If you travel to fandom spaces online, you will find something that might surprise you. One of the many ways fans expand upon the experience of watching their favorite television shows or reading their favorite books is by finding thematically related songs or making entire playlists to associate with these characters. This is merely a…
Colorist on Color: Interview with Megan Wilson
Hello, and welcome to another interview! This time I had the pleasure to chat with Megan Wilson. You know her work from Hellcat, Then Emily Was Gone, and lots of covers with Nick Pitarra. She’s a real kick in the boot. You can follow her on Twitter @MeganEngiNerd or peep her great Instagram.
Review: Is “Litsy” the Best New App for Book-Lovers?
As far as social network systems around books go, Goodreads is the best known. However, although I’ve used Goodreads for a number of years, I’m far from considering its app perfect. So when Women Write About Comics lifestyle editor Ginnis Tonik asked me to review new smartphone app, Litsy, I took it on in hopes that it…
Kate and Gin’s ’90s Nostalgia Roadtrip: Xena #1
Xena: Warrior Princess #1 Genevieve Valentine (writer), Ariel Medel (artist), Nanjan Jamberi (colorist), Rob Steen (letterer), Jenny Frison (cover artist) Dynamite April 13, 2016
Get Your Game On Wednesday: Battleborn, Michonne and more
Happy May the 4th, gaming lovelies! Seems like such a wonderful day for some Star Wars Battlefront.
Amanda Waller & Laurel Lance: Dead and Disrespected On Arrow
CW’s Arrow is no stranger to killing characters, particularly female characters. Since Arrow’s inception, the show has prided itself on taking cues from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight franchise, and portrayed a gritter side of Green Arrow mythology and canon. Arrow gave fans a fraught view of Oliver Queen as a man who struggled with PTSD…
2014 Hugos Versus 2015 Sad Puppies: What Could Have Been, Part 1
The finalists for the 2016 Hugo Awards were announced on 26 April, and what a sight they are. The ballot is dominated almost entirely by Vox Day’s picks for his Rabid Puppies slate, and so honours the likes of “If You Were an Award, My Love,” Space Raptor Butt Invasion and the (NSFW) art of Kukuruyo….
YA? Y Not?! In Defense of the Love Triangle
Ah, the love triangle—one of YA’s most divisive tropes! Love it or hate it, the YA love triangle is here to stay. In “The Curse of the Love Triangle in YA Fiction” at Acculturated, Abby W. Schachter said, “Romance in YA fiction is fine; but love triangles are boring. Authors who have conjured entirely new…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: We Have This Conversation Every Year
Sorry about the disappearance last week! I know I missed a biggie: the announcement of the Eisner nominations. The up side of my absence is that it gave me a lot of time to think about how webcomics fit into the Eisners as a whole. And plenty of time for me to have the same argument I…
Fashion Forward Review: Fashionista, Gaming Noob
When I sat down to play Fashion Forward I was at a bit of a loss. I don’t understand much about feminine fashion, and I couldn’t tell if the looks I put together were actually cute or just well-drawn. So I asked my good friend Katie Mayo to play the game with me. She’s a “casual gamer”…
Mom’N’Pop Culture: Can Kids’ Art Be Inappropriate?
Can kid’s art be inappropriate? It’s a loaded question, and one I’ve found to be sometimes answered with sarcasm or dismissive sentiments such as “they’re just kids.” This means they’ll draw what they see, and if grown-ups consider it to contain inappropriate depictions of body parts or scenarios considered too adult for children to understand, it’s…
Udon a Bad Thing: Frank Cho, Anuses, and Visual Impact
Much like many other areas of culture, monthly direct-market comic books are an industry, a scene, which is largely hostile to women even now, a place where harm is produced and reproduced, and objections are seen as shrill lies told for cheap thrills. I know it’s dull, but let’s talk about Frank Cho.
