February 2012
12 posts
Reality as failed state - tl;dr version (I like...
steelweaver:
So maybe what we have today are not problems, but meta-problems.
It is very useful to confirm our understanding with others, to meet with fellow humans – preferably face-to-face – strength flows from this.
However, disquiet remains - no pre-catastrophic change of course seems in any way likely. What we might call ‘Fabian’ environmentalism has failed.
Occasionally a scientist...
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2012 Is Getting Rad For Comics.
There’s too much amazing news out of Image Comic Expo tonight for my groggy little sleepy head to fully process. I mean, we already knew about Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ “Saga.” We had already heard about “The Manhattan Projects” and “Secret.”
And tonight, we get the news that there’s another volume of “Phonogram” coming,...
Woman in Comedy: A really scary thing happened to...
gabydunn:
Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled up inside, but maybe this can start a helpful discussion in terms of women and comedy.
Last night, I was...
i thought it best if i cried: Tumblr and online... →
yanbasque:
Tumblr as a platform for activism is extremely problematic.
First of all, what does it mean to be a social justice activist on the internet? I think a lot of us who post about social justice issues consider what we do here a form of activism, either on its own or as an extension of our so-called…
Some good points here, particularly in the comments about tone. I know from ...
Empiricism, Crankiness And Interpretation.
A common theme in my life right now seems to be demanding evidence to support claims. It’s been going on for a few weeks now, and I feel like a broken record because it seems like I’m constantly telling someone that an assertion of fact must be supported by evidence.
Last week, my little girl had to read a one-page handout on Helen Keller, list 10 facts from the handout, and then...
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Creators, Corporations And People; Or, To Clear Up...
As I get older, I don’t find myself as outraged by corporations’ behavior as I once did. When I was young, all of the appalling behavior was new, or had been recently discovered (or recently discovered by me), and I couldn’t believe that the corporations engaged in such activity - and the people employed by them - weren’t broken up and thrown in jail in less time than it...
BEFORE LEBOWSKI
bowtiemoustache:
Alejandro Arbona Officially Announces ‘Before Lebowski’
This summer, Alejandro Arbona will publish all-new comic books expanding on the acclaimed LEBOWSKI universe.
As highly anticipated as they are controversial, the seven inter-connected prequel mini-series will build on the foundation of the original LEBOWSKI, sooner on up the trail, in years prior to the early ’90s and our...
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Who Watches The People Watching The Watchmen...
Ah, rainy Saturday morning, making my bones and connective tissue ache like a wistful glance in “The Notebook” …
So. Anything interesting happen recently? I wasn’t paying attention.
Oh, right. “Before Watchmen.” I thought I missed something.
So after boiling the entire kerfuffle down to core elements, my thoughts on it are pretty simple.
I don’t...
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Crossovers, Prequels And All The Crap We Claim To...
Complaining about comics crossovers, tie-ins and events on the Internet is a bit like muttering about the price of gas or politicians - everyone does it, things get worse and the cycle repeats.
“But why?” cry the comics fans doing the complaining. “We tell DC and Marvel that we don’t like these things, that we don’t even want them! Why do they keep doing it?”
...
January 2012
3 posts
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PWDs, Disability And Preferred Nomenclatures;...
In reading a post on Comics Bulletin today, I stumbled across something that reminded me of a subject percolating pretty far back in the recesses of my dusty cerebral cortex. Yeah, it’s not the sort of place to let a pot of coffee sit - it could start a fire and what not, and it’s dangerous, but perhaps something lighting a fire in my brain isn’t a terrible thing.
At any rate,...
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A Musing ... (Also, Amusing)
I’m trying to organize my books right now since I was getting tired of collected editions simply being stacked on the industrial strength shelves that now seem required to support their mass, and realized something …
Under the letter A, my collection proceeds from Kurt Busiek’s extraordinary “Astro City,” directly through Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener’s...
December 2011
4 posts
i thought it best if i cried: "trigger" (this is a... →
yanbasque:
I hate the way some people throw the term “trigger” around as if it was nothing. The way it’s used so casually makes it sound like there’s little difference between a trigger and a pet peeve or other minor nuisance. Like all words/concepts, the more broadly you use it, the less useful it becomes….
No, I'm not over it.
airawyn:
[Image: A cheerful red-haired woman in a Batgirl costume walks away from a wheelchair bearing the Oracle symbol. Fanart by Jamie Noguchi]
[WARNING: Content below includes an image implying suicide by gun.]
A lot of talk about around the decision to make Barbara Gordon walk again has centered on the need for people in wheelchairs to have visual representation in fiction and pop culture....
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On Tiny Titans ...
According to DCWKA, DC is canceling Tiny Titans.
To elaborate, DC is canceling one of the only truly all-ages comics in the business and one that used its intellectual property broadly, introducing readers of all ages to characters taken from the entire DC universe, often represented in canonical forms but also making sure to include more recent characters like Cassandra Cain.
Without checking...
Brian Wood: The digital question mark →
brianwood:
Everyone I know loves comic shops. Everyone I know who makes comics, especially creator-owned comics, is hurting, financially. EVERYONE is bleeding, its a bad time. So to what extent does digital as a publishing format represent an additional revenue stream, one on top of print sales through…
October 2011
2 posts
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TELL ME SOMETHING I HAVEN'T HEARD
fullofwhoa:
(This is to accompany this. Since apparently text-cuts don’t work in photo posts! Uhg, tumblr, why?!)
For a larger version of this image, go here.
About halfway through drawing this, I realized what I had created was effectively a Bingo Card, but perhaps a slightly more emotive one. So I’ll explain a bit of what’s behind it. I first got into comics through feminist criticism of...
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September 2011
1 post
Reality as failed state - tl;dr version (I like...
steelweaver:
So maybe what we have today are not problems, but meta-problems.
It is very useful to confirm our understanding with others, to meet with fellow humans – preferably face-to-face – strength flows from this.
However, disquiet remains - no pre-catastrophic change of course seems in any way likely. What we might call ‘Fabian’ environmentalism has failed.
Occasionally a scientist...
August 2011
11 posts
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A Question Never Posed Before: Ableism: Not What... →
thesilenceofentropy:
Micaela just pointed out to me that a LOT of people on Tumblr don’t actually know what ableism really is. They sometimes use it as a synonym for racial stereotyping, sexism, or ageism.
Ableism is discrimination based on preconceived notions of someones abilities relating to their mental or…
Briefly catching up.
Still here, just feeling like hell lately. Woke up the last few days with symptoms consistent with a virulent flu or food poisoning, which is new. New is generally not good when it concerns my physical condition, because new generally means something else has developed or something existing has gotten worse. New, in the case of my health, usually means going downhill and picking up speed.
Also...
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“If it was so “unrealistic” that Barbara Gordon remain disabled in a fictional...”
– Me, The Nerdy Bird, Jill Pantozzi
I’ve been in a wait and see mode on the Oracle/Batgirl situation for a while now but still seeing people insist she should be cured simply because it’s fiction and anything can happen is bullshit.
(via thebirdandthebat)
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Full of Whoa!: paradiscacorbasi: Moistening... →
paradiscacorbasi:
Moistening Enormous Stamps for Lazy Giants: Why Miles Morales is Important (A lesson in the Opposite of Privilege)
68rooms68vacancies:
At this point, anyone who follows me knows I work in a comic shop. Or, at the very least, you know that I’m a comic fanatic….
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On change, the DCnU and Star Wars Galaxies ......
On change, the DCnU and Star Wars Galaxies … Part 3
In Part 3 of this series, we looked at relative interest in the DCnU from current customers, briefly examined the short timeline DC had to build interest in the DCnU among potential readers, and the inherent challenges of doing so in diffused media (TV, Web, print, etc.), along with identifying DC’s target market and a brief...
Full of Whoa!: If a Married Lesbian Couple Saves... →
yamino:
By this point, most of you have heard about the tragedy in Norway a few weeks ago when a Christian Fundamentalist murdered 92 people and injured another 96. The story has been well-covered by International media and the mainstream press here in the US.
What you probably have not…
July 2011
38 posts
Links!
I really enjoyed this analysis of why DC’s House Style needs to end. It also examines how the DC House Style actually contributes to a lack of diversity among creators.
[Blogspot] Occasional Comics Disorder
Comments from a handful of Christians on a Facebook page about suing to prevent a cross from being placed at the WTC monument. I love it when people complain about the First Amendment...
“WE HEAR YOU
Friday, July 29th, 2011 By DC Comics’ Co-Publishers Over the past...”
– DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » We hear you
Official announcement, huh.
(via discowing)
This is nice, but pretty much the bare minimum, if that. What I’d like to see that’s missing here: 1. Across-the-board attention to all kinds of minorities, not just women. It’s great that...
DC Women Kicking Ass: A female centric DC project ... →
dcwomenkickingass:
There has been lots of talk about women and comics this week. But as I read the many posts and comments in the discussions of DC Comics and women, I was dismayed to see comments implying women don’t like superheroes.
They do. Why wouldn’t they? And this post by a Supergirl cosplayer’s story…
This is one of the first comic series my little girl ever read. This, a...
The Squeaky Wheel: A Follow Up to the DCWKA... →
kyrax2:
Hey, Internet. How’s your week been? Mine’s been kind of crazy. You see, I dressed up as Bat Girl and went to a small event called the San Diego ComicCon. I asked a few questions, and the internet kind of exploded after that. The news sites reported on my questions and the responses they got. I…
Full of Whoa!: Franke James vs Government of... →
drawnblog:
With the founding of the Canada Council for the Arts over 50 years ago,the government of Canada has always recognized the fundamental importance of supporting a diverse range of artistic practices at “arm’s length”, meaning that no political party ever has the right to dictate…
DC Women Kicking Ass: DC Comics makes statement on... →
dcwomenkickingass:
This was just posted to the DC website:
Over the past week we’ve heard from fans about a need for more women writers, artists and characters. We want you to know, first and foremost, that we hear you and take your concerns very seriously.
We’ve been very fortunate in recent years to have fan…
inbox me a number and i'll write a post about you
fullofwhoa:
skalja:
rabbithugs:
vandergrafvanny:
mistermann:
*_*
Yeppo, i certainly will (probably tomorrow)
aaa I haven’t done this in a while, ok
I will probably answer these tomorrow because I’m really tired right now, but please!
I’ve never done this before, but I’ll give it a go.
Oh, what the hell :) I’d like to get my brain off gender imbalance in comics and the...
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No Sexism At DC
If you follow this blog, you might be interested in reading the stuff I’ve been posting at nosexismatdc.tumblr.com. The reports from Comic Con were frustrating, and were the last straw for me. Posts here will likely be even more sporadic than they had been for a bit while I engage in a highly Quixotic effort to make comics a slightly better place for my little girl.
Women in the DCnU - more or less? Why it matters...
dcwomenkickingass:
Tim Hanley is a blogger who does a tally on female creators at the big two comics monthly. Yesterday he did an interesting post on the number of women in the current DCU vs. the DCnU. It’s interesting reading and you should go check it out.
And for those of you who want to know right now, the answer is less.
I also just read a good essay at Comics Alliance by Laura Hudson...
Raise Your Glass
This is just freaking amazing.
I puffy heart whoever did this.
[YouTube] Cosplayers lipsyncing “Raise Your Glass”
More comments on SDCC and gender in the DCnU
Here’s a great piece I stumbled across this morning because of the Kyrax2 interview I reblogged.
Here’s the link:
Women in Comics
On interviews
kyrax2:
Here’s a link to another interview I did recently. It’s much shorter than the one at DCWKA and has a different focus.
http://culturewarreporters.com/2011/07/28/the-batgirl-of-san-diego-diversity-in-the-dc-universe/
fullofwhoa:
shobogan:
mimetalk:
emmyc:
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An Interview with the Batgirl of the SDCC panels
dcwomenkickingass:
There were lots of stories that came out of SDCC this year, but the one that has caught the attention of the comics community was a woman who dressed up as Batgirl to ask questions about female characters and creators at several DC Comics’ panels. I first became aware of her questions while following the live feeds of Newsarama and CBR. If you read this blog you know I have...
No Sexism At DC
http://nosexismatdc.tumblr.com/
It’s Tuesday and I’m pissed. Please reblog if you like the idea, and please feel free to spread the word.
Websnark: Sexism, Courage, and Heroism: truth to... →
websnark:
We are on the far side of the San Diego ComiCon. This is a con where DC’s creators have had their most direct exposure to their current fanbase’s reactions to the New 52. In particular, they’ve heard loud and clear that the ongoing lack of gender parity both in the comics and behind the scenes…
Some time ago, people questioned the propriety of Stephen Colbert’s very...