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Frontier #12: Kelly Kwang — It’s the Aesthetic

July 26, 2016

Frontier #12: Kelly Kwang Kelly Kwang Youth In Decline May, 2016 When I recommend Frontier to people, I say that it’s an anthology of comics and art books by interesting indie cartoonists. This issue, Kelly Kwang’s first published work, is a bit more art book than illustrated story. ...

Comics, Interviews

Ad Astra Comix Interview: Sky’s the Limit in Political Comics

July 21, 2016

I first learned about Ad Astra Comix when I saw Nicole Marie Burton speak at “Drawing Resistance: Using Comics for Social Change,” hosted by Women & Children First in Chicago. Nicole is a co-founder with Hugh Goldring of the Canadian comics publisher. The talk was one of ...

Comics, Essays

Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover: The Action Lab Conundrum

July 11, 2016

Middle school cookie dealers, hockey stick wielding magical girl vigilantes, princesses who don’t need saving, a space demon slaying comic retailer, and a time travelling chef who cooks prehistoric creatures. Action Lab is making comics you should be reading… so why aren’t you? The ...

Comics, Opinion

Your Average Russia: Codename Baboushka And Cultural Appropriation

June 29, 2016

Codename Baboushka is a pulp story about Annika Malikova, the last member of a Russian noble family… who turns out to be a mafia boss, as well as professional hitman and a double agent running errands for a USA government agency. In few words, she’s a blend of everything pulp movies ...

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Kickstarter of the Week: forgive me, it’s a Patreon

March 14, 2014

Paul Duffield’s work–with Warren Ellis writing and Kate Brown colouring–on Freakangels won him not one, but two Eagle awards. Freakangels is available in collected editions, released by legitimate publishers, but it is and was available page by page online, for free. ...

Reviews

Review: Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story

February 26, 2014

Woman Rebel: The Maragret Sanger Story Story and Art by Peter Bagge Drawn and Quarterly Despite my interest in feminist history and the reputation of Peter Bagge, I considered Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story one of my riskier buys when I picked it up at Bethesda, Md.’s Small Press Expo ...

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OMG: BKV AMA! (Brian K. Vaughan Answers Questions!)

January 22, 2014

Fan-favorite (okay, my favorite, but I speak for all fans, right?) comics writer Brian K. Vaughan, of Saga, Ex-Machina, and Y: the Last Man fame, doesn’t make many online appearances. One of the few creators who abstains from Twitter, he rarely divulges much or grants interviews. So it’s no ...

Reviews

Webcomics Capsules: Killers, queens and space pilots

December 16, 2013

Welcome to the first edition of the new Webcomics Capsules! We’ll be bringing you regular reviews of complete and ongoing webcomics—everything from art comics to slick romcoms are fair game. This time out we’re all over the map, with horror comics, fantasy, and adorable slice of ...

Interviews

Interview with Joan Reilly

September 11, 2013

Joan Reilly is a fantastically talented artist and half of the amazing team that put together an anthology discussing feminism in, and through, comics. The Big Feminist BUT: Comics About Women, Men and the IFs, ANDs & BUTs of Feminism came out July 8th and is available online. Her work has ...

Indie Comics

Frontier #12: Kelly Kwang — It’s the Aesthetic

Ad Astra Comix Interview: Sky’s the Limit in Political Comics

Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover: The Action Lab Conundrum

Your Average Russia: Codename Baboushka And Cultural Appropriation

Kickstarter of the Week: forgive me, it’s a Patreon

Review: Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story

OMG: BKV AMA! (Brian K. Vaughan Answers Questions!)

Webcomics Capsules: Killers, queens and space pilots

Interview with Joan Reilly

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