Content Warning: Discussion and depiction of sexuality. So I’m just a girl in a comic book store. I’m aimlessly walking around, letting my gaze go from cover to cover, waiting for something to catch my eye. I glance over a shitload of caped crusaders, lots of skintight catsuits, a couple of combat action sequences. Nothing really…
The DC Daily Planet: Happy Batman Day! (Again.)
This post contains spoilers for Batman: Endgame #40. Happy Friday, crusaders! Let’s get right into it, shall we? It’s been a real doozy of a week, as DC not only killed off Batman (??) but has been fielding some fairly heavy accusations regarding its business practices. Gerry Conway took to Tumblr to hash out the…
Holy Neon Pits, Batgirl! WWAC Talks Body Hair
Last month, Claire Napier discussed the taboo topic of … female body hair! Lately, some ladies are doing such scandalous things as growing out their armpit hair and even dying it bright colors. This month, we are all jumping in on the body hair discussion in the vein of our On Make-up and Femininity: WWAC Talks…
Five Comics About Immigrants Nigel Farage Needs To Read
On May 7th here in the UK, we will elect a new government and Prime Minister—basically our president, for the Republics out there—who will run the country for the next five years. Yeah, it’s pretty major stuff, and it’s almost all anyone is talking about.
Scarlett Couture: All Action, Not Enough Fashion
“When a guy gets dressed in a nice suit or a tuxedo and drives a sports car, he feels like Bond. I want every girl who puts on her little black dress with matching high heels and clutch bad to step out of her door… and feel like Scarlett Couture.”
Witcher Diaries #1: Dear Geralt
Spoiler Warning: These diaries will contain spoilers for The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red, possibly the books upon which they are based by Andrzej Sapkowski, and the comics from Dark Horse, depending on just how ambitious/obsessive I’m feeling.
We Love Fine’s Age of Fashion Line Gives Fans What They Really Want
I first became aware of We Love Fine’s expanding fan-friendly apparel when I saw their booth at C2E2, which made me want to buy all the things. But the just released Age of Fashion line is not only filled with clothing I know Marvel fangirls will love, it fulfills two of the most requested needs on…
Ghost in the Shell: The Major’s Body (9)
While I struggle through The Major’s Body: 2nd Gig (getting it just right is important), let’s take a detour through the valley of the dolls.
The Thursday Book Beat: Scholastic Answers Call to Be Gender Neutral
NY libraries launch campaign to fix branches With more budget cuts due to hit libraries across New York, several city library systems have initiated an awareness campaign called Invest in Libraries. The campaign invites NY residents to write to their mayor and speaker to express their support for libraries and all they do for the…
A Town Full of Gaps: Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Bone Gap Laura Ruby Balzer & Bray March 3, 2015 Just like the name suggests, Bone Gap is a town full of gaps. Gaps no one talks about, but that deep down everyone knows exists. And that’s just one of the reasons why Bone Gap isn’t like other towns.
Interview with WinC: Uplifting Women One Panel at a Time
I got the chance to speak with three women involved with WinC, a collective of women working in comics and entertainment whose mission is to highlight other women in the industry and discuss issues women face within it. When our interview through my new favorite tool Google Hangouts began, I could see the dark grey skies of…
Her Name is Modesty … Modesty Blaise
I am a huge fan of Modesty Blaise. The cheap description of the character is “the female James Bond,” but oh, Modesty is so much more than that. She was born in 1963, when writer Peter O’Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway brought to British newspaper strip comics—and later novels—her adventures in subterfuge and action and capers that took…