Gender Archives - Women Write About Comics

Jessica Campbell’s XTC69 gives the Middle Finger to Misogyny and Transphobia 0
- Reviews
- May 16, 2018
XTC69 Jessica campbell Koyama Press May 2018 Sometimes, when I feel buried under a flood of stress both in my personal life and from the general state of the world, I want to consume media that just makes me feel joy. I need to smile and laugh, to step out from under the weight of
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Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions is Girl Power Personified 0
- Comics
- January 15, 2018
Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #2 “Face Off” Sarah Kuhn (Writer), Siobhan Keenan (Artist), Shawn Lee (Letters) “Stargirl” Sarah Winifred Searle (Writer and Artist), Shawn Lee (Letters) IDW December 27, 2017 The newest Jem and the Holograms series is an anthology of stories featuring the eponymous group and their musical rivals, the Misfits. Each issue
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Star Wars Adventures’ Princess Leia: Enjoyable Throwback to the Classic Trilogy 0
- Comics, Reviews
- January 11, 2018
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Princess Leia Elsa Charretier (Writer and Artist). Pierrick Colinet (Writer), Sarah Stern (Colourer), Tom B. Long (Letterer) IDW January 3, 2018 Since 2015, we have had the pleasure of receiving a new Star Wars film every year. This is exciting for established fans who now not only have
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Quarry’s War and the Inescapable Trap of Convention 0
- Comics, Reviews
- January 5, 2018
Quarry’s War #1 Max Allan Collins (Writer), Szymon Kudranski (Artist), Guy Major (Colorist), Comicraft (Letterer), Charles Ardai (Consulting Editor) Hard Case Crime / Titan Comics 29 November 2017 If you’re like me, you may not be overly familiar with Quarry, the series of novels that inspired this comic, or the fact that it has also
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The Comic Book History of Comics #1: Fun, Detailed but Limited 0
- Comic Strips, Comics, Reviews
- January 4, 2018
The Comic Book History of Comics: Comics For All #1 Fred Van Lente (Writer and Letters), Ryan Dunlavey (Artist), Adam Guzowski (Colours) IDW December 20, 2017 We all know the term “graphic novel.” Most of us have graphic novels on our bookshelves. But where did this term originate? How did comic strips lead to comic
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Not a Hero’s Journey: Queer vs Normative Storytelling in Devilman 2
- Essays, Manga
- December 31, 2017
This article does not contain outright spoilers, so feel free to read it whether you’ve experienced any incarnation of Devilman or not. It does however imply the directions things take, so bear that in mind if you want to go into the series completely ‘blind’. My title means a few things, but one of them
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