CBR News writes an article trying to dispel the myths about women who show up to cons in costume: http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11647
I like that the article focuses on the fact that these women are actually comic book fans, and that some of them have put a lot of work into making their costumes. As someone who has spent hours hunched over obnoxious fabric in order to hand sew a costume (sheer fabric deserves to die a slow painful death), I can definitely appreciate these women’s hard work getting acknowledged.
But…doesn’t the article seem to focus a bit on women who are conventionally attractive? I don’t know, what do you guys think?
August 17, 2007
Girls in Costumes
Resistant reading: Awesome, yo.
Te, who shared this with me, said: “The only possible response to Frank Miller. Behold! The Female Gaze Triumphant!”
(Clicking on the little i will let you leave a comment for Luminosity, the vidder.)
August 5, 2007
July 30, 2007
July 23, 2007
Batgirl Showcase remixes
When comic book art seems to have an off day, there is at least one thing the disappointed fandom has to look forward to:
Totally hilarious mockery!
Check out Lea Hernandez’ livejournal for some awesome remixes:
http://divalea.livejournal.com/471781.html
July 20, 2007
Don’t have Deathly Hallows on pre-order yet?
Then order your copy here:
www.betterworld.com
Better World will be using $5 from each copy of the last Harry Potter book sold to build five libraries in Sri Lanka and Nepal. Free shipping too!
July 16, 2007
FSF&FF Carnival! Yay!
The 15th Carnival of the Feminist Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fans is up at Feminist SF – The Blog!
Dear Kirby,
I regret the delay between letters, but sometimes life gets in the way of correspondence and I had some important work-related issues to handle. We stumbled across a remarkable find in the North Centuria II site. Last month’s dig yielded evidence of a yearly festival held in this area known as “Wiscon.”
Yep, it’s the WisCon31 round-up: con reports, panel write-ups, and discussions inspired by WisCon31! But if that isn’t your bag, there’s also plenty of other great links. Fantastic as always.
July 13, 2007
First ever PoC SF Carnival is up!
The first-ever People of Color SF Carnival, curated by WitchWillow, focuses on issues faced by creators, fans and characters of color in all aspects of science fiction and fantasy media and fandom. My personal favorites are two essays I’d read before, Pam Noles’ comments on the SciFi channel’s adaptation of Ursula K. LeGuin’s “Earthsea.” But WitchWillow has done such a great job, collecting links on a wide variety of topics, that I think there’s something interesting here for just about everyone.
4-day memberships sold out at San Diego Comic Con
Dude, I am not making this up: Four day memberships sold out at SDCC.
According to a spokesperson from Comic Con, selling out Friday or Saturday is a definite possibility. So if you haven’t registered yet, you might want to register ASAP here: http://www.comic-con.org/
Stay classy, San Diego.
Shortpacked on Stephanie Brown.
David Willis once again demonstrates his wit and good sense when it comes to the lack of a memorial for a dead girl Robin.