Strapped into the back of someone else’s father’s car, I caught a glimpse of swans in a field of young wheat. “Oh!” I thought, their necks undulating, “Dinosaurs!” I felt like a child, but I wasn’t. I’d just been reading children’s comics: I’d been reading Pirates of Pangaea.
Interview with WinC: Uplifting Women One Panel at a Time
I got the chance to speak with three women involved with WinC, a collective of women working in comics and entertainment whose mission is to highlight other women in the industry and discuss issues women face within it. When our interview through my new favorite tool Google Hangouts began, I could see the dark grey skies of…
Interview with Mangaka: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics
Drawing games are awesome. They’re one of the few games I can get most of my friends and family who aren’t into board games to play with me. They are all also big fans of Taboo, and I’m a big fan of geekery. Now there’s a tabletop game that will combine all of the interests and…
Red Stylo Is Singing Killer Queen: An Interview with Enrica Jang
I first met Enrica Jang while at Philadelphia Wizard Con a near two years ago. She was on a panel speaking about diversity and women in comics, and I—the baby comic journalist I was then—bucked up the courage to speak with her. She gave me honest advice about writing and promoting one’s self online. She kindly…
A Chat With Lois Lane: Fallout’s Gwenda Bond
I got to chat with the author of the upcoming young adult novel Lois Lane: Fallout, based on one of DC Comics’ most iconic characters. The book will hit stores on May 1st, but before that, Gwenda Bond discusses a few things with me such as her first encounter with Lois Lane, what this character means…
Talking Romance Comics with Jacque Nodell & Megan Levens
After interviewing romance comic historian Jacque Nodell, I got the chance to sit down with Jacque and artist, Megan Levens, who drew Ares & Aphrodite, a contemporary romance comic written by Jamie S. Rich that is now available in trade. Megan has also drawn Madame Frankenstein (also written by Jamie S. Rich) and for the…
The Local: Doctor Who Day in Denton, TX
I have talked a lot about the awesomeness of my hometown Denton, TX here and here. But now I have yet another line to add to the “Denton, TX is Awesome List.” We have an official—official as in government recognized—Doctor Who Day.
Geeky Crafts: Kate’s Raggedy Fan Dolls
Recently, I solicited our writers for anyone willing to write about Geek Crafting. Kate Tanski, who has been featured in our crafts section before for her Carol Danvers’ Lucky Hat, told me about her Etsy shop Raggedy Fan Dolls. I liked the dolls so much I asked if she would be willing to make one…
Webcomic Profile: Emily of The Blue Valkyrie
I’m always on the lookout for a great webcomic to add to my watchlist, so I was super excited when someone told me about The Blue Valkyrie. So far, issue one and the first page of issue two have been released, but it’s scheduled to post new pages biweekly. The story so far is about Chloe,…
Interview: Titan’s New Bande Dessinée Editor, Lizzie Kaye, Has Plans
Lizzie Kaye recently joined the Titan Comics team as an editor, tasked with bringing more bande dessinée to English-speaking readers. And while Titan has published great comics in translation in the past, including Snowpiercer, I’m excited by this announcement; it seems like the team are aiming to vastly expand this arm of the business. I caught up with Lizzie to…
“I Want to Do Stupid Things”: Interview with Emma Beeby
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…
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…
