Women do write about comics, guys. Seriously, a lot. Our beat is comics, creators, and geek culture from a feminist perspective. We are committed to intersectionality and internationality (our diverse staff hails from Canada, the UK, Switzerland, Brazil, and the United States). And while we’re an unabashedly feminist, unapologetically ladies-first operation, we have a healthy…
DC Comics Super-Villains: The Complete Visual History Review
Okay, I guess I should start with my bias—I’ve never read a “complete visual history” book that I loved. Yet, I always go back, and when I see a book like this on somebody’s table, I get excited enough to flip through it. I find them perfect for brief reads while sitting on a couch…
Marvel’s All New Black Cap; Publicity Stunt or Diversity Stride?
Marvel announced that Sam Wilson would replace the elderly Steve Rogers as Captain America way back in July.
Seeking: Copyeditor
In case you didn’t know: Women do write about comics, guys. Seriously, a lot. Our beat is comics, creators, and geek culture from a feminist perspective. We are committed to intersectionality and internationality (our diverse staff hails from Canada, the UK, Switzerland, Brazil, and the United States). And while we’re an unabashedly feminist, unapologetically ladies-first…
GOG.com Ready to Sell DRM-Free Movies and TV Shows
GOG.com—my favourite DRM-free game distributor—is expanding its reach to movies and TV-Shows!
Editor’s Pick: I Was a Teenage Douchebag
Happy throwback Thursday Wednesday y’all! I thought it might be fun to revisit an old (two years old, which, in internet time is like, what, 63 or something?) favourite of mine—”I Was a Teenage Douchebag“—written by, who else, Megan Purdy. I love this post, and I really think you will too. It’s well-written, funny, honest,…
Parisian Culture: Wine, Cheese, and Comic Book Shops
Nestled in the Latin Quarter of Paris (named after the Latin language that was widely spoken in the area because it was the intellectual centre of Paris back in the middle ages) you’ll find Rue Dante. It’s a 4-500 metre (approximately) stretch of road five minutes south of Cathédrale Notre-Dame just off the Seine that should…
Retro Review: Marvels
I’ve always loved Alex Ross. If ever I’m rich there’s a few things I’ll do: buy cool flats in London, Paris, New York, and Toronto, donate large sums of money to worthwhile causes and churches, attempt to visit fifty-two countries in a year, and buy a tonne of Alex Ross artwork. The privilege of seeing a…
Review: Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present
Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present promises to be a bit more than it ever could be, while succeeding in being a bit more than one would expect it to be.
FCBD at Heroes Comics
I was into comics as a kid but stopped reading them as I got older, until, that is, I started working at a roadside assistance call centre that was full of comic book fans. I bowed to peer pressure, went to Heroes (a nearby comic book store that I was familiar with), and bought my…
What’s Hot? April 2014
Wendy I’m flailing all over the place over the new Rat Queens trade out this week. Jamie I’m loving the settlement credits I am getting from amazon.com and bn.com — apparently there was something involving the prices of ebooks on the NY Times Bestseller list. So both companies credited me back some of what I’d…
Holy Inadvertently Marketing Rape Culture!
Marketing can be a tricky thing; I get it. There has been no shortage of ad campaigns, especially those directed primarily toward men, that have represented women in, let’s just say, questionable ways. Unfortunately, despite the fact that comic book readers and fans are—and always have been—comprised of a large portion of women, comic-books and…