whiteness of The Hollywood Reporter Roundtable
There was a minor kerfluffle on Twitter this week when The Hollywood Reporter tweeted out their “Hollywood Roundtable” cover featuring eight actresses to talk about their films, the industry, and the Oscars.
Why I Game: Because I Love Them
The end of August contained a couple of the worst weeks of my life in about three years. It was surprising, just how awful they were. It was a whole combination of things: I had been working a lot for the past four months with no holidays, I was worried about a number of personal…
