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Guest post, by Anon

July 8, 2012

WWAC is always willing to post carnival submissions and guest posts pseudonymously and anonymously. This powerful post is a contribution to round four, Harassment In the Geek Blogosphere. I wasn’t going to write about harassment in the geek blogophere because I don’t run into a lot of it and I ...

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Online Harassment of Women: some links

July 6, 2012

Round four of the carnival goes live tomorrow. For terminal procrastinators (like me!) I’ve gathered some links to articles and essays about online harassment of women, in hopes that it’ll help you along in your post-crafting. Good luck with your writing/drawing/vlogging!

Interviews

Jughead IS Joe Strummer: Interview with Laura Jane Faulds

July 6, 2012

A “Veronica” says Archie comics are more punk than you think (well, just Jughead really). Laura Jane Faulds is a writer, with a perfect name, who is from Canada. When I first read her words she was on No Good For Me, and if you like to read, read the NGFM archive. These days she ...

Comics, Interviews

New Readers and Representation: Interview with Saranga of New Readers… Start Here!

July 2, 2012

LGBTQ representation, reaching new readers, and the greatness of Supergirl(s). I met Saranga during one of those awkwardly sprawling Twitter conversations that inevitably gift you with new people to follow and be followed by. Then I found out she ran a site dedicated to helping people new to ...

Comics, Interviews, Manga

Make Mine Manga: Interview with Melinda Beasi

June 29, 2012

Melinda Beasi talks girls comics, blogging, and international manga fandom. Melinda Beasi is founding editor of Manga Bookshelf, a manga review site home to a wealth of reviewers with their own tastes and subjects… including our own founding editor here at WWAC. Since interviewing your ...

Comics, Interviews

The Revolution Will Not Be Digital (Only): Interview with Corrina Lawson of GeekMom

June 25, 2012

Lois Lane, women in comics, and the business of bringing the industry into the digital age. Corrina Lawson is a journalist-turned-blogger who’s written extensively about comics and the comics industry. She’s a contributor to GeekDad and Sequential Tart, and a senior editor of ...

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Guest Post: Let’s zap some ladies!

June 22, 2012

Ashley Clayson blogs about comics at Blah Blah Witty Comment. She’s contributed to rounds two and three of Women Write About Comics, and today she’s going to make a case for more science-based heroines. It’s worth pointing out that not only is there a dearth of science-based ...

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Round Four: Harassment and the Geek Blogosphere

June 15, 2012

Anita Sarkeesian’s (Feminist Frequency) Tropes Vs. Women In Video Games Kickstarter was met with some initial excitement and some predictable disdain. Then the harassment campaign hit. After thousands of comments threatening her with death and rape, the defacement of her Wikipedia page, and an ...

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Pitch me: Underrated comics!

June 4, 2012

This is the master list of responses to Women Write About Comics’ second round, Pitch Me: Underrated Comics. We hope that you will take the time to read all of these posts, to comment, and to take the opportunity to get to know each other, writers and readers all. Why you should read Finder, by ...

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Pitch me: What’s an underrated comic I should read?

May 14, 2012

Ladies, we are live, with another round of Women Write About Comics! From May 13-19, we’ll be pitching you some of our best beloved, but most underrated graphic novels, manga, and comic book series. So if you’re looking for some new, good reads, stick around. Reminder: As usual, ...

Guest post, by Anon

Online Harassment of Women: some links

Jughead IS Joe Strummer: Interview with Laura Jane Faulds

New Readers and Representation: Interview with Saranga of New Readers… Start Here!

Make Mine Manga: Interview with Melinda Beasi

The Revolution Will Not Be Digital (Only): Interview with Corrina Lawson of GeekMom

Guest Post: Let’s zap some ladies!

Round Four: Harassment and the Geek Blogosphere

Pitch me: Underrated comics!

Pitch me: What’s an underrated comic I should read?

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