Stephanie Tran, Author at Women Write About Comics

My Neighbor Jiaojian: An Intimate Urban Legend 1
- Comics, Reviews
- August 25, 2016
My Neighbor Jiaojian Alyssa Wong (Writer), Wendy Xu (Artist) 2016. Although I am relatively new to the horror genre as a whole (I am a self-described scardey-cat and still find The Nightmare Before Christmas unwatchable), I’ve found that the stories that stay with me often are very intimate, with a small cast, touch upon very
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Not at All Rare: Why Mark Millar’s Relaunch of “Kick-Ass” Spells Doom for a New Female Character of Color 2
- Comics
- July 20, 2016
Trigger warning for discussions about rape.
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Morals and Magic: How The Wicked+The Divine Depicts Changing Western Views of Identity and Sexuality 0
- Comics, Essays, Opinion, Profiles & Primers
- June 27, 2016
Kieron Gillen is no stranger to diverse teenage characters. The author of the Young Avengers relaunch, Gillen is experienced at writing characters from a variety of racial groups and sexualities and even won a GLADD award for his work. The Wicked+The Divine (pronounced “The Wicked and the Divine” or simply “WicDiv” for short) takes it
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Doctor Strange and the Ancient One: Marvel’s Issues with Real-World Politics 3
- Opinion
- June 16, 2016
Advertisers traditionally hold that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but Marvel’s Doctor Strange might just be the exception. Though the comic book version of Doctor Strange learns magic from a Tibetan character known as “The Ancient One,” the movie adaptation’s newest teaser trailer reveals that Marvel has changed the setting of Doctor Strange’s
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