"One costume that may have been a first in the Northwest was the rollerblader from the Jet Set Radio video game. There were also at least two people dressed as characters from the Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney games. They even had "word balloon" signs with phrases like "Objection!" written on them. "At one point a [...]
Tag: comics
I don’t want to abolish marriage.
I just want it to be okay for women (and children) to live in heavily armed, fortified communes. For Better or For Worse creator's husband leaves her. I really need a schadenfreude category.
What if Edward Gorey drew a Star Trek episode?
Like The Trouble With Tribbles.
Middle-aged women in comics shops rock
"And I've finally figured out why - and it came from a conversation I had last Wednesday, where the clerk (a man about my own age) said he was lucky he remembered my name. And I countered with 'How many middle-aged women in headscarves have a pull-list here?' He grinned and acknowledged that I was [...]
Race, gender, and comic books at the Hackenblog
I was recently accused of racism when I thought I was recognizing the continuing struggle of African-Americans to be seen as human beings. Of course this bothered me. I don't mind being misunderstood, but the level of hatred surprised me. So it made me think, think about race and why a comment, a comparison and [...]
The old man and the seals
I hope this doesn't give anyone (else) nightmares.
Kitties! Savage, ravaging packs of kitties…
I'm really hooked on this webcomic. I've no idea what's going on, but it looks pretty good to me. I like this one, too, but not as much.
Anime Expo and Satoru Kannagi Interview
FYI for you die-hards: Anime Expo 2007 Saturday, Sunday, and the draft of the Satoru Kannagi Interview from June 28, 2007 (her publisher is going to namecheck a few things, but otherwise the interview is done). Enjoy! If you are so inclined. (Yessss, this IS what I've been doing in my valuable spare time.)
Women in Refrigerators
"Because, obviously, how women are treated in comics stories is ultimately part of many larger issues. But just focusing on comics - if most major women characters are eventually cannon fodder of one type or another, how does that affect the female readers? Do they give up?" Gail Simone Women in Refrigerators, no date but [...]
Scary quote about comics art, artists and male fans
"Male creators of comics act out subconscious adolescent male hostility toward women in their art." (Gerry Conway) Supergirls in comics, by Istlhimank Sharma, Times of India, June 16, 2007 I was shocked by the rawness of this quote, so I googled it and it's only slightly less shocking in context: "I haven't read the comments [...]