Thursday, May 05, 2011

Monday May 2nd to Wednesday May 4th

Akira Movie Casting:

Is Hollywood guilty of "whitewashing"?

Casting Controversy Over Big-Screen ‘Akira’

The casting of Akira: The kids speak!

Should A White Person Star In “Akira”?

Actor George Takei Talks “AKIRA” with CBC Radio


Comics Fans & Demographics:

Who Are the Comic Book Fans on Facebook?

Who Are Comic Book Fans?

Who Are the Comic Book Fans on Facebook?

Monday Runaround – Over A Million Comic Fans, Five Percent Openly Gay


Geek Girls:

Having Tits and Liking Spider-Man Isn’t Shocking Anymore

Hot actresses: "We're nerds just like you"

So today I’ve seen two posts written by women, bashing on other women who are “fake” nerds, because they happen to admit to liking “nerd stuff”…

Do You and Other Words of Wisdom About Female Geekery

Mean Girls

The question of ghettoization…

Nerdy Girls

What is a Geek? Do Attractive Geek Girls Need to Prove Themselves?

05.04.11 My response to “geek girl” gate

Geek Girl On The Street Reports: Synthesis Writer Zooey Mae Needs To STFU

A Call To Action - For The Boobs Of Jill Pantozzi And All Geek Girls Everywhere!

Hey, That's My Cape! - I'm a Geek, Girl (& You Can Too!)

Kittens and Carbonite: This Nerd is Irritated.


LGBTQ in Comics:

Previews for Gays May 2011

To Fight Injustice and Serve All Mankind: Prism Comics

DEATHWISH

Archie Comics' Kevin Keller: Gay Son of a Loving, Military Dad


Miscellaneous:

The Green Hornet: Sins of the Father Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Preview: Colin Upton’s DIABETES FUNNIES


Not Strictly Comics:

Jimquisition’s Take on Sexism in Games: A Great Big Flat Joke

From Quake to StarCraft 2: The Female Avatar or Lack Thereof

The Smurfette Principle Explained

The Smurfette Principle [Includes transcript for the youtube video!]

Hope for the Future: A Little Girl Who Hates Gender Stereotyping


Race, Ethnicity, & POCs in Comics:

Cardiac

Poignant Panels: Lois Lane

Race + Comics: When is Diversity ‘Contrived’?

Comics Industry Rep Accidentally Shows How Pop Culture Stays White


Sailor Moon:

so a few things

So, a lot of things people seem to misinterpret in Sailor Moon is the whole Usagi/Chibiusa/Mamoru triangle thing

Now we’re getting into the jealousy territory.

Right, so as I said, Usagi and Mamoru’s relationship is barely off the ground,

Also recall how much stress Usagi is under.

Things get hot and heavy as Mamoru assures Usagi he only wants her

And basically this is the realization that just hit Usagi

See, here Usagi admits she knows she’s being irrational and she understands that Mamoru would feel protective of his child

And so we have Chibusa go over her hardships.

Chibiusa is majorly insecure that she’ll never be able to live up to her mother


Teenage Satan:

'Teenage Satan' Webcomic is the Cutest Kind of Heresy [Video]

Teenage Satan: It’s all in the family

Teenage Satan, new webcomic from Buscema and Cookes

Hell, Yeah! All-Female Creative Team Reveals Teenage Satan Comic

EXCLUSIVE! Boston Comic Con - Teenage Satan Revealed

Teenage Satan hits Boston

I’ll be a Teenage Satan Worshipper


Women and Gender in Comics:

She Has No Head! – Caanan Grall’s Celadore

Mother and Maiden: Pregnancy and Abortion

Lady Thor Corset Cosplay: How to Make Ming Doyle's 'Thorset'

Review: Delirium’s Party: A Little Endless Storybook

Batman Brave and the Bold “Scorn of the Star Sapphires” is filled with kick ass DC women

Martha Clark Kent

Q&A #108: What comic book character would make a good girlfriend?

Comic Judgment: The New York Five

Little Stories, Big Ideas

CBR’s Top 250 Writers and Artists

Supergirl with wings

Cat Grant

Renee Montoya in DC Comics

Ladies First: Barbara Gordon

White Hair, Blue Eyes, and Black(ish) Skin: A History of Storm in Comic Book Covers

The few looks of cosplay Black Widow

Overthinking Things 05/03/2011: 40 Years of the Same Damn Story, Part 2

From the stack: Ai Ore! vol. 1

Upcoming 5/4/2011

Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat With Katie Omberg

01.May.2011 Mini Documentary: WOMEN in COMICS

Graphic Content: We’re talking about boobs

Catwoman and Cleopatra: Inkblots of an Age

Book Review: Glamor Girls


Wonder Woman:

Jaimie Alexander Could Have Been Wonder Woman

Happy Thoughts

That time that Frank Miller pitched a book called Wonder Woman: Bondage

Wonder Woman TV Show hopes dim says LA Times

Jaimie Alexander could have been Wonder Woman


Yaoi on Kindle:

Amazon removing some yaoi titles from Kindle store.

YAOI NEWS: KINDLE Bans Some Yaoi Titles

Too hot for Kindle? Amazon pulls yaoi from Kindle store

CALL TO ACTION: Tell Amazon NO to KINDLE Censorship

Amazon Pulls Yaoi Works From Kindle Store

Bigotry Strikes the Kindle Store

Amazon Pulls Yaoi Manga From Kindle Store

Amazon Takes Down Several Yaoi Titles From U.S. Kindle Store

Breaking: Amazon pulling yaoi from Kindle store

Monday, March 21, 2011

Monday, March 21

Month of LGBT Comics

Month of LGBT Comics – This Gay Existence #2

Month of LGBT Comics – Man Enough

Month of LGBT Comics – Tough #2

Month of LGBT Comics – Urban Buzz


Manga

Liberty Vocational Volume 1: Will Supervillains Be on the Final?

This is why I could never function in anime forums

Fractured Shell (No Ghost)

Hikaru no Go Book 23


Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon Returns to Print, Manga Fans Rejoice

New Editions of Sailor Moon Manga Announced, Fans Rejoice

'Sailor Moon' Manga Returns to the United States with Kodansha

Sailor Moon Manga Being Reprinted!


On behalf of the Moon!

Episode XLI: Sailor Moon


Sailor Moon and Sailor V First Volumes Info (March 21st, 2011)

Operation Moonrise Manga Results

I hope you don't mind...


Gushing about the Sailor Moon Manga rerelease and feminism

Supergirl

Optimism ... I Promise

Laura Vandervoort And Smallville Finale


Women and Gender in Comics

About Renee Montoya...DON'T PANIC!

Valkyrie is kind of really awesome.

Colt Noble $5.99 One Shot

Gates of Gotham to feature return of Cass Cain to Batfamily

About damned time.

Oh Mighty Is-Is-Isis!

Batman's Girls

Hey Venus, Oh Venus.


Andi Watson’s 15 Love to Finally Be Published, Eight Years Later

She Has No Head! – Exclusive Preview of Ross Campbell’s Shadoweyes In Love (plus a contest!)

Preview of Batman Inc. #4 - Two Batwomen


Wonder Woman TV Costume

What Was on the Inspiration Wall for Wonder Woman's Costume Designer?

THE NEW ‘WONDER WOMAN’: This just in...First look at Adrianne Palicki as TV’s Diana Prince

Superhero Fashion Police: New Wonder Woman Outfit Leaves Us Wondering

Adrienne Palicki as Wonder Woman

Dear Costume Designers for the new Wonder Woman TV...

Wonder Woman’s TV Show Costume Is Out…And It Is…

Costume Problems

Some simple things to fix the Wonder Woman TV costume

Here's what the new television Wonder Woman will be wearing


Wonder Woman

David Kelley on finding his Wonder Woman: "I just knew it"

Superman#709 Highlights The Problem With Wonder Woman...And She ISN'T EVEN IN IT.

Wonder Woman licensed goods top seller

Friday, March 18, 2011

Thursday March 17th & Friday March 18th, 2011

Black Panther cartoon:

Black Panther

Reginald Hudlin: “BET Wouldn’t Air ‘Black Panther’ Because It Was Too Male & Young For Their Audience”


Dwayne McDuffie:

What it's like to be a black comic writer

Dwayne McDuffie on Working as a Black Writer in Comics [Video]

Dwayne McDuffie on Race in Comics


Dwayne McDuffie Tribute/Homage:

Tommy Lee Edwards, DC Comics and the Dwayne McDuffie Tribute

Statements regarding DC’s “Static Shock Special #1″ [There is no direct link to the specific March 17th post.]

Why Isn’t DC Comics Doing A Dwayne McDuffie Tribute?

Dwayne McDuffie's DC Tribute Is ... Not Exactly A Tribute?


Gail Simone:

Interview – Gail Simone and Nicola Scott

Gail Simone’s Back Pages


LGBTQ people in comics:

Month of LGBT Comics – Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven’s Comics

Slash – fan fiction’s sexiest sub-culture


Miscellaneous:

CBLDF issues advisory on border searches and comics


Not Strictly Comics:

Why Mars Needs Moms REALLY failed!

I’m An Anonymous Woman Gamer


Race and PoCs in comics:

Xombi Revived

X-Factor and Racism

Comics You Should Own – DC: The New Frontier

Black Dynamite: Slave Island #1


Sailor Moon:

[PR] KODANSHA USA ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF SAILOR MOON

I Am All Asquee

Kodansha to bring Sailor Moon back to the United States

Kodansha Brings Sailor Moon Back To The US

After 6-year absence, new Sailor Moon works coming

Sailor Moon returns to North America in manga form

Kodansha USA to Publish Sailor Moon Manga

“Sailor Moon” sets sail to America once again

Kodansha to bring back Sailor Moon

Kodansha USA Announces the Return of Sailor Moon


Women and Gender in Comics:

15 Love rescued from the dust bin of comics history

Preview of Gone to Amerikay, drawn by Colleen Doran.

“My mom and I are working on a comic together."

The "Women and Comics" Survey(s) call to action!

Fangirl Friday: Margot

Super or a Crime? A look at comic book wedding gowns, part one

Agent of S.T.Y.L.E.: Hyper-Sonic Fashion with the Black Canary!

What We Talk About When We Talk About “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark”

Early Black Comic Book Heroes: Butterfly (II)

Luba in “Human Diastrophism” – a literary and feminist analysis

Lucy Knisley

Tattoo by Erika Moen.

"Who would have thought, Cassie can lead."

ProFile Friday: Lily Renée

Didio on Batwoman; Cassandra Cain


Wonder Woman:

Wonder Woman Makeup: Awesome or Kinda Sexist?

"I don’t think it’s very mysterious. She’s either straight or bisexual."

Didio confirms: Wonder Woman keeping new costume after Odyssey


Wonder Woman - TV costume edition:

The FIRST LOOK At Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman!

Five reasons it shouldn’t be a surprise that Wonder Woman won’t be wearing the classic costume on the TV show

Wonder Woman's TV Costume Revealed in All Its Latex Glory

Wonder Woman’s TV Show Costume Is Out…And It Is…

Told you not to be surprised that she wasn’t wearing the old costume

'Wonder Woman': First look at Adrianne Palicki in costume -- EXCLUSIVE PHOTO

My take on the new Wonder Woman costume

The Costume

NBC’s Wonder Woman: First Thoughts

First Look: Adrienne Palicki dons Wonder Woman costume

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Tuesday March 15th & Wednesday March 16th 2011

Batwoman:

Some ads from some recent comic books.

random comic review – “Batwoman: Elegy”


Dwayne McDuffie tribute(?)/homage comic:

"DC is planning a Dwayne McDuffie "tribute" book, but has no plans to donate profits to the poor guy's surviving family or any charity."

Industry Rule #4080 Strikes Again?

Books I Will Not Be Buying (that I was planning to) If Dwayne McDuffie’s Family Does Not Receive the Profits from the “Tribute” Book

Homages Aren’t Tributes [McDuffie & DC Comics]

Defining DC's Dwayne McDuffie Tribute

DC’s Response

DC Comments On Static Shock Special

A Free PR Statement For DC Comics On Their Dwayne McDuffie "Homage" Book


Japan:
Comics & Art Community Shows Support for Japan [Updating]

Stuart Levy’s Japan relief efforts and more

Artists assemble for Japan relief


Kelly Sue DeConnick:

Kelly Sue DeConnick Starts Three-Issue SUPERGIRL Run Starting in June

Kelly Sue DeConnick Takes Flight with SUPERGIRL


LGBTQ people in comics:

Rainy Day Recess – The Complete Steven’s Comics

Two Northwest Press Books are Finalists for 2010 Lambda Literary Award

Month of LGBT Comics – Tough #1

Scott Thompson Goes Straight With New Comic

Lambda Literary Nominates Northwest Press


Numbers of Women Working at the Big Two:

Counting Women in Superhero Comics: Ratios Still Terrible

Women In Comics Statistics: Marvel, February 2011 In Review

Women In Comics Statistics: DC Comics, February 2011 In Review


Race and PoCs in comics:

Betrayal in the superhero community

Links: The Ugly Truth


Women and Gender in Comics:

The Bechdel Test as Applied to Romance Comics!

New feature, “Team-up Tuesday”

Variant Cover to Justice League Generations Lost #23

‘Fan’ Misogyny

Julia Wertz’s Fart Party blows away; Museum of Mistakes steps in

Joan Hilty launches website, relaunches webcomic

All I want is . . .

"I have a friend who writes pretty good comics..."

Female comic readers help a college student and take this survey on comics

*Ivy — Recommended

Twin Spica Books 5 & 6

All-Star Superman Interview Clips: Christina Hendricks, the Voice of Lois Lane

Review: Batgirl vol. 1 – Batgirl Rising by Bryan Q. Miller

This is what it’s all about

His Face All Red by Emily Carroll.

From Anders Loves Maria by Rene Engstrom

ARCHAIA TRIO

Straight Guy's Guide to Being Friends With Hot Women [COMIC]

The Lion Queen

Heroine chic: Female crime-fighters move from the page to the runway


Wonder Woman:

"I made a very specific choice to play her absolutely for real"

What is it with Wonder Woman writers and Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”?

A First Look At The Wonder Woman TV Show Logo

June 2011 Solicitations: Wonder Woman #612

More TV Wonder Woman thoughts.

Wonder Woman logo for the pilot


Xombi:

Yo, My Tumblr Comic Book Peeps!

INTERVIEW: John Rozum on XOMBI #1

Let 'Xombi' #1 Make Your Life Weirder [Preview]

More Dwayne McDuffie Links

[As a follow-up to our previous post, here are a few more links to articles and posts remembering Dwayne McDuffie.]

Why we needed Dwayne McDuffie

Re: Dwayne McDuffie

I’m Just In Australia

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Sad and sad again.

"Keep fighting, everyone"

In Memory of Dwayne McDuffie: A Look Back at the Man Comics Needed

in remembrance of Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie passed away yesterday at the age of 49.

The Best of Us

In Memoriam: Dwayne McDuffie, 1963-2011/

These Long Years, and the Miles: Remembering Dwayne McDuffie

The Gentle Giant Who Could Write You Under the Table

Collective Memory: Dwayne McDuffie, RIP

A few more Dwayne McDuffie links

Another reason I’ll miss Dwayne McDuffie

Quote of the day | Milestone’s Derek Dingle, on Dwayne McDuffie

In Memoriam: Comic Book Pioneer and Champion of Diversity Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, Comic-Book Writer, Dies at 49

Dwayne McDuffie, The "Kooky Quartet", And What Might Have Been

Voices: Remembering Dwayne McDuffie

One More Voice: On My Conversations With Dwayne McDuffie

3 Thoughts about Dwayne McDuffie.

Dwayne McDuffie

Missing Dwayne McDuffie

The Line It Is Drawn #30 – Dwayne McDuffie Tribute

Why Dwayne McDuffie Was Better Than You

Dwayne McDuffie envisioned, and created, comic book superheroes of all colours

Three Funerals and a Reality

Thank You, Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie Passes

Static: Redesign of the Cool, Part One

Static: Redesign of the Cool, Part Two

Static: Redesign of the Cool, Part Three

Static: Redesign of the Cool, Part Four

Static: Redesign of the Cool, Part Five

Dwayne McDuffie Tribute Week: Conclusion

Dwayne McDuffie’s Back Pages

Dwayne McDuffie: On Panthers, Ben 10s & Denning & Rainiers; The Man Who Lived Like Them, Humanely Honorable

Dwayne McDuffie – Storyteller – 1962-2011

The GNYC Profile: Dwayne McDuffie: A Career of Diversity

Little-Known Black History Fact: Dwayne McDuffie

ECCC 2011: The Last Dwayne McDuffie Tribute

ECCC2011: Dwayne McDuffie Memorial

ECCC: Memories of Dwayne McDuffie

Ten Things You Should Know About Dwayne McDuffie

Preview: Black Superhero Documentary Featuring Dwayne McDuffie

More Dwayne McDuffie dopeness

Watch Video Tribute To Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday March 14th, 2011

[I've given up on the backlog for the time being. The links below are mostly from today, and bits and pieces of recent stuff that fit.]

Batwoman:

The Colorfully Black & White World of Williams & Stewart's 'Batwoman' [Preview]

Remember that preview art for Batwoman #1?

Nevermind, 'Batwoman' #1 Delayed Again

Poll: What should DC do about Batwoman?

What DC should do with Batwoman, the verdict

J.H. Williams on Batwoman delay and preview of third cover

J.H. Williams III Talks 'Batwoman' Delay, Unveils New Cover Art

J.H. Williams comments on latest Batwoman delays

Some Comfort In the Batwoman Delay: A Beautiful Cover

Williams offers 'Batwoman' update

JH Williams III Adresses Batwoman Delays

Who says Women Superheroes are Lame?


Disability and Chronic Conditions in Comics:

fictional alcoholism is hilaaarious

Follow the action with Team Cul de Sac’s art blog

Can a Disabled Muslim Comic-Book Superhero Save the World?

Captain Disability to the Rescue?


Events:

MoCCA: Drink & Draw Like a Lady: Do you write comics? Edit comics? Letter comics? Study comics? Sell comics? Review comics? Are you a woman?


Japan:

Japan Earthquake Relief: Manga Artists Share Hope, Help

Smile! Creators react to Japan disaster with optimism

News: Anime/Manga/Game Industry Members Check In After Quake (Updated)

Interest: Morning, Evening Manga Creators Draw for Quake Victims


Kelly Sue DeConnick:

Kelly Sue DeConnick and ChrisCross take on Supergirl

Interview: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Captain America and the Secret Avengers


LGBTQ people in comics:

"Please don't waste this chance of making them a canon queer couple that would be all kinds of awesome"

Month of LGBT Comics – Nightlife

Month of LGBT Comics – Manly

Month of LGBT Comics – Friend of Dorothy #1

Month of LGBT Comics – Frater Mine: Family Reunion


Not Strictly Comics:

Sony Encouraging Female Game Developers Through Scholarship

Mars Needs Moms

Whitewashing Dragon Age

(Fan)Boys Will Be Boys?

Whose Universe?

I am going to say this once.


Numbers of Women Working at the Big Two:

Women In Comics Statistics: DC, February 9, 2011

Women In Comics Statistics: Marvel, February 9, 2011

Women In Comics Statistics: DC, February 16, 2011

Women In Comics Statistics: Marvel, February 16, 2011

“They only have one female creator” - Flashpoint Minis: The Creative Teams

Women In Comics Statistics: DC, February 23, 2011

Women In Comics Statistics: Marvel, February 23, 2011


Penny Arcade/Dickwolves:

PAX East: Triggered? Tough.

PAX East, Day 3: Telltale Games, Indie start-ups, and - unfortunately - Dickwolves

The Art(?) Of Trolling.

A Line Has Been Drawn

At the PAX 2010 draw a strip panel Gabe (Mike) is asked to draw a Dickwolf


Race and PoC in comics:

Continent of the Apes (or, Monkey See, Monkey Doo-doo)

"It makes me roll my eyes when people talk about Connor being white washed..."

Comics Against Racism

Anything to look forward to in June?

Racism as a Stylistic Choice and other Notes [Warning: racist caricatures/imagery]


Women and Gender in Comics:

A Hot Pants Romance - Young Love's "Daughter of Women's Lib" (October/November 1973)

Huntress’s costume

"I download all my comic issues online b/c I was constantly sexually harassed at my LCS"

*Hopeless Savages: Greatest Hits 2000-2010 — Recommended

We are women, see us draw

Lots of Comic Reviews!

3 Chicks Review Comics – Episode 013!

Marvelous Women

'Graphic Details' Q&A: Ilana Zeffren

Chicks on Comics in Missy Magazine

Women’s Fantasy in Anime/Manga Culture

What I’m Reading: Awsome Fantasy and Crappy Manga

And as usual one cover that just makes me shake my head

It’s Catwoman’s birthday: costumes past, present and future (you vote!)

VIXEN!

[Young Justice merchandise]

Market Monday: The Unwritten #23, cover by Yuko Shimizu

Market Monday: iZombie vol. 1 TP: Dead to the World, colored by Laura Allred

Market Monday: Archie & Friends #153, includes art and writing by Tania Del Rio

Market Monday: The Guild: Tink one-shot, written by Felicia Day

Market Monday: X-Men Origins II HC, includes writing by Valerie D’Orazio

Market Monday: Age of Heroes TP, includes writing by Kelly Sue DeConnick and coloring by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic

Market Monday: X-Factor #217, art by Emanuela Lupacchino

Market Monday: Gears of War #16, written by Karen Traviss

The Results – Memorable Moments of Marvel Women


Wonder Woman:

Wonder Woman's persona-cycles

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman And The Furies Team Officially Announced

Having our cake and eating it too.

Anything to look forward to in June?

The One Where a Vintage Wonder Woman Toy Operates as a Metaphor for My Modern Life

Wonder Woman & Justice League Crisis

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Dwayne McDuffie

Our condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and the many, many other people whose lives he touched in different ways. It's difficult to write anything that can sum up the impact that Dwayne McDuffie had, and how much he'll be missed. I think it's safe to say that the links I've collected below are only a small sample of the outpouring of shock and sadness at his death, and remembrance of his work and life.

In searching for links, I came across a quote from McDuffie which I particularly like:

"Comics themselves aren’t essential. That said, it’s important for fiction to reflect the world we all live in. And while all of us are comfortable identifying with characters of other races, it’s equally important that people to see heroic images of themselves in comics and other media. It creates a powerful sense of validation." - Dwayne McDuffie (via)



Links:

McDuffie Week at Project: Rooftop

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Obituary: Dwayne McDuffie

Milestone Creator Dwayne McDuffie Has Died

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Missing Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, R.I.P. [UPDATED]

Breakng: Dwayne McDuffie, DC Comics & Animation Writer Dead

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Milestone Creator Dwayne McDuffie has Died

Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, animation producer, dies at 49

Dwayne McDuffie, comics pioneer, dies

Dwayne McDuffie, Marvel and DC Comic Book Writer, Has Died

Pioneering Comic Creator Dwayne McDuffie Dies

Dwayne McDuffie Passes Away

Dwayne McDuffie is dead

Dwayne McDuffie, Marvel Comic Writer, Dies

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie just died.

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, co-founder of barrier breaking Milestone Comics, creator of Static Shock, head writer on Ben 10, Justice League Unlimited, and so many other great works of fiction, has passed away.

Milestone Creator Dead

I know this is probably already spreading like wildfire across the comics community

DC Comics and Animation Writer, Dwayne Mcduffie Dies

rip dwayne mcduffie

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Remembering Dwayne McDuffie

A Voice That Mattered

Rest In Power Dwayne McDuffie

Video from last year of Dwayne McDuffie talking about public perception while writing Justice League.

RIP, Dwayne McDuffie. You never let the medium you loved settle for mediocrity and thoughtlessness.

Memo to Marvel: McDuffie style

Sad and shocking news - Dwayne McDuffie has passed away.

In honor of Dwayne McDuffie: Beyond!

In honour of Dwayne McDuffie: Firestorm

In Honor Of Dwayne McDuffie: Dwayne McDuffie Is The Man

Dwayne McDuffie is—was—the one creative force in comics I trusted 100% in everything he did.

Remembering Dwayne McDuffie: Comic writer dies at 49

Dwayne McDuffie: 1962-2011

Dwayne McDuffie, Comics and Cartoon Writer, Dies

RIP-Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, Comic and Animation Writer, Dies

Comic Great Dwayne McDuffie Has Died

Dwayne McDuffie, RIP

Comics and Animation Writer Dwayne McDuffie Dies

Dwayne McDuffie

Comic writer Dwayne McDuffie dies

Dwayne McDuffie passes away

Dwayne McDuffie Black Comic Book Pioneeer Dies

In Memoriam: Comics Creator Dwayne McDuffie

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, Milestone Creator Has Died

Remembering Dwayne McDuffie - What Happened to the Comic and Cartoon Writer?

Dwayne McDuffie

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

In Memorium: Dwayne McDuffie

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie, Celebrated Comic Book And Animation Writer

Rest in Peace Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, RIP

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie…

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie

Famed Comic Book Creator and Writer Dwayne McDuffie has Died

Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies

OBITUARY: Dwayne McDuffie

R.I.P Dwyane McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

What Dwayne McDuffie Meant To Me

Dwayne McDuffie has died

Remembering Dwayne McDuffie

Rest in Peace, Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, Rest in Peace

Dwayne McDuffie, DC Comics & Animation Writer Dead

RIP Dwayne McDuffie... the man who saved the DC Animated Universe.

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie

A Loss Of Another Hero

Remembering Dwayne McDuffie

Tragic News: Dwayne McDuffie Dead

DWAYNE McDUFFIE PASSED AWAY

[OBITUARY] Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, Comic and Animation Writer, Dies

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

How big was Dwayne McDuffie?

Dwayne McDuffie: Milestone Creator Dwayne McDuffie has Died

R.I.P., Dwayne McDuffie

RIP Dwayne McDuffi

Dwayne McDuffie, Founder Of Milestone Media, Has Died (RIP)

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie, Comic Book Legend, Passes Away

R.I.P.Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie R.I.P.

Dwayne McDuffie (1962-2011)

Dwayne McDuffie

Terrible Breaking News

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie

Comic and animation writer Dwayne McDuffie dies

R.I.P Dwayne McDuffie

You need to do right by this man, DC.

Dwayne McDuffie was the first person in comics to treat me like a person.

I don't have much direct experience

I'm speechless

Dwayne McDuffie reportedly passed away today.

Condolences to the friends and family of Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie has passed away

Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies

Mark Waid, remembering Dwayne McDuffie.

Dwayne McDuffie, the creator of Static (and the TV show some of you may know as Static Shock), the Green Lantern John Stewart, and the founder of Milestone has passed away as reported by many news outlets

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie (? - 2011)

Milestone Co-Founder Dwayne McDuffie Died

A Brief Remembrance of Dwayne McDuffie

Writer Dwayne McDuffie Has Died

Comic Book and Animation Writer Dwayne McDuffie Passes Away

Today’s Love Goes to Black Comic Writer Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie has passed away

And one last last thing

Comic & Screenplay writer Dwayne McDuffie dead.

Gone: Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

R.I.P Dwayne McDuffie...

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie

Why I’ll miss Dwayne McDuffie

Pitching Comics 101: Be Like Dwayne McDuffie

Sad and sad again

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

Monday, December 13, 2010

It's alive ... IT'S ALIVE!!



If the 17 previous multi-topic posts didn't give us away, I think it's safe to say that When Fangirls Attack is back in action. Apparently when life gets in the way of blogging, the Internet doesn't slow down, so we did, um, a lot of catching up. (Next week on Hoarders: Link-Blogging Edition...)

Big thanks my fellow Fangirl Bookwormwithanattitude, Laurel, and Thewherefores for helping code the preceding backlog of links, and to Ragnell for helping me fix up that last post.

Speaking of former WFA bloggers, Ragnell and Kalinara have started up their own brand new women-in-comics themed link-blog, Dispatches From The Fridge, as a sort of weekend supplement, so you'd best add that to your blogrolls.

As always, if you have relevant links to share, comments, questions, etc, you may send them to < womenincomics[at]gmail[dot]com >.

Happy Holidays and all that jazz.

Women & Gender in Comics

Women and Gender in Comics:

Women in Comics II (Conference, call for papers)

Women in Comics: Female Graphic Novelists Writing with Kids and Teens in Mind

WoC

Comic Book Experience on the Bus from college

Taylor Lautner, X-men First Class, Girls and Comics

X Women #1 - a homeless man saw me reading this outside, and thought it was a porn.

Meet Tory Woollcott, author of Mirror Mind: Growing Up Dyslexic

Sue Dibny

Lauren Montgomery

DC 30 Day Meme Day 8- My favorite artist

The History of Huntress’ costume

Batgirl #12

DC 30 Day Meme Day 10 -A title you wish you could bring back

On Being an “Angry Young Woman”

DC doesn’t want me to be angry either

rggh DC you sexism no wait I am actually happy

Felicia Day Talks 'The Guild' Season 4 and Its Next Comic Series [Interview]

OCTOPUS PIE: THERE ARE NO STARS IN BROOKLYN

Spotlight on Jillian Tamaki at Comic-con

Spotlight on Moto Hagio at Comic-Con

Review: Team Girl Comic Vol. 1

Review: Cat Burglar Black

She Wants to Talk. About Why She Kills People: Scarlet #1 [Review]

Blood Banks: An Interview with Vampire Huntress Author L.A. Banks

Artist of the week Jennifer Cruté

Your Manga Minute — Skip Beat!

The Crawlspace profiles Alexandra Sokoloff

Boom! (Kids) Could Be Dynamite

July: Skim, by Mariko Tamaki (author) and Jillian Tamaki (artist)

Magdalena #1

A Webcomic Worth Your Time

*Twin Spica Book 2 — Recommended

Brain Camp

*Paradise Kiss Books 1-5 — Recommended

The boys of manga: We love ‘em ‘cos they’re vague

Artist Nicola Scott Talks TEEN TITANS

Troublemaker Book 1

Barbara Gordon does it in heels and without a gym

I miss Rucka at DC.

SPIDER-GIRL Fans Beginning to Calm Down About New Series

Talking Comics with Tim: Jen Van Meter

Why a site like Scans_Daily is so important…

Disparate Creators Go "Beyond the Panel"

Rich Kreiner: Minis Monday

DAR VOL 1-2

LBFA Presents: The History of Rachel Summers Explained [Comic]

CBR’s 100 Most Memorable Moments in DC Comics - What’s missing

More Female Comic Readers: Modest Proposal #1 - Tap into the Girl Scouts

Join The Revolution!

Happy 10th Anniversary, Narbonic

Comically misunderstood

More Female Comic Readers: Some Modest Proposals

Feminist Dollars

Otomen Book 7

Shifting demographics mean harem manga is just no fun any more

What Makes a Jungle Girl Different? More on Savage Beauty

*Suppli Books 4 & 5 — Recommended

Trouble Maker Book 2 Preview

A Real Life Comic Book Superhero

Please Tell Me I'm Not the Only One Who Sees This

Supergirls Unite!

Book of the month: Tamara Drewe

In Certain Given Moments, All of Us Women Are Super-Heroines

Love On The Racks

Because I knew you: Do we need more friendships between young women in DC Comics?

Cathy to utter final “Aack!” after 34 years

Power Girl: A New Beginning

The Bechdel Rule And My Comics

Serenity: Those Left Behind

Dear Penny Arcade WTF

Artfully done - Good news for Bat-women

A Comics Pioneer and Some Reviews

Where is my red lantern ring?

Getting More Female Comic Readers: Modest proposal #3 — Those that Serve

Eartha Kitt As Catwoman

Acks All Folks

All Girl Issue

Comic book superheroines are out of luck

Publicly Reading

Put aside some money for this in November

Spotlight Rutu Modan

In Defense of Cathy

Panel of the Week 8/23/10

Read Comics In Public Day

November 2010 DC Cover Solicits In Three Sentences Or Less…

November 2010 Marvel Cover Solicits In Three Sentences Or Less…

Review: Daughters of the Dragon: Samurai Bullets

Review: Daughters of the Dragon Samurai Bullets

Women in Comics: Female Graphic Novelists Writing with Kids and Teens in Mind

SERIOUSLY THEY ARE ALL DOING THAT PORNY THING WITH THEIR FACE

Meet Tory Woollcott, author of Mirror Mind: Growing Up Dyslexic

Sue Dibny

Lauren Montgomery

After looking at the Batman announcements the last two days, a question occured…

Boys Only Batbooks

Batman: Cat and Bat

Nicola Scott

A Softer World: Rape Origin Stories

Amelia Rules! Returns With The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular and True Things (Adults Don’t Want Kids to Know)

Genius' Fights the Power [Review]

Really, Why Bother?

Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Comic Book Historian Mike Madrid

The Bechdel Rule and My Comics

I Would Read THE HELL Out of This!

Woman’s Eye View: Comics Week 7/21/10

an-interview-with-jeanine-schaefer-and-lauren-sankovitch-about-all-things-girl-comics

Keeping Your Eye On the Ball

Take half a dirty dozen...and you get the Secret Six

Girlfriend Comics!

Finch Hawkgirl

Superheroes Poor Role Models for Boys

Women Still Secondary Characters in Comics

Comic Strip Shocker: Women Still Marginalized!

Fractured Franchise: Dark Horse Reclaims Angel to Go With Buffy

MAD MEN’s January Jones is Emma Frost in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

Getting More Female Comic Readers: Modest proposal #3 — Those that Serve

Explaining Gender Difference

Talking Comics With Tim: Megan Kelso

Harley Quinn Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes

Girls: Cameron Stewart

Are The Avengers a One-Woman Show?

Harem manga creator says harem and moe manga are so over

The 5 tsoM tnatropmI annataZ srevoC

Jamal Igle Drawing BIRDS OF PREY Starting In December?

You know the Knight time.

Crafting Comics: Getting Started OR Choosing Between Drawing Practice and Aquatic Larceny

August: Smile, by Raina Telgemeier

Hideous and Hilarious: Allie Brosh's 'Hyperbole and a Half' Webcomic

She Has No Head! – Ladies Comics Project, Part 2

Panel Of The Week – 10/6/10

Amber Love interview (part 1)

Amber Love interview (part 2)

Amber Love interview (part 3)

Teen Girls to Get Comics Magazine-- Based on Stereotypes.

Don't Be That Guy: Erik Larsen Blames 'All-Woman Jury' For Court Ruling

Nobody Wants a Girl Auto Mechanic! - Career Girl Romances #66 (December 1971)

Face Down In the Mainstream: What if? Astonishing X-Men is Astonishingly Good

Jane Wiedlin's Lady Robotika

Gluey Tart: Otodama: Voice from the Dead

STARSTRUCK Strikes Back!

Choosing a Career - The Romance Comic Book Way!

Bound Beauty by Mick Takeuchi

Character of the Week: Sooraya Qadir aka Dust

Nina Paley’s Mimi and Eunice webcomic

Superheroes are Bad for Boys. Or, Possibly Good for Boys.

FOUR GODDAMN QUESTIONS WITH GAIL SIMONE.

Yadro joins Dark Horse

The Fifth Color | Rest in peace, Betty Banner

MIA DEARDEN: WHAT ABOUT HER?

LIAN HARPER - Do I even have to explain this one?

Gendered or genred?

Panel Mania: EmiTown

Pretty Girls: Khari Evans

I was looking for Jean Grey & Emma Frost fanart and came across Adam Hughes’s deviantArt page.

She Has No Head! – Two Chicks Talk About Comics And Stuff

I'm with you on the boobs issue.

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Cliff Chiang any more.

This Graphic Novel Will Turn You Into A Teen Again

The Bechdel Test

A question that came to my mind last night that I didn't have an answer for.

Schoolgirl Rebel With a Razor Blade: New TokyoScope Talk Kicks Off SF J-Pop Summit Week

All Is Full Of Linky-Love: 3 Questions With Kris Dresen by Dale Lazarov

September: Madame Xanadu, by Matt Wagner et al.

DC women on ice that need to be dethawed

How To Make The Upcoming "Black Widow" Film Not Suck

Black Widow solo film in development

My two cents on Comic Shops and women

Pretty Girls: Barbara Canepa (and Alessandro Barbucci)

Die, Little Girls! Die!

damsel in transition

'Lost Girls' Cleared by British Customs Despite Law Banning Sexual Imagery [Exclusive]

Comics journalist Vaneta Rogers talks about the industy and her place in it

Nice Art: Jennifer Tong’s rainbow & i

31 Days of Halloween: Andrea Tsurumi

Walking about the comics beat with Heidi MacDonald

She Has No Head! – Ladies Comics Project, Part 1

Discussion Thread: Wonder Woman

Women artists: We’ve got our own club, thanks!

Breaking Into the Boys Club: The New Crop of Female Comic Creators (Part 1)

The rise of the fangirls: Love of superheroes, science fiction and comic books isn't just for guys anymore

How to make new comics readers: The Ladies Comics Project

Big Barda and some Female Furies

The First Lady of Gotham

Yaoicon, I hate you again >:(

X-Day

*Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites — Recommended

Book of the Month: From Girls to Grrrlz

Review: Koko Be Good

Betta Recognize: Jackie Ormes
(1911-1985)

October: Octopus Pie, by Meredith Gran

Book Club #3: Power Girl

Stumptown

Cultural Education through Persepolis and Stuck Rubber Baby

Comics Read by Women

Three from Radical Comics

Comics shop comics: Some recent books that aren't on my pull-list but that I bought off the shelf of a strange comic shop I visited

Review: How I Made It to Eighteen

A Conversation with Khia! Jackson

Graphic Novel Fave - Castle Waiting

The Reading Pile – September 20

Review: The Popularity Papers

See Jennifer Camper, Joan Hilty and Abby Denson in Brooklyn, Thursday, September 30! Slide Shows! New Comix! Signings! Rude Jokes!

Okay then

Comic books are for girls - Essay Fiesta, September 20, 2010

Twilight & the Plight of the Female Fan

Turning Japanese: A Starter Guide to (Shoujo) Manga

Review: You’ll Never Know v.2: Collateral Damage

question of great importance

Book of the Month: Scary Godmother

Review: Chicagoland Detective Agency #1

In contrast to the last image, here are the women of DC.

I hate that I have do this, because respect and decency should be a common goal for people.

Making Light of Rape in the Purdue University Newspaper [TRIGGER WARNING]

TONY WHAT R U DOING!!!

Breaking Into the Boys Club: The New Crop of Female Comics Creators (Part 2)

So today I discussed Power Girl’s boobs with Amanda Conner.

Betty and Veronica: Battle of the BFFs

Thinking of Steph

No Mans Land - Huntress

No Mans Land - Huntress

No Mans Land - Catwoman and sex

Upcoming comics

Thursday thoughts

Shojo manga: a tangent

In which I seem to have spontaneously morphed into a grouchy old fanhag, and briefly sing the praises of Vampire Game

Doubly Good

Bite Marx

Overthinking Things 10/3/10

A Brief Post on Gender and Gun-Swords

She Has No Head! – Spotlight: Rutu Modan

Panel Of The Week – 8/23/10

She Has No Head! – Was Stumptown Worth The Wait?

She Has No Head! – Superhero Fashion Week Edition

She Has No Head! – J.H. Williams III and Dan Curtis Johnson’s Chase

Kitty Pryde

ICv2 conferees happily go digital

Webcomics and the living author

…Which leads to my favorite Maggie Sawyer scene ever

Why I love Ms. Marvel

I knew this was coming on that DC boys club post

Seriously, dudes. Check yourselves.

DC Comics & The Destruction of Mary Marvel

She Has No Head! – Ladies Comics Project, Part 3

The “Real Power” of “The Real Power of DC Universe”

Life in Comics: Graphic Novelists Anonymous

I Hate Luann So Much

Girls who love comics

The truth behind Power Girl’s bust

A character I really like: Starfire

This is why I haven't replied yet

Colleen Coover’s Batman and Robin

Les Femmes

Talking Comics with Tim | Jill Thompson

Margaret Atwood's Superhero Costume Designs

Johanna Talks on Women in Comics

Oracle and Superman #704: Who are these women?

Comics for Girls: Modeling isn't a real job! But adhere to model body standards!

D+Q announces Lynda Barry collection

Amazing Spider-man #647 Preview

Nairi Gardiner Named SVP, Finance, WBCP and DC Entertainment

Margaret Atwood Creates Superheroes Based on Her Twitter Fans [Updated]

'Ultimate Spider-Man' Artist Sara Pichelli Has Mad Skills to Spare

Review: Cuba My Revolution

Jen Wang Be Good

Marley Zarcone Draws Mystical, Manga and Malaise Equally Well

Women’s Issues LinkBlogging: Comic Sexism and the Demise of Superheroes

Let Them Eat Beefcake

Men!

The Point Radio: The Guild & Felicia Day - What's Next?

Superhero Sex and the City

“Previously, D-Man’s sister’s long-lost clone…”

To the Cute Girl in the Comic Shop

How to get women into comics: Part a Billion

Dale Eaglesham’s original designs for Gail Simone’s Secret Six and some thoughts on Scandal Savage

Heralds: Baby's on fiyah, betta throw her in the watahh

Lady or Lad? A Guide for Readers

How Talia al Ghul is written at DC

November: Doctor Who: Oblivion, by Scott Gray and Martin Geraghty, Lee Sullivan, John Ross, Robin Smith & Adrian Salmon

Chris Claremont On The X-Men's Female Fanbase

Talking Comics with Tim | Janet K. Lee

Theme Week: Dick Grayson, the man who loves DC women who kick ass

Dick and Donna and “Who is Donna Troy?”

Why do comic fans get stereotyped so much?

Hellen Jo Draws Pretty Ladies and Their Inhuman Companions

I never hated Talia, but I didn’t particularly like her either

I think I’ve mentioned before that I thought the only good thing to come out of Cry for Justice was Mikaal and Congorilla.

Dick Grayson Loves Women: Dick shows his respect for Donna and his lust for Kory

"I'm not jumping on the hating bandwagon or anything but as a female comics fan it actually hurts me to buy a comic with a cover by Greg Land.

Dick Grayson Loves Women: Kory and the power of sexual healing

Day One: Favorite lead female character

My 13 Comic Birthday Wishes

Dick Grayson Loves Women: Babs and Dick - romantic friends

NY Times Manga Bestsellers: Bakuman, D.Gray Man and Otomen Debut

Marvel’s SHE-HULKS Now a Miniseries

Nolan Looks for "Dark Knight" Female Leads

Really DC? Really? Cover for Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors 7

Six by 6 | Six x-rated comics you can read without shame

The Fifth Color | The Ladies and the Little Guys

Ugh, it only just occurred to me that Talia al’Ghul could be a strong contender thanks to Ra’s’s appearance in the first film

Speaking of the boob things...

Pretty Girls: Kenichi Sonoda

The Perverted Needs of Forty-Five Year Old Men

The Gender of Costumes: A Tart Roundtable on Male vs Female Versions of Costumes

Women and Street Harassment

Lady Spanking: From Kiss Me Kate to Comic Books

This is the very first appearance of Katma Tui,

Chloe Sullivan, welcome to the DC Universe

Strips out for the lads

Purdue Student Paper’s “Sex Position” Cartoon Prompts Outrage, Apology

Stick figure comics and the default human

Chicago Comic-Con 2010: Jill Thompson

Dear COMIC-FANS,

Unpopular opinions/not so much love letter to comic fans:

OH MY DARLINGS OF SCANS DAILY

A Conversation with Khia! Jackson

She-Hulks #4

Lady Creator Profile Friday: Kim Yale

Why Comics? Why?

Only 13% of November Comic Book Releases Include Work by Women?

She Has No Head! – My 20 Favorite Comics Females

Cliff Chiang Draws One-Page LADY GAGA Comic for GQ

Because purple looks better than pink?

Rogue Element #66: Chicago Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Dredd would be proud

Tim Drake: Celibacy Icon?

Six Starlettes Up for Lady Friend and Lady Foe Roles in 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Jennifer’s Writing Round-Up

Kid’s Stuff: Making Comics for All Ages

Chantaal’s Favorites: Civilians

Comic shop comics: Oct. 27-Nov. 3

Collaboration

Nut up or shut up with Squirrel Girl T-shirts

Gabrielle Bell, Peeping Tom

The wisdom of Julia Wertz

Six by 6 | Six x-rated comics you can read without shame

The Fifth Color | The Ladies and the Little Guys

Start Reading Now: Stop Paying Attention

Joelle Jones’s Troublemaker sketches

Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs | Getting to know Kelly Sue DeConnick

Collect this now! Sweet Cream and Red Strawberries

Children and women last, again

3 Chicks Review Comics Debut Episode!

I read a book recently called “Women in Comics” or something

26.Nov.2010 The C-List: Complete Lynda Barry at D+Q

Review: Graphic Women

Scarlet Witch Costume Retrospective Part IV

[...] you’ve done nothing but disrespect Felicia

The most memorable moments in DC history for female characters