Lured into the ocean by the hypnotic melodies of a mythical creature, 15-year-old Corinth finds herself swept away in the most unlikely friendship. Reimagining The Little Mermaid fairy tale with a properly terrifying sea creature and a relationship that goes far deeper than yearning from a distance, Jessi Sheron makes us a part of her…
Manipulation of Manhood: Julia Gfrorer’s Comic Book Misandry
Content warning: penises, breasts, rape of men. EDIT, October 2016: this article is an analysis of Gfrorer’s work as a commentary on phallocentric patriarchy. Cis masculinity is consciously centred in the readings of these narratives. I never really managed to think of a penis as a vulnerable thing until I caught the first fifteen minutes…