Let it be known that I do not come by any sort of fashion sense naturally. My previous winter wardrobe was whatever feels like it will keep me warm. In fact, my taste in most things has been the careful work of past and current friends and lovers in helping me learn a bit about discernment….
Get On With Ron: Ronald Wimberly, Cartoonist in Profile
You may have heard of Ronald Wimberly. Perhaps you discovered him through The Nib when they published “Lighten Up,” in which he discusses being told by an X-Men editor to lighten a character’s skin, and then elaborates on the complexity of skin tone, race, ethnicity, and mainstream comics’ narrow view on the subject. Maybe you’re a…
They Went Into The Field: Thunderpaw Review
Thunderpaw Jen Lee Update 5 times a month SFW, but full of GIFs What is it to fall in love? Perhaps it is to want more for the object of your affection than you do for yourself. To want to put the loved one on stable footing and look them in the eye and recognize…
Screen Daze: Religious Webcomics to Binge On
September is a busy month for Jews. It’s our New Year (l’Shana Tovah!), we go through some redemption, we pray and chant and eat. So religion’s on my mind a bit and I started looking around for religious webcomics as a result. Readers, have any suggestions for me?
Women Sweep 2015 Ignatz Awards
The Ignatz Awards winners were announced last night (see an explanation and the nominees list here), and in an unprecedented result, a woman won every single category, with some even picking up more than one award. But lest these results tempt us to view indie comics as a kind of feminist utopia, let us be reminded…
Nice Sex Comics: No Tears, No Chafing, No Pushing It
Sex: a lot of us do it! Naturally, it features in a lot of stories. There are a lot of comics with sex in them, out there. There are plenty of bad ones. And there are a lot of really well-drawn, clear-eyed comics about bad sex, too. Or functionally good sex, between people who are bad…
Diversity in Muslim Superheroes: The Webcomic Qahera
One of the joys of webcomics is that they are so free from constraints. It’s just the creator, the Internet, and the reader. Anything can happen. Sometimes it amounts to almost nothing, but sometimes it is the thing of dreams. In 2013, Deena—a Muslim Egyptian student—created Qahera, a Muslim superhero who has supersonic hearing for misogyny…
Snack on More Comics with Taptastic
I love webcomics. Some would say I’m obsessed, but I like to think of my love in a more positive light: I’m just voracious. However, I’ve also got an Android phone, so the comic apps I can access are somewhat limited. While I’ve been dreaming about the day when Comic Chameleon is finally available for…
2015 Ignatz Award Nominees
If the Eisner Awards are akin to the Academy Awards of the comics world, then the Ignatz Awards, presented at the annual Small Press Expo, is akin to the Sundance Film Festival. You’ll see some of the same professionals you see in mainstream comics (and many you haven’t…yet), but these projects are different. They’re innovative. Personal….
Interview with Colleen Coover & Paul Tobin of Bandette
As part of my New York Special Edition coverage I got to spend some time with Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover, the dynamic duo behind the multiply Eisner nominated series, Bandette. Everyone knows I love a good girl caper, so how could I resist interviewing these two? How would you describe Bandette? Paul Tobin: Just…
Webcomics to Binge On: German Bees, Fresh Starts, and Dangerous Hardware
August, the month of International Beer Day and International Left-Hander’s Day. Perhaps some of these webcomic creators drink beer! Maybe they’re left-handed! A mystery! It is also yet another summer month, and yet another perfect time to get into webcomics. Some throwback posts, still relevant today: Superheroes and Feminists Carolina interviewed Sfé R. Monster about genderqueer…
Screen Daze: Kids’ Webcomics to Binge On
The kids are home for the summer, and the amazing Kids Read Comics Convention has ended. The long days of boredom stretch ahead of them, and not everyday can be spent at the library or bookstore. Luckily, there’s a fix for that. Webcomics are great for everyone, kids included, and this month we’ve rounded up…