Posted by Kate Fitzsimons1 on May 1st 2008 · No Comments
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As far as I’m concerned, Free Comic Book Day should be printed on every calendar in America. It’s one of my favorite holidays, and why not? A day celebrating comics, when the comic book stores give you free comics! What’s not to like?
And, after all, what are we at Girl Wonder but comic book lovers at heart? This is a holiday for us, too, why shouldn’t we claim it as our own? Why not take this day to celebrate all the things we <i>love</i> about comics, and all the things we hope they can become.
Free Comic Book Day is a great time to give the curious a taste of comics. And hey, while the comic shops are recruiting new readers, why not recruit new G-Wers?
So I don’t know about you, but I’m going to wear “Ask Me About Girl Wonder” proudly, and hope someone asks. I’m going to post Girl Wonder flyers proudly. I’m going to blog about my favorite woman-friendly comics and let people know Free Comic Book Day is coming. And also, I’m going enjoy all those free comics!
If this sounds interesting to you, here’s a link to the Celebrate Free Comic Book Day with Girl Wonder forum.
Posted by Caribou23 on April 23rd 2008 · Comments(3)
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The original post can be found here, although it’s a bit convoluted with all of the edits. Basically, here is the gist of it:
At Penguicon, we had buttons to give away. There were two small buttons, one for each camp: A green button that said, “YES, you may” and a red button that said “NO, you may not.” And anyone who had those buttons on, whether you knew them or not, was someone you could approach and ask:
“Excuse me, but may I touch your breasts?”
AHEM.
This comment rather sums up my feelings on this particular proposal:
“My body does not exist in the binary of SOME GUY’S ACCESS TO IT.”
Here is a brilliant satire of the initial proposal
And here is a round-up of links that have documented the responses.
Posted by Rachel Edidin on April 14th 2008 · No Comments
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(via THE BEAT)Cartoonist and art teacher Phoebe Gloeckner has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, which she’ll use to work on a graphic novel about a Mexican girl murdered in Ciudad Juarez. At ImageText last month, Gloeckner was one of the keynote speakers, and she discussed both the project and the heartwrenching research that had gone into it. It’s going to be a phenomenal book.Congratulations, Phoebe!
Posted by Betty on April 6th 2008 · No Comments
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This Mr. T inspired artwork is mildly NSFW, which is probably as horrifying for you to read as it is for me to type.
Someone call the Justice League, because Starro the Conquerer has set up base in the antarctic.
It’s always interesting to see someone reinterpret a classic, even when the classic in question is Jack Chick. Warning: Jack Chick.
Utah Students are protesting the use of Fun Home as class materials, calling it ‘pornography,’ which I guess goes to show that everything is someone’s kink. (I like Fun Home lots, but not quite that way.)
The Met is having an exhibit called Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, so put that on your calendar. (Thanks, Holli)
Via Torchbearers, Brown Girls Burlesque is putting on a show called “Sheroes Unleashed” starring, among others, “Miss Auroraboobrealis.” Getcher tickets at www.thezipperfactory.com
Posted by Arion Hunter on April 4th 2008 · No Comments
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Most Rhymes With Orange strips can be a little too grating or cute for my tastes, but sometimes Hilary Price gets it right on the nose.
Same goes for Get Fuzzy, which is funny but rarely incisive. And then occasionally it will make a comment worth listening to.
Posted by Nenena on April 3rd 2008 · No Comments
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If you are a fan of cool animation and if you have a short attention span, then you should definitely check out NHK Japan’s Ani-Kuri series of one-minute animated shorts, currently being streamed for free online. The third season, accessed by clicking the “Third Season” cube (helpfully labeled in English!) on the main page, is by far and away the best batch yet. It includes submissions by the likes of Shoji Kawamori, Satoshi Kon, Mahiro Maeda, Michael Arias, and Makoto Shinkai.
No Japanese language ability is required to enjoy these shorts, even if Maeda’s entry is heavy on the punny wordplay. But don’t worry. The ninjas and robots are entertaining enough, even without understanding what they’re saying.
Edited to add: Most of the shorts are now available on Youtube, too. Here are some of the best:
Atsushi Takeuchi
Makoto Shinkai
Shoji Kawamori
Shojiro Nishimi
Kazuto Nakazawa
Mahiro Maeda
Posted by Caribou23 on March 27th 2008 · Comments(6)
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With this:
Ahem.
Let’s get the facts out.
It’s not a weird lighting issue in the image.
It’s not a coloring error.
Vixen is not a freakin’ white woman.
Found via Racialicious.
Posted by Betty on March 12th 2008 · Comment(1)
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Thanks to Devildoll, this link, which I briefly lost, asks the eternal question: “Where are all the girl ninjas?”
The Invincible Super Blog has discovered The Adventures of L’il Bruce Wayne, which will delight and terrify. The Mighty God King has more.
The Typo Eradication Advancement League is like the Justice League, in a way.
Posted by KPhoebe on March 4th 2008 · No Comments
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Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax has died, and the tributes appropriate to a person of his stature in the geek communities have begun.
Order of the Stick presents this dialogue, while Penny Arcade brings us a single, powerful image.
And Crisper decides that Gygax needs a crypt that befits the creator of Tomb of Horrors.
Posted by Betty on February 26th 2008 · No Comments
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For graphic artists who like to work for free: “Planned Parenthood is seeking a creative, catchy and provocative condom matchbook cover.”
I was not aware that “Lego Batman: The Video Game” existed, but this lego-form Harley Quinn is pretty awesome.
Web Cartoonist Rachel Nabors is in trouble, and Lisa Jonte tells you what you can and can’t do to help, here.
