Megan Purdy asks the questions in this round table discussion responding to several comics tackling mental illness, and its resultant behaviours. Sara Lautman’s comic Some Notes on Compulsive Hair Pulling is beautiful and affecting. The comic is about Lautman’s struggle with trichotillomania: how she got her diagnosis; how she deals with it; how she relates,…
Con Diaries: PAX East
Our PAX East coverage continues: first up we had Jo Fu’s Con Dairy, and now Brenda Noiseux shares her thoughts on her experience at the gaming convention.
The Secret History of Wonder Woman Review
The Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lepore Alfred A. Knopf October 28, 2014 **Disclaimer: I received this copy from the publisher for an honest review
Don’t Call it a Comeback: Wrestling Puts Comics, Comedy & Pop Culture in a Headlock [GIFS]
In the past month or so, I saw a young Thor get drunk and Jon Stewart kick a man in the nuts. Wait, this is going somewhere, I promise.
Pokemon: Past, Present, and Potential
I have never caught every single Pokémon in any game throughout the entire series. I sort of feel like I’m coming out of the closet again saying that. I know it’s the case for many people, but it still feels like I’m admitting to some wrongdoing of mine. As if some tribunal will come down…
Mighty Marvel Monday!
It’s been a quiet week at Marvel. You know it’s quiet when a top story is the fact that there will be no smoking in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Okay, then. Actual News! I know we’re all exhausted about this Secret Wars thing, but it’s bring us not one but two all new female led…
Transformers 101 with Professor Rachel Stevens
So! You’ve heard that the IDW Transformers comics are fantastic and want to get into them, but aren’t sure how. This particular universe has been around for nearly ten years, and there’s a lot of possible entry points. I’d be glad to elucidate and pleased if you’d give them a shot. I promise that they’re…
Batgirl, The Killing Joke and Criticism
People much smarter than I have explained again and again why The Killing Joke‘s treatment of Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl is terrible. Sue from DC Women Kicking Ass has written a great piece about it. It’s a story that has nothing to do with her as an active character. She’s used as a tool to hurt the men in…
Short & Sweet: Orphans & Angels
Orphan Black #1 Graeme Manson, John Fawcett, Jody Houser (W) Szymon Kudranski (A), Mat Lopes (C) IDW February 25, 2015
Comic Book & Toy Show: Get Your Fifty Cent Comics Here!
Walking into the small Ramada Hotel ballroom, you have to stop and stare in awe at the sheer amount of product the minds behind the Comic Book and Toy Show have packed tightly, yet completely organized, in. Boxes upon white boxes are lined all around the room, framing the walls, and marked with shiny clear…
The Bloodied Vagina: Why the Batgirl Variant Cover is No Joke
Content Warning: Rape, Sexual Violence, discussion of the meat of bodies.
Weekend Review 03/14/15
We explore Image diversity and PAX, say good bye to Terry Pratchett, recommend Ody-C, and share our thoughts on Wonder Woman’s new outfit.
