I’ve been a geek longer than I’ve known about comic conventions, but the moment I learned that spaces existed where people who liked the things I liked could hang out, I’ve wanted to be there. And ever since I learned about SDCC, I’ve been hoping to get there.
Previously on Comics: Eisner What You Did This Summer
Hello! Kate here to catch you up on all the news from the previous week (hence the name of this column). This past weekend was Comic Con International’s “ComicCon@Home” virtual event, so the first half of this week’s column is a round-up of our coverage.
ComicCon@Home – It’s Morphin’ Time! Power Rangers Meet Up
I’m not extremely well-versed with the Power Rangers universe—I remember the films from when I was a child, which I still quote extensively, but I didn’t get to see the shows growing up. I wasn’t sure whether a Power Rangers meet-up panel would make for meaningful content, but not only did this panel end up…
ComicCon@Home Day Four: Power Rangers & Colorism in Comics
We’re over and done with Day Four of ComicCon@Home. Is anyone else also loving the convenience and accessibility of the pre-recorded panels? For Saturday we checked out Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious, HBO’s Lovecraft Country, and Personal Stories in Graphic Novels. Louis, Kate, and Cori also enjoyed the panels listed below, which explored the state…
ComicCon@Home Teases The Monstrous Lovecraft Country
Supernatural horror and real world monsters collide in HBO’s Lovecraft Country. Adapted from Matt Ruff’s novel (that’s based on H.P. Lovecraft’s iconic yet racist works), the show feels more timely than ever. The cast spoke on the Lovecraft Country ComicCon@Home panel about their characters and the ugly truth of American society, both then and now.
Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious Spans 10 Platforms For One Amazing Story
If you’re a regular reader of our Titan Comics PUBWATCH column, you know that a multimedia Doctor Who event is coming this September. Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious will feature several Doctors on the run to save the universe in a story that will span comics, novels, audio stories, vinyl, digital — even an escape room!…
Inspired Personal Stories in Graphic Novels at ComicCon@Home
Content warning: sexual abuse, eating disorders, gun violence, suicide. Creating a memoir isn’t an easy task—the writer is expected to bare their soul about a troubled or anxious time in their lives. But these personal stories can transform the reader and give them the kinship or answers they’ve been looking for—especially if they’re created by…
ComicCon@Home Previews Marvel’s Horror-Tinged Helstrom
Satan’s spawn are hitting the screen in Hulu and Marvel’s horror-tinged Helstrom. The show is going to be the last Marvel live-action series to launch outside of Disney+, after Ghost Rider was sadly scrapped. The cast and creator went on the Helstrom ComicCon@Home panel to talk about character arcs and what Helstrom was about — though unsurprisingly, everyone…
ComicCon@Home Day Three: Indigenous History, Galaxy Grrls, and the Deep Blue Sea 3
Day Three of ComicCon@Home brings yet more amazing panels. Here are a few that stood out for us. For Friday, Kate, Wendy, and Louis look at Indigenous history brought to life through comics, nonbinary representation in space, and the value of sharks in Deep Blue Sea 3.
ComicCon@Home: Lights, Camera, LGBTQI-Identity! Never Alone
Looks like I’ve found myself drawn to the LGBTQIA+ panels at ComicCon@Home. I covered one on Thursday, and here I am reporting on another on Friday.
LGBTQ Characters on Television – What’s Next? ComicCon@Home Panel
Since I’ve come to Canada, I’ve had time to get more in tune with my queer self, and it’s coincided with finding more positive LGBTQ+ representation in pop culture. There are more LGBTQ characters on our screens now—in film, and in television—but we still have a long way to go. At SDCC’s ComicCon@Home, actors Jamie…
ComicCon@Home Teaching With Comics Panels Roundup
Hello! You may have noticed that there was not a Comics Academe this month, and that was because we elected to save this spot to review the Comics Studies and comics education panels at SDCC’s Comic Con @ Home. Well…some of them.