Some toys will never go away, and a classic invention like Etch-A-Sketch is definitely one of them. Today, the mechanical drawing toy turns 55 years old and is still making appearances and getting mentions in today’s pop culture and the media. Originally invented in the 1950s, French engineer Andres Cassagne came across the idea of a…
Women In Comics Score Big at the 2015 Eisner Awards
Ladies, ladies, ladies! The 2015 Eisner winners included nods to so many women and titles with strong female characters.
Review: Swords of Sorrow #3
Swords of Sorrow #3 Gail Simone (writer), Sergio Davila (illustrator), Jorge Sutil (colorist), Erica Schultz (letterer) Covers: Tula Latoy (A), Emanuela Lupacchino & Ivan Nunes (B), Robert Hack (C), and Cosplay Variant (G) Dynamite July 8, 2015 (Disclaimer: This contains spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite.)
Becoming a Sports Fan: My Trip to the Women’s World Cup
I’m tearing up at a Nike commercial. There are girls in the commercial, from middle to high school, all wearing soccer uniforms. It cuts from team to team, with the US Women’s National Team’s training interspersed. The US Team just won the World Cup, the third time for the nation and the first for this…
Shinbun Saturday: The Pirate King Retains His Throne
Barnes & Noble expands manga and graphic novel section On the heels of news that comics sales are up, the brick and mortar bookstore announced that due to customer demand, it would be doubling its space dedicated to manga and graphic novels. The increase would allow stores to keep backlist titles on the shelves longer…
Kickstarter of the Week: 14 Days (of Chronic Pain)
Chronic pain made a big impact on my childhood, and it continues to impact my adult years. I don’t personally suffer from chronic pain, but those around me do; multiple close family members of mine have migraines and other forms of chronic pain. Many of you who are reading this can probably relate, as a…
DC Daily Planet: SDCC’s Battle of the Bulge!
San Diego Comic Con is in full swing and Ben Affleck has already dropped a bomb for fans to chew on for DC’s upcoming Hall H panel! Affleck will work with Geoff Johns to co-write the future stand-alone Batman film for DC’s film universe. Johns is no slouch in the comic department; he’s written series…
Why Marisa Tomei As Aunt May Isn’t A Big Deal
It was just announced that Marisa Tomei will be playing Aunt May in the third Spider-Man reboot in thirteen years. This news wasn’t particularly interesting to me beyond “How IS Aunt May related to Peter?” because Marisa Tomei is definitely the most drastic change from the original depictions of the character in comics, television shows AND the…
Drink Your Comics: Noir Style
This month Drink Your Comics is all about the noir – a popular genre, especially to comic books. Our writers share cocktails inspired by their favorite noir comics.
Editorial Team Changes! (GIFs)
Women Write About Comics is proud to announce that long time staff writer and Assistant Editor, Wendy Browne, has taken on additional duties as Weekend Editor. As Assistant Editor, Wendy is in charge of the copy team and supporting me in managing the site overall. As weekend editor she is now in charge of parties….
When Up Is Down: There’s Nothing Mainstream About Mainstream Comics
Mainstream and indie are two counterparts of the comics industry; two gears that spin interdependently, shaping the medium. You’ll meet these two terms at any comics-themed website or discussion, both online and in real life. People use them when talking about comics history, or describing the current state of the medium, or specifying their own…
“It’s Me, Supergirl!” Revisiting Supergirl’s First Adventures
Amidst complaints in the wake of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Black Widow actress Scarlett Johansson and SNL broke the Internet in early May with the release of a hilarious short, Black Widow: Age of Me. Making fun of both Marvel’s unwillingness to make a movie for its now most-visible heroine and the much maligned Widow/Hulk…
