The interwebs have been all a-flutter of late with the news that Disney is buying Marvel Entertainment. Everyone’s got their panties (and the tights beneath) bunched up with worry, wondering if Spidey’s gonna sprout mouse ears or Wolverine will still be allowed to say “Fuck” in MAX titles. *Yawn* Actually, I wasn’t going to write [...]
Feeling drab and dowdy? Tearing your hair out in search of a stylin’ new look for SDCC? Worry no more, true believers, because, as it turns out, Marvel wants to help you look stylish! For the gents, they have an assortment of superhero costumes–most with built-in muscles. And for the gals…well, there’s… Wait for it… [...]
The following is an excerpt of Wizard Fan Awards categories and contestants, cut and pasted for your edutainment: 21) FAVORITE HERO: Batman (DC) (Details) Spider-Man (Marvel) (Details) Captain America (Marvel) (Details) Superman (DC) (Details) Hellboy (Dark Horse) (Details) 22) FAVORITE VILLAIN: Skrull Queen/Spider-Woman (Secret Invasion) (Details) Dr. Hurt (Batman) (Details) The Joker (Joker) (Details) Brainiac [...]
Today, the president of Dark Horse walked past another female editor and my (adjoining) offices and stopped to call in that he’d just learned that we don’t exist, because someone else (I didn’t catch who) has been going on about how there are no women in comics. In retrospect, I should have asked if that [...]
This post is for Keely, whose idea it was, and without whom I would likely have let both Love Your Body Day and Fat Talk Free Week slip by without noticing. But! Luckily for me (and you), Keely is more alert than I, and thanks to her, you get a roundup of Five Characters Who [...]
Happy National Coming Out Day! Thank you SO much to everyone who offered stories–your bravery, diversity, talent, humor, and love makes me proud all over again to be part of the queer comics community. Thanks also to the folks at Prism Comics, who posted my call for stories on their front page, and who work [...]
More questions from you! Answered by me! Benel R. Germosen asks:Best fight sequence ever rendered in comics…ever? Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. All of it. hippokrene asks: What was the first comic you fell in love with? According to my parents, I used to make them sit and explain Kliban cartoons to me when I was [...]
Remember that little letter-writing campaign I proposed a few days back? It’s grown. I’m proud to announce a new, ongoing part of Girl-Wonder’s work: CAHP, the Con Anti-Harassment Project. The CAHP’s goal is to help make conventions safer, more fun, and more accessible by encouraging organizers to establish, articulate, and act upon clear anti-harassment policies. [...]
In the last week, a plethora of bloggers have linked to and/or mirrored this post, which discusses the issue of harassment at ComiCon International. Many have shared personal stories; others have expressed their general problems with the general indifference they’ve seen toward harassment and assault at conventions. Let me make one thing abundantly clear: by [...]
Dear Asshole, This is not an apology. I’m not sorry for yelling at you or swearing at you or for threatening to call security if you didn’t fuck off. In fact, I think you should feel damn lucky that you didn’t get a boot to your squishy sensitive bits, because I would have been damn [...]