Universal Fan Con: Peeling Back the Layers
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- April 25, 2018
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INTERVIEW: Maurice Broaddus on Sorcerers and Afrofuturism0
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- August 3, 2020
Like so many children from marginalized groups, Maurice Broaddus wanted to see himself in the media that he saw on the screen or in the books he read He wanted to be able to see people who looked like him shaping the future, whether it be commanding starships or wielding magic. Like so many of
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Quaranzines Will Keep Us Connected: An Interview with Jenna Freedman0
- Comics Academe, Interviews, Zines
- July 31, 2020
When I first started working on this project in those wild, precious, before-the-Pandemic times, I visited several zine libraries in person and online, and talked to the librarians, barefoot and degree-d alike, who run them. During this process, I quickly began hearing familiar names come up in conversation. Zine communities can often be niche and
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INTERVIEW: Marco Finnegan Reimagines LA’s Zoot Suit Riots With a SciFi Twist in Lizard in a Zoot Suit0
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- July 31, 2020
Set in the 1940s against the backdrop of The Sleepy Lagoon murder and the subsequent Zoot Suit Riots in LA, Latinx cartoonist Marco Finnegan explores history, racism, and classism in his new young adult graphic novel, Lizard in a Zoot Suit from Learner Publishing Group. Despite the zoot suit being a major element of Black and
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INTERVIEW: Planet DIVOC-91 Tackles COVID-19 Through Webtoon0
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- July 13, 2020
COVID-19 is hitting all of us hard in many different ways. As the medical and scientific community struggle to decipher the many moving parts of the disease, so too does the rest of the world struggle to navigate the new and dangerous world we live in, haunted by an invisible enemy. It’s all very frightening
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INTERVIEW: The Valiant Virtual Portfolio Review Wants You0
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- July 7, 2020
With convention season on hiatus for 2020, publishers are seeking alternatives to their usual in-person plans. When it comes to portfolio reviews for potential new talent, Valiant Entertainment is going online with the Valiant Virtual Portfolio Review. Submissions are open now for aspiring interior artists, cover artists, colorists, and letterers. Selected applicants will participate in
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Svetlana Chmakova Goes Back to Nightschool With The Weirn Books: Be Wary of The Silent Woods0
- Indie & Small Press, Interviews
- June 22, 2020
Award-winning creator Svetlana Chmakova goes back to nightschool with a new series, The Weirn Books: Be Wary of The Silent Woods. The first story, available now from Yen Press’ middle grade graphic novel imprint, JY, introduces us to Ailis Thornton and her cousin, Na’ya Leiburne-Thornton. Ailis is a 12-year-old weirn — a witch bound to
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Man-Eaters: Chelsea Cain Comes with Claws
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- September 26, 2018
Interview with Jeremy Whitley of Princeless
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- January 11, 2013
Universal Fan Con: Peeling Back the Layers
- Comics, Interviews, News, Profiles & Primers
- April 25, 2018
Interview with Meguey Baker
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- December 10, 2014
Zlumber Party: Quimby's All Night Zine-Making Event
- Interviews, Zines
- February 6, 2015
