In case you missed our earlier EXCLUSIVE (then-) BREAKING NEWS ITEM, Emma Beeby — the first woman to write for Judge Dredd — will also be the first woman to write a Judge Anderson story. The two-part story will be published in the Judge Dredd Megazine, and will feature a new take on Anderson and a new…
How Not to Run a Comic Site: Comikka’s Problems with Permission and Attribution
The 21st century has provided writers, artists, and other creators with a multitude of platforms for sharing their work. Unfortunately, the systems that have made it easier for creators to share their work also make it easier for other people to abuse it. While copyright infringement is not always a case of outright plagiarism, it is important to be…
Review: Nemo: River of Ghosts
Nemo: River of Ghosts Alan Moore (W), Kevin O’Neill (A) Knockabout Comics & Top Shelf Comics March 25, 2015 Content Warning: Discussion of rape Janni Dakkar, the infamous “Pirate Jenny” and daughter of Captain Nemo, cut off the head of the long-lived sorceress Ayesha in Berlin decades ago. Yet sightings of the fearsome, goddess-like figure…
Writer Mikki Kendall Talks Dynamite’s Swords of Sorrow
Mikki Kendall is a writer and feminist activist. Her writing can be found on Hood Feminism, XO Jane, Salon, and the Guardian. In 2014 she created the hashtags #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen and #FastTailedGirls. A life long SFF fan, in 2015 she makes her debut as a comics writer, contributing to Storm of Sorrows for Dynamite. We caught…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Hockey Masks = Automatically Terrifying
Two really lovely interviews this week! First up is Lucy Knisley talking about her new work Displacement which is a travelogue about taking her two elderly grandparents on an old people cruise to the Caribbean. In particular, she writes about her relationship with her grandmother, who has memory impairment and doesn’t always recognize Knisley. As someone whose…
Where I Began: Kids’ Comics That Left Impressions
B & V & Lex Makes Three I read my first comic book when I was six or seven years old. It was a Betty & Veronica Double Digest, and I first noticed it sitting on a newsstand at the grocery store. I asked my Grandma if I could read it, thinking she would say…
The MultiWWsity: Definitely Not a Lot of Supermans
The Multiversity. Grant Morrison and his prize dolls hop from one DC universe to another, generating many strange adventures and also comic books. Team WWAC makes such a journey and finds a super-person in every universe. We’re reinventing the wheel, off-brand. You’re safe for now, Morrison.
Kickstarter of the Week: Fight!
Feature image artwork by Baptiste Pagani and Kali Ciesemier. This week I’d like to share a Kickstarter I’ve been looking forward to for a while now: Fight! The Fight Zine is a project started by Jenn Woodall and brings together 36 artists for 44 full-color pages of incredible, video-game inspired art. Contributing illustrators include Sam…
Sweep Me Off My Feet! Next Gen Romance Comics, We Need Better
You’ll hear me say it again and again until I feel I’ve reached a comfort zone, but I am very new to the world of comics. I’m still shamefully Wikipedia-ing my way through definitions and origin stories, and I can honestly say after a couple of years of building a relationship with my local comic…
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Secret Wars Fought During Life As A Woman Werewolf
While I was waiting for confirmation that that’s really armpit hair, for sure, no foolin’, in the image above, I felt a strange chilly excitement around my heart. It was cold like sherbet is cold; probably a feeling similar to Marty’s, as George cuts back in to dance with Lorraine, and the McFly strummin’ hand…
Exclusive: Emma Beeby to write Judge Anderson for 2000AD
An exclusive news item, courtesy of the good folk at 2000AD: Emma Beeby, the first woman to write a strip for Judge Dredd, is also going to be the first female author to write Judge Anderson—Judge Dredd‘s best-known female character—later this month for the Judge Dredd Megazine. The psychic Judge Cassandra Anderson, originally created by…
Rebecca Mock On Artist’s Rights and Diplo Offering “Credit”
Back in February, Diplo used an original GIF by illustrator Rebecca Mock as background art in promoting his music. Staff writer Jo Fu wrote about the incident and his misogynistic response to the fallout. Here, she speaks with Mock about how artists can protect themselves and their work.
