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Geeky Women Happenings in Seattle: Ladies Night and Geek Girl Con
Recently, there’s been a lot of happenings in Seattle and geeky women. The first was the local comic book store, Comics Dungeon had a Ladies’ Night on August 14th. There were cookies and comics. Lots of gabbing about our favorites … Continue reading
Signal Boost: Ladies’ Night at the Comics Dungeon Event
The Comics Dungeon in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood is having a ladies’ comic book night at their store next Saturday, August 14th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jennifer Stuller will be their special guest that night. Plus, the store will … Continue reading
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14 (More) Amazing Women of Comics
A while ago, I wrote a post about Strong Women of Comics I Like and decided to do a follow-up with even more women. So here are 14 more amazing women characters of comics I like. Who: Misty Knight Why … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstract Studio: Julie Martin, Archaia Studio Press: Gwendolyn, DC: Batwoman, DC: Huntress, DC: Power Girl, Fables: Cinderella, Fables: Frau Totenkinder, Marvel: Misty Knight, Marvel: Mockingbird, Marvel: Monica Rambeau, Marvel: Pepper Potts, Marvel: Spider-Woman, Oni Press: Tara Chace, Wildstorm: The Engineer
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Why does this not surprise me? Ian Sattler at HeroesCon.
From my “favorite” person and DC Senior Story Editor, Ian Sattler at HeroesCon: A serious topic came up about how characters who are minorities who happened to be legacy characters like Ryan Choi are killed off so their caucasian counterparts … Continue reading
How DC Loses with Greg Rucka’s Departure
Yesterday at WonderCon, writer Greg Rucka announced he’s off Batwoman and finished at DC Comics. As a big fan of Rucka’s work and someone who’s particularly in love with his Batwoman run, I’m incredibly sad. Rucka will, of course, keep … Continue reading
Reviews Girl Comics #1
Comic book review for Marvel’s anthology, Girl Comics #1. I really loved this comic. I loved being the audience. I loved that it showcased women writers, artists, and editors. Yes, not every story knocked me out the park with awesome. … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel: Girl Comics (Vol 2), We read comics too
Tagged Artist and Writer: Colleen Coover, Artist and Writer: Lucy Knisley, Artist and Writer: Stephanie Buscema, Artist: Agnes Garbowska, Artist: Amanda Conner, Artist: Emma Rios, Artist: Laura Martin, Artist: Ming Doyle, Artist: Nikki Cook, Artist: Sana Takeda, Marvel: Agents of Atlas, Marvel: Aphrodite, Marvel: Ares, Marvel: Cyclops, Marvel: Doc Ock, Marvel: Franklin Richards, Marvel: Iron Man, Marvel: Jean Grey, Marvel: Nightcrawler, Marvel: Punisher, Marvel: Reed Richards, Marvel: She-Hulk, Marvel: Spider-Man, Marvel: The Thing, Marvel: Valeria Richards, Marvel: Venus, Marvel: Wolverine, Writer: Devin Grayson, Writer: G. Willow Wilson, Writer: Robin Furth, Writer: Trina Robbins, Writer: Valerie D'Orazio
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Fail, Peter David. Fail.
I was going to actually review She-Hulk Vol 2 #38 by Peter David. It is the last issue of She-Hulk after all. Then I saw this: You know, eventually, I might’ve read another Peter David comic after the Scans_daily debacle. … Continue reading
Ladies in Superhero Movies
Dear Gwyneth Paltrow, I know I should never read USA Weekly, especially after the whole “Vinnie” thing. (Vincent Lecavalier is hockey player from Quebec; I doubt he goes by Vinnie.) But someone linked an interview of you, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and … Continue reading
Breaking Through the History Comic Books
At Emerald City ComicCon a month ago, one of the most thoughtful questions asked was by a woman at the DC Nation Panel who wanted to know what comics she could start reading without having to know the background of … Continue reading
Time to stop asking where all the women reading comics because here's one, right in front of you. Reviews and general comic book squeeing by Erica McGillivray (and a few others). I love She-Hulk, tiny baby polar bears, and a good book.