Phew–that was a lot of con. Today was more intense at the table, and I hardly had any time to wander. Now, I am entirely braindead, so again, just a handful of notes before I crash. Proper write-up and forum thread tomorrow.
-No matter how cool you are, Sky McCloud is probably way cooler than you.
-It [...]
April 27th, 2008
Categories: Creators, conventions, fandom . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
Today, I got up way the hell too early in the morning (after staying up way the hell too late) to table for Girl-Wonder at Stumptown Comics Fest.
Now, I am utterly exhausted, and I have to be at the awards ceremony / Saturday afterparty in a bit under an hour, so I’m just gonna post [...]
April 26th, 2008
Categories: Creators, Girl-Wonder, conventions, fandom, general . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
For your amusement and enlightenment, I’d like to take this opportunity to present an honest-to-fuck panel description from the good folks at NYCC:
“Girls Who Kick Ass: How do the ladies creating comics do it? They’re constantly blowing us away with the most outrageous and provocative titles. Jenna Jameson (Shadow Hunter), Colleen Doran (Distant Soil, Reign [...]
April 10th, 2008
Categories: Creators, Publishing, conventions, fandom, invisible women, media, rant, women in comics . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: 1 Comment
Ladies, Gentlemen, and Persons Who Identify as Neither of the Preceding or Reject Binary Gender Designations Altogether, Happy New Year!
This is the time traditionally set for making resolutions for improving one’s behavior, and since mine has (of course) been exemplary (aside from that split infinitive two words back), I’ve decided to suggest resolutions that will [...]
January 1st, 2008
Categories: Creators, activism, fandom, general comics . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
I’m back on my feet (if a bit wobbly), so Inside Out will shortly return to regularly scheduled programming.
Every once in a while, you get a chance to see first-hand how awesome people can be. I’ve had plenty in the last couple months, but none so incredible as organizing the Girl-Wonder Art Et Cetera Auction.
Girl-Wonder.org [...]
September 25th, 2007
Categories: Creators, Girl-Wonder, fandom, meta . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
This week, I answer your questions! Because I know stuff! Some, anyway…
Linkara asks: What do you feel Dark Horse’s primary market is? I.E. Marvel and DC are primarily superhero stories, Image is a mixture of superheroes plus various other genres usually related to scifi or crime.
One of my favorite things about Dark Horse is how [...]
August 28th, 2007
Categories: Books, Creators, Personal, Publishing, Questions, characters, fandom . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
This week’s Inside Out is a guest column by the wildy brilliant Katherine Keller, Editrix in Chief of Sequential Tart. Next week, I’ll be back with the gory details of why I missed Comic-Con–which are nowhere near as cool as what Katherine has to say here:
So, I’m trying to put into words why I like [...]
July 29th, 2007
Categories: Guest Column, Superheroes, fandom . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
Oh, my! I am awash with blushy pride, for the fine folk of The Hathor Legacy have awarded Inside Out a Thinking Blogger Award!
The deal with Thinking Blogger Awards is as follows:
1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this [...]
July 17th, 2007
Categories: Personal, blogging, fandom, meta . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
1. You are a comic-book writer or editor attempting to create a team of superheroes. You are sensitive to diversity issues in comics, but as a heterosexual white man, you are concerned that if you make characters of color, gay characters, or (wonder of wonders!) both, you will be accused of tokenism and appropriation. What [...]
July 4th, 2007
Categories: Creators, Editing, Publishing, Questions, fandom . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
Today, boys and girls, we’re going to talk about Misty Lee’s body. She’s been talking about other people’s, so it seems only fair.
Misty Lee’s body has nothing to do with her credibility as a person and a commentator. The color of her eyes does not influence what they perceive. Her weight-height [...]
June 25th, 2007
Categories: blogging, characters, fandom, feminist stuff . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments