Steven Universe has won the hearts of the women of WWAC. The show is a short-form cartoon that, somehow, at eleven minutes an episode–and under the guise of being a coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old half-human, half-gem–manages to also tell some pretty incredible stories. These stories include the meaning of friendship, the pain of unrequited…
Previously On Comics: March, America, and more
Hello and welcome again to another edition of Previously on Comics! If you’re like me, you haven’t been paying attention to much of anything in the world of comics, because the U.S. election, #NoDAPL, American Thanksgiving, and of course, the Gilmore Girls Netflix revival, among other distractions. Luckily, there have been some great news posts…
History Has Its Eyes on Us: A Hamilton Fan Reviews Declaration #1
Declaration #1 Josh Trujillo (Writer), Levi Hastings (Artist) Lost His Keys Man Comics November 2nd, 2016 It’s a foregone conclusion that in this post-Hamilton era, any new media set during America’s Revolutionary War is now forever going to draw comparisons to said musical and its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more than likely fall short. However, with…
Previously on Comics: Lesbians, Wonder Woman, Joe Shuster Awards and more!
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/794017810808705024 Kate here, back again! I sometimes try to come up with interesting ways to start this news round up, but this week I saw that tweet and I just knew that nothing else was going to win Best Comics Tweet this week, and in this, the final week of the US Presidential Election, we…
Knit Your Comics: Magical Scarlet Witch Shawl
This is probably the most personal KYC I’ve ever written, and it came at a time when I was feeling stuck and very discouraged about my life. I’d recently been rejected for a full-time job I’d really wanted and was wondering if I would be consigned to juggling multiple part-time jobs forever. When I’d visited…
Previously On Comics: Wonder Woman at the UN, Campbell’s Riri Cover, and the Check, Please! Kickstarter
Hello again! Kate here to catch you up with the news you might have missed from last week. The top story last week was, of course, Wonder Woman’s 75th anniversary. There were a number of exciting things that happened, including Wonder Woman being named a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. That’s a real thing!! And DC Comics…
3 Fictional Characters That Describe Me: The WWAC Edition
As self-identified geek girls, lovers of pop culture, and general all-around fangurls, we couldn’t resist jumping on the #threecharactersthatdescribeme challenge.
Previously On Comics: She-Hulk, Ignatz Wins, and Waiting for Luke Cage
News, News, News! Some of you remember that I used to write a little column called Mighty Marvel Monday, and it never failed that as soon as my column went out, Marvel would release some big news. Some things never change. But the date of this column did, so BWAHAHA. Marvel announced two new women-led,…
Knit Your Comics: Fat Mermaid Doll
Although most of the comics I consume and have been featured here are part of the Big Three family, I’ve long wanted to include more projects inspired by indie comics and zines. The very first Knit Your Comics (before it was Knit Your Comics!) was a scarf inspired by Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona. So I was…
Comics Academe Roundtable: Teaching Bitch Planet
Since the publication of the first issue of Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro in December of 2014, many people, inside and outside of academia, have pointed to the comic, the related backmatter and essays, and even the community that has formed around it–as embodied by the many tattoos of the…
Previously on Comics: Hugos, Ignatz, Runaways, and more
Another week has passed, and it’s been quite a week in the world of comics! The Hugo Awards were announced this past weekend. And you can also revisit Doris’ reviews of the nominees. Relevant to comics are: Best Graphic Story The Sandman: Overture written by Neil Gaiman, art by J.H. Williams III (Vertigo) Best Dramatic…
5 Minutes with Margaret Atwood on Angel Catbird
What is Angel Catbird? There must be a sense of tongue-in-cheekness, surely, to such a title and premise, but with Margaret Atwood, one never knows. It’s a title–and a premise–that allows you to assume you know everything about it (an Angel Catbird, obviously) while simultaneously confirming you know nothing about it (what the hell is an…