I stopped by Jeff King’s booth at Long Beach Comic Con back in February because I was already a fan of his writing. King has had a long and impressive career in television as a writer, director, and producer, and I’ve watched several of the shows he’s helped bring to life, going all the way back to…
Interview with Matt Ruff, Author of Lovecraft Country
Let’s time warp back to 2007. It’s a rainy day in Ann Arbor, Michigan and I just ducked inside the downtown Borders. I work at a library and rarely buy books, but I leaf through the new arrivals all the same. None of them hold my attention for long, and I consider giving up and…
Chris Martin Invites You to Enter Dramaworld, Where Fandom Makes You Special
After watching the preview episodes of Dramaworld we were sent, and having discussed it with Angel and Ardo, I was keen to talk to director and co-writer Chris Martin. Happily, despite the eight hour time difference, I got the chance! We talked about culture, media representation, fandom, and how connections are formed (or prevented from…
Build Your Own Mountain: A Conversation with a DIY Comics Writer-Publisher
Review copies are nice, but review copies that you’d be excited to buy are better. Zachary Clemente sent me two comics that he self-published, with Arielle Soutar on lettering, and Kelsi Ricks (Remnants) and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (Immolation) putting image to page. I wanted to know more about the connections between these two books, and, lucky…
Do or Die, Kyoko Mogami Style! Ann Yamamoto on the Skip Beat! Kickstarter
Skip Beat! follows 16-year-old Kyoko Mogami on a personal journey to discover different sides of herself as she rises as an actress in the entertainment industry, striving toward her goals no matter which obstacles stand in her path. This shoujo (anime/manga produced for girls) series has been greatly successful since the manga’s publication in 2002,…
Hannibal Fans Come Together in a RAW Fanthology: Interview with Aimee Fleck
Hannibal was the little queer horror show that tried, but still ended up canceled from NBC’s lineup in 2015. More of a wannabe horror house art film than the crime procedural it was presented as, Hannibal was never a ratings knockout. That being said, the fandom has been nothing short of extremely passionate in continuing…
Interview: The Creators of The Other Side: A Queer Paranormal Romance Anthology
After years of avoiding movie nights that involved boy-meets-girl comedies and adamantly complaining that I am anti-romance, it’s time to come clean: I don’t hate love. I’ve just never been interested in hetereo love stories. Whenever a friend raised the terrible idea of watching some movie with Hugh Grant in it, I always offered my preferred…
Interview with Toronto Comics Anthology Vol 3 Editor: Allison O’Toole
In January, I wrote about the comics I finally I got to read after buying them from Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) years ago and the Toronto Comics: Volume 1 was among them. It was through this post that my friend, Allison O’Toole, notified me of her new role as one of the editors behind the upcoming third volume. She…
Magical Girls Who Are Jerks: Interview with Kel McDonald of Misfits of Avalon
Last year, we received a preview for a comic by Kel McDonald (Dark Horse Presents, Angel & Faith, Adventure Time) about a group of magical girls “who are jerks” called Misfits of Avalon. Having grown up on a good dose of Sailor Moon (and loving the fun play on The Mists of Avalon), I couldn’t help, but…
Eating Disorders and Polyamory in Kat Verhoeven’s Meat & Bone
I first fell in love with indie and alternative comics because they told the stories I was craving. Before I could even articulate why I needed to see queer people on the page, I would obsessively seek out artists who were creating characters missing from the mainstream. When I stumbled on Meat & Bone several months back, I…
Horror vs. Crime: We Talk Revival with Tim Seeley and Mike Norton
Issue 36# and a new arc of Tim Seeley and Mike Norton’s creator-owned comic Revival dropped last week. Revival centers around the rural town of Wausau, Wisconsin where the recently deceased have came back to life. The comic explores the aftermath of this inexplicable event on the living and the dead. Teetering on the genres of…
Interview: Tommy Siegel of Jukebox the Ghost Q&A
If you like your indie rock on the up-beat, apocalyptic, and with a piano, then Jukebox the Ghost is probably the band for you. The trio recently kicked off their latest American tour, starting in DC. They’re on the up-and-up, having just completed a successful Kickstarter to fund a live album, and releasing a new music video for…
