In episode 3 of the new Trigun Stampede series, Knives tells Vash a story of God. He evokes the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, saying, “Once, God rained down fire from [the] heavens to destroy a corrupt city of fools to create a righteous world.” With this, Stampede took the Christian elements that colored the…
Octopus Pie Eternal: A Wibbly Wobbly Timeline
On November 23rd, Meredith Gran posed a question on Twitter: “Lately I’ve been wondering if I should draw more Octopus Pie as the characters age. I guess this is a typical dilemma for an artist: find a new conduit for exploring life as you live it, or risk turning the old one into a whole…
Carmilla’s Kindred: Countess Dolingen and Dracula’s Guest
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature. This is the last in the series. No discussion of female vampires in nineteenth-century literature would be complete without mentioning “Dracula’s Guest”, even though this story did not see publication…
Carmilla’s Kindred: Ivan Turgenev and Unhappy Clara
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.
Carmilla’s Kindred: Gogol and The Viy
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.
Carmilla’s Kindred: The Virgin Vampire
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.
Carmilla’s Kindred: The Vampire Portraits of Hume Nisbet
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.
ESSAY: Mazel Tov, Kate Pryde! A Look at Uncanny X-Men #143
In Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s Uncanny X-Men #143 (1981), Kate Pryde’s Judaism enables her to undertake a series of Home Alone-style shenanigans when the rest of the X-Men leave to visit their families for Christmas. But the role of Kate’s Judaism in this story goes beyond serving as the plot device that leaves her alone…
Carmilla’s Kindred: A Good Lady and a Cold Embrace
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.
Carmilla’s Kindred: Vampire Brides
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star Is Too Much Metaphor and Not Enough Representation
When DC announced their Pride line-up this year, I was once again disappointed by the trans representation. There were a few transfem superheroes in the DC Pride 2022 one-shot, but none in any of the new comics advertised. Kid Quick, the only nonbinary character spotlighted, is from an AU. For the second year in a…
Carmilla’s Kindred: Belles Dames sans Merci
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.