Meet the Muslim superhero fighting bigotry on San Francisco buses. At the start of the year, the extremist anti-Islamic group the Freedom Defense Initiative purchased 50 controversial ads to be displayed on San Francisco city buses.
The ads – perceived as out of step with the city’s largely liberal metropolitan community – called for an end to aid to Islamic countries and depicted a Muslim leader consorting with Hitler, essentially equating Islam with Nazism. In response to these Islamophobic messages, street artists affiliated with the Bay Area Art Queers Unleashing Power acted quickly to cover the ads with vibrant images of Pakistani-American superhero Ms Marvel along with comic-style blurbs trumpeting messages of equality: “Calling All Bigotry Busters,” “Stamp Out Racism” and “Free Speech Isn’t a License to Spread Hate”. Kelly Sue DeConnick Is the Future of Women in Comics. Kelly Sue DeConnick and her peers are changing the face of an industry that won’t leave women out any longer.
Kelly Sue DeConnick is talking to a class of aspiring comic-book writers assembled in a ballroom, located in the back of a former gentlemen’s club on Powell Street in San Francisco. “I hate when I get asked, ‘What’s it like to be a woman in comics?’” She tells them. Then, imagining her sarcastic response: “‘Well, I sit around typing with my vagina, but that gets uncomfortable after a while.’ The notion that somehow women are wildly different infuriates me. Marvel's Newest Superhero Is Combating Stereotypes in the Best Way. 5 Powerful Ideas You Can Use For Valentine’s Day - Heroic Girls - Sometimes the princess saves the day. Anya & Stella vs. Action Figures - Heroic Girls. Heroic Girls Recommend - Heroic Girls. Sexual Harassment in Comics. Female Journalist Gets Rape Threats Over Comic Book Criticism. The Neville Brothers were formed by the hard life and hard times, but they are also heirs to America’s richest musical tradition: the aural gumbo of New Orleans.
As New Orleans Jazz fest kicks off here’s John Ed Bradley’s 1991 GQ profile on the Neville Brothers. The Neville’s are a national treasure and this behind-the-scenes look lets us in on the men behind the magic. The subject is in good hands. Bradley is the author of six novels, including Tupelo Nights, as well as one of the finest sports memoirs ever written, It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium . Bradley’s seventh novel, Call Me By My Name, is a Young Adult title that will be published in a few weeks. Images for : Anatomy of a Bad Cover: DC's New "Teen Titans" #1. Anatomy of a Bad Cover: DC's New "Teen Titans" #1.
Janelle Asselin explains where DC's cover for its new "Teen Titans" #1 goes wrong The cover of a publishing project is a precious thing.
BOOBIES.jpg (880×2000) Something Terrible, by Dean Trippe » this story deals with childhood trauma and is intended for grown-ups. It's Hard To Speak About These Things In Public. So He Drew This Instead. Do You Remember The Female Avenger? This Little Girl Does, And She Has Something To Say About It. Kelly Sue Deconnick on the Evolution of Carol Danvers to Captain Marvel [Interview]
Fantasy Art, Fishnets, and Red Sonja’s Chainmail Bikini. I have some complicated thoughts about fishnet tights.
Specifically, I have some complicated thoughts about fantasy art, fishnets, and Red Sonja’s chainmail bikini. I’ve devoted a lot of energy over the years to the analysis of women in comics, especially superhero comics, which I love. Wonder_woman_new.jpg (JPEG Image, 844 × 1350 pixels) - Scaled (48%) Journalist Mai El Shoush Creates Arab Comic Book Heroine, Rayann Lawsonia. Mai El Shoush is a journalist in Dubai who got interested in comics by accident.
The Sudan-born reporter was covering last year's Middle East Film & Comic Con and was amazed at the range of contemporary comics, the artwork, and the fans. But one thing bothered her: Female characters were always in skin-tight clothing, looking busty but not adding much to the story. Mai El Shoush decided she'd write her own comic book series.
This year's she's back at the Middle East Film and Comic Con peddling her own graphic novel series: "Drawn. The main character of "Drawn" is a super heroine named Rayann Lawsonia. Because It Can Get Chilly When You’re Chasing Bad Guys. Comic book characters are hardly known as accurate representations of humanity, but women in particular are often portrayed as glamazon goddesses, clothed in little more than the fabric equivalent of a tightly stitched napkin.
This renders their crime-fighting skills secondary to their aesthetics, boiling down their worth to how appealing they appear to be, rather than what they can accomplish. That’s why artist Michael Lee Lunsford’s reimagining of these same iconic characters is so refreshing. Take note, Lunsford stated on his blog, that his work is not a moral code he’s trying to push onto his viewers.
Instead, he explains these pieces are: About. The Geek Feminism blog exists to support, encourage, and discuss issues facing women in geek communities, including science and technology, gaming, SF fandom, and more.
(Yes, we take a broad view of geekdom .) Things that are on-topic for this blog: geeky discussion about feminism feminist discussion about geekdom geek feminist discussion about other things To contact us Leave a comment on the most recent open thread , using an email address where we can contact you. Paging Dr. NerdLove - Page 2. #58: Sex & Violence - Comic Book Daily. Back by popular demand, Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers.
Tip of the hat goes to Scott VanderPloeg for this week’s question. Violence, scantily clad women, sexuality, Batman and Catwoman’s recent escapades, etc. This weeks 52Q: Is adult subject matter in comics hurting or helping its ability to reach new readers? FORA.tv. Don’t Be A Creeper. « Previous 1 2 3 View All Next » Last week we talked about the concept of male privilege . This week, we’re going to take that knowledge and examine how you can put it to practical use. One of the more common problems I see amongst my nerd brethren is a certain lack of self-awareness. Too many guys out there – especially those who can be a little less socially experienced – don’t quite understand the difference between how they perceive themselves and how they’re coming across to others.
Nerds and Male Privilege Part 2: Deconstructing the Arguments. First of all, I want to go ahead and call attention to the irony that I am making this post under the moniker "Gaston," possibly one of the most misogynistic characters of any family feature.
Tropes vs Women in Video Games part one: Damsels in Distress. Anita Sarkeesian has released the long-awaited first installment in her new, improved "Tropes vs Women in Video Games" series. Sarkeesian sought $6,000 on Kickstarter to produce slicker versions of her earlier, DIY series, and she was smeared by vile, angry gamer-dudes who created games where you could beat the crap out of her for the sin of identifying as a feminist and daring to question the portrayal of gender in games. Nerds and Male Privilege. Special Guest Edition: The Hawkeye Initiative IRL! Tutorial - Curves on Girls by *Ai-Bee on deviantART. Escher Girls. Superheroes are for girls, too! Aria as Wasp with Christopher Yost My daughter cosplaying as Wasp from the Avengers.
The man she is standing with is Christopher Yost. The Hawkeye Initiative. Justsayins - It's funny... Justsayins - This needs to stop...and let me tell you why! How Comic Books are Made from Idea to Print. Discover how comic books are made—from brainstorming, writing and editing to penciling, inking and coloring—with Buddy Scalera’s Creating Comics from Start to Finish. Follow the graphic below to see what it takes to get your idea to the printed page. Includes awesome interviews and tips from top industry pros: Mike Marts – Editor BatmanMark Waid – Writer Kingdom Come, Flash, IrredeemableDarick Robertson – Penciler Wolverine, The Boys, TransmetropolitanRodney Ramos – Inker Green Lantern, PunisherBrian Haberlin – Colorist Witchblade, SpawnChris Eliopoulos – Letterer Pet Avengers, Spider-Man, X-MenJoe Quesada – Chief Creative Officer Marvel ComicsStan Lee – Former President, Chairman Marvel Comics.
NYCC: Do you know the way to all male panel? How Could They Do That?: Understanding Scott Lobdell and the New Comics Criticism. Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. I want to focus on one remark made by Kelly Thompson in the essay “No, It’s Not Equal,” regarding the inequitable objectification of male and female characters in superhero comics: Art and Superheroines: When Over-Sexualization Kills the Story [Sex.
Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. Interview with Sue from DC Women Kicking Ass. DC Women Kicking Ass is a popular blog that addresses gender issues within the comic book industry or, to quote the site itself, it is a place for “Thoughts, pictures, reviews and other stuff about the women of DC Comics, and occasionally Marvel and other places, who kick ass.” SEQUART: What got you into comics? How did you become interested in the medium? SUE: It all started with the Batman TV show as far as super-hero comics. As far as other comics, once I found the comic rack, it was on to anything I could afford. On Body Typing in Comics: What We’re Not Saying and Why It Matters. She Has No Head! – No, It’s Not Equal. By Kelly Thompson| February 21, 2012 @ 9:00 AM |596 Comments|