Making its Kickstarter debut on Tuesday, Exploding Kittens met its $10,000 goal in 20 minutes and as of this writing has hit the 2.5 million mark. The game was created by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal, Elan Lee, former Chief Design Officer for Xbox Entertainment Studios, and Xbox/Marvel game designer,Shane Small. As a fan of the…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Women in games, questionable game content, loyalty rewards and graphs! We have it all in this week’s Get Your Game On Wednesday. The Market for Computer and Video Games releases the 100 Top Women in Games People often struggle to think of the amazing women in games. It’s reassuring to me that we have enough…
Where Do We Stand: December Comics and Graphic Novel Sales
I wish I had happier news to report, but unfortunately, representation of women in the top 10 comics and graphic novels lists in December was a sad state of affairs. Not surprisingly, Marvel and DC ruled the top ten list this month with Marvel placing seven titles on the list. Topping Diamond’s list of single issue comics…
Tips for Your Kickstarter Campaign
Over the past year, I’ve perused thousands of Kickstarter campaign pages, looking for interesting projects for our Kickstarter of the Week feature. From a reporter’s perspective, there are projects that catch my eye, but then lack enough material for me to cover them. For 2015, help me promote your amazing projects! I may not be…
Kickstarter of the Week: Ava’s Demon
Ava’s Demon is an ongoing science fiction and fantasy, multimedia webcomic about a girl named Ava and the demon haunting her. Creator Michelle Czajkowski Ava’s Demon Book Two Kickstarter campaign aims to print the first ever copies of Book Two but also reprint copies of Book One for folks who missed it. I was drawn…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Behold! This week’s Get Your Game On Wednesday holds a boon of gaming news with something for everyone! Grab a cup of your favorite refreshment and give yourself a little reading break. You deserve it! Evolve Xbox One Open Beta starts Thursday With a playable female team member (she’s a scientist!) and a female Wraith monster,…
Power Girl’s New Suit Problem
This image of the Tanya Spears as the new Power Girl has been circling around the internet, causing a stir by the lack of “boob window” in her outfit. I was thrilled myself until I saw the way she’s being drawn. Before I dive into my dismay, let me say there’s a lot to be…
Kickstarter of the Week: Atomic Size Matters
If you ever wanted to learn more about solid state chemistry but aren’t exactly a scientist, this Kickstarter is for you! As a huge supporter of women and girls in STEM, Veronica Bern’s Kickstarter for Atomic Size Matters gets me excited. Using comics, Veronica wants to share her doctoral thesis in terms that non-chemists can…
Rage Against the Shell: Questionable Casting for Kusanagi
A Ghost in the Shell live action film is going ahead; Scarlett Johansson has been cast as the lead. We’re not joyful about this. Let’s take turns blasting out our initial reactions, and then form up to answer some of the questions that will come out of that. Claire: I’ll go first, as I’m right…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Time to start fresh with all the gaming goodness 2015 has to offer. This week’s news regarding women and diversity in gaming is looking up. Forbes 30 Under 30 in Games Forbes released their 30 Under 30 in Games list and I’m happy to report that 8 of the 30 are women. And not just women in…
Drawings from Jail: Elana Pritchard’s Jail Comics
Last week LA Weekly published a story from cartoonist Elana Pritchard, about the two months she spent in the Los Angeles County jail system. According to the article, her mentor, animator-director Ralph Bakshi, advised her to document it. So armed with a golf pencil and whatever paper she could find, she drew images during her time at the Century Regional…
Help Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle!
Well-known Batman artist Norm Breyfogle suffered a stroke over this holiday season, leaving the left handed artist paralyzed on the left side. His savings have already dwindled thanks to a week in the intensive care unit, and the upcoming months of extended care in a nursing facility will be costly. His sister-in-law and brother have…