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Questionable Content’s 17-year Journey From Edgy Shocks to Queer Comfort Food

September 25, 2020

Do you remember what you were like 17 years ago? I do, unfortunately. In 2003, I was a little 12-year-old shithead who was starting to discover the edgy humor of the mid-2000s. Jokes built around transphobia, homophobia, and ableist slurs were the funniest things on the planet for a good chunk ...

Comics, Events

ComicCon@Home: Lights, Camera, LGBTQI-Identity! Never Alone

July 24, 2020

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.

Con Diaries, Indie & Small Press, Zines

Bluestockings’ Inaugural Queer + Trans Comics Fest 2019

September 20, 2019

Conventions and art shows tend to grow with success, but that growth can come at the cost of exponentially increasing competition in ways many of its exhibitors cannot keep up with. The number of attendees increase year by year, inevitably encouraging greater involvement with corporate ...

Comics, Con Diaries, Events, Zines

TCAF 2019 Diary: Calls to Action and Comics Communities

May 14, 2019

Ever since I moved to Toronto in 2018, I’ve heard about the Toronto Comics and Arts Festival (TCAF), which I had narrowly missed in 2018 because I arrived a month too late. So, it really isn’t surprising that the moment I got the chance, I made arrangements to attend the festival in 2019.

Comics, Roundtables

The Wedding Issue: Alysia Yeoh and Jo

April 12, 2019

Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes (and their friends) should marry. In this mini-feature, former Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and Bride-to-Be Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most ...

Comics

Snap Flash Hustle: Milennial American Josei

February 4, 2019

Snap Flash Hustle #1 Jim Campbell (letterer), Emily Pearson (artist), Pat Shand (writer) Black Mask December 5, 2018 Snap Flash Hustle is pure josei, the josei-est American comic book I’ve had the catharsis to read.

Comics, Essays, Webcomics

Superpose’s Heavy Light: How to Make A World Out of Neon

December 6, 2018

Over the past couple years, neon has come into some serious vogue. Posters around town flash fierce magentas upon cyborg-seeking cops, gritty mystery teens, women wrestlers. From Riverdale ads, cobalt rim-lights hit figures leaning over a diner table. Just now, a city bus passing me billed two ...

Comics

Hell is for Lovers: Pinky and Pepper Forever

August 15, 2018

Pinky and Pepper Forever Ivy Atoms Silver Sprocket June 18, 2018 A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Pinky and Pepper are two artists in love. They’re both students trying to refine their craft and find their audience, but neither one feels ...

Comics, Pubwatch, Reviews

BOOM! Bar: Half-Year Check-In

June 28, 2018

If you’ve ever been curious about what BOOM! and their imprints KaBOOM!, BOOM! Box and Archaia put out into the world, this overview should give you a snapshot of their range. Ah, BOOM! Bar readers, when last did we speak? January. Forgive me. In apology, I bring you February through ...

Comics, News

Previously on Comics: Comics Was Only Mostly a Dumpster Fire This Week

May 28, 2018

We’re going to start off this week with some good news for once. Remember a few weeks ago when we told you about our IndieGoGo campaign to fund WWAC’s move to a new web host? Well, the campaign was a roaring success, meeting 159% of our goal. Our sincerest thanks to everyone who ...

Queer Comics

Questionable Content’s 17-year Journey From Edgy Shocks to Queer Comfort Food

ComicCon@Home: Lights, Camera, LGBTQI-Identity! Never Alone

Bluestockings’ Inaugural Queer + Trans Comics Fest 2019

TCAF 2019 Diary: Calls to Action and Comics Communities

The Wedding Issue: Alysia Yeoh and Jo

Snap Flash Hustle: Milennial American Josei

Superpose’s Heavy Light: How to Make A World Out of Neon

Hell is for Lovers: Pinky and Pepper Forever

BOOM! Bar: Half-Year Check-In

Previously on Comics: Comics Was Only Mostly a Dumpster Fire This Week

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