My day job is at a millennial tech start-up. We talk a lot about “how to get people to engage with each other” and there are so many ways and reasons and I have found a great one: Mangaka.
Keeping Jem Outrageous: A Listicle
Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell, and M. Victoria Robado’s refreshing, yet still totally outrageous, comic reboot of the 1980s Jem & the Holograms television series ended with issue #26 on June 14 of this year. The Jem comic has been a huge hit with the 80’s babies, such as myself, that generated a spinoff, Jem: The…
Previously on Comics: San Diego Comic Con and More
It’s nearly the end of July, dear readers, and that means San Diego Comic Con just ended. With a bucketload of trailers and some announcements from Comic Con, the windfall of comic news hit the world like She-Hulk slamming Titania with the green fist of grace. So let’s dive right in, as so many heroes…
A TARDIS Full of Coats: Why Queer Women are Already Costuming the First Female Doctor
Even before Jodie Whittaker pushed back Peter Capaldi’s hood to reveal herself as the first woman actor to play the Doctor, Doctor Who’s female and non-binary fans–especially those whose gender expression tacks masculine-of-centre–were already watching odds shorten on Peter Capaldi’s replacement being a different gender … and skipping ahead to what style and costume will…
Castlevania: All the Gore You Need
Gamers had a lot of reasons to worry when Netflix announced they’d be making a Castlevania animated series. What adaptation have we ever been given that hasn’t disappointed? However, in early July I watched as Vlad Dracula Tepes unleashed his hellish armies upon the human citizens of Wallachia and I could not have been happier.
Bullying in the U.K. Cosplay Scene: What Can Be Done?
Cosplay in the UK has been going on for long time, and I have found myself being involved in it, to a greater or lesser extent, for the last decade. I love cosplay. I love making it. I love wearing it. I love seeing what other people do with it. It has helped me become…
Review: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Sonny Liew March 2016 Pantheon Books The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, has been nominated – and won – awards all over the world. This year, cartoonist Sonny Liew is deservedly nominated for an Eisner for his graphic novel about the history of Singapore through the eyes…
Remixing the Classics: Hideo Furukawa’s Novella Slow Boat
Slow Boat Hideo Furukawa Pushkin Press June 6, 2017 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The novella Slow Boat by Hideo Furukawa is, in his words, a remix. He states, “To take your love for the original and situate it in the present,” and he does exactly that…
Strangers in Paradise Rantrospective Part 1: She Will Never Break This Chain
Content Warning: this retrospective mentions abuse and sexual assault If I were to do a quick Google search, I could find webcomics featuring anything I can imagine: gay centaur Westerns, wild overarching epics with diverse casts, and autobiographical tales featuring authors of almost every gender, sexuality, and race. While comic books on the direct market keep…
Chronolink DX Is Your Next Favorite Phone Game
Let’s talk about your new favorite phone game. It’s called Chronolink DX, or as I like to call it, The Monster Mash. There is no monster mashing, but it feels appropriate to me.
Two Takes On My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness Nagata Kabi Seven Seas June 6, 2017 My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata is a manga that chronicles her own struggles with mental illness, her burgeoning sexuality, employment, fulfillment, and everything that could string all those topics together. Originally published as a webcomic on Pixiv, Nagata’s autobiographical stories were…
Book Beat: A Wrinkle in Time and New Harry Potter Books
Hi book lovers! Ashley here! I’m still in a bit of shock that it’s the end of July, but I’m doing better with my summer reading then I had thought I would. I’m flying out to Atlanta, Georgia for a conference, and I’m currently reading Hunger by Roxanne Gay. It’s heartbreaking, but also incredibly candid,…
