Inhumanity: Superior Spider-Man Christos N. Gage and Richard Elson; cover by Jeff Dekal Marvel Comics I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I picked up the main Inhumanity series and decided I wanted this one shot to go with it. I’m really glad I picked it up. The Superior Spider-Man title itself seems…
News & Things: Get Inspired, Create, and Wear
3 new costume galleries at Blizzard Entertainment Are you a fan of World of Warcraft, Diablo or Starcraft? Head over to Blizzard Entertainment’s site for some amazing costumes.
News & Things: Heroes and Villains
News Jaime Hewlett creates new artwork for British Library exhibit Comics Unmasked, an exhibit opening in May at the British Library, will showcase how British creators are pushing stereotypes through mainstream and underground comics.
News & Things: Around the web we go
Today, there’s no rhyme or reason. Have a cup of tea and enjoy the news from all corners of the web.
“Social Issues Through Comic Books”
Last year, Christina Blanch led “Gender Through Comic Books” a six-week course that ended up with over 7,000 enrolled students. Now she’s back with a new course, “Social Issues Through Comic Books” starting on March 10. Over the course of 6 months it will use a variety of mediums, such as lectures and live interviews,…
News & Things: Beat the Wednesday blues
Need a bump to make it through hump day? Check out these feel good links about creativity, collaboration and celebrating our fangirl selves. News Webcomic Artist Swap Project results are in In the annual events, 12 artists swapped creative duties on their webcomics last week and now you can view the results. Commentary A new…
10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Each year, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) reviews graphic novels for their inclusion into their Great Graphic Novels for Teens (GGNT) list. The list comprises graphic novels with teen appeal for the middle-school through college ages of 12-18 that also represent quality literature. The 2014 list was announced at the beginning of February.
News & Things: Culture, therapy and revenge
There’s so much more to Wednesday than new comic book releases. Take a gander at news you need to know now.
Con recap: Boskone
* Note: I volunteer for this con as one of their blog writers. This weekend I attended Boskone, the annual science fiction and fantasy convention put on by the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) in Boston, Mass. This year was the convention’s 51st year, retaining its claim to being the oldest science fiction convention…
News & Things: Crossovers, Conventions and Couture
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s news day! Megan P. and I share our latest and greatest tidbits for you to check out and be informed. Cheerio, off you go.
Short & Sweet: Liars, Con Men, and Spies
A new Whedonverse comic. A comic by a Saturday Night Live comic (comedian? comic). New Saga! This week Kristi, Carolina, and Brenda review The Illegitimates, Saga, and Serenity: Leaves On the Wind.
Self-Identifed Woman Comics Fans On the Rise
This month, Brett Schenker over at Graphic Policy posted a new statistic about women comics fans that’s causing a stir. Graphic Policy has been updating data, accessible via Facebook, for the past several months using data visualization with graphs and charts as part of their Facebook Fandom Spotlight series. Their project got a signal boost…