Miss Representation is calling out Marvel (i.e. Disney) for the grave discrepancy between its girls and boys Avengers T-shirts. All I’ve got to say is that I don’t want to kiss no hero…I want to be one. Sign the petition. … Continue reading
A comic writer writes behind the scenes. Most people never actually see the words we write. They experience them as a picture, a word balloon, or the movement between panels. The Script When you sit down to write your first … Continue reading
I’m going to be completely honest here—I don’t really like research, I don’t read as much as I “should” (As a once-English major, I’ll forever be plagued with the obligation to read more, in the same way I’m expected to … Continue reading
My life is substantially different than it was a year ago, when I moved to downtown Chicago to take a class in comic book writing. Since then, I’ve graduated, found myself a “grown-up” job, moved to a new city, and … Continue reading
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 9,100 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading
Faery Apocalypse + British Creative Types = A weird concoction of Crayola-color-bright art and witty dialog (or, in other words, Order of Dagonet, a new comic book series written by Jeremy Whitely and drawn by Jason Strutz). I think my … Continue reading
I like Lauren Barnett’s Me Likes You Very Much, a collection of the artist’s daily webcomics spanning from 2008-2012, very much. I’ll openly admit I was initially wary of Barnett’s plethora of talking fruits and birds. The art is sketchy … Continue reading
I’m a superhero comic kinda gal, but this is my second interview with a horror writer this month, and I’ve gotta say, this is stuff is great. Rachel Deering‘s writing is top notch, and the art that accompanies it is totally strong (perhaps even … Continue reading
How do you like your comics? Superhero served with a side of character development? Horror, well plotted and well drawn? How ’bout indie, hold the cliches? If you’re like me and you like your comics…um, good…you’ll probably soon find yourself … Continue reading
My Comic Books 101 series, which detailed all the wisdom I learned from my comic book writing class this past semester, sort of faded away without much explanation. Long story short: I graduated. Happily, I finished the class with a … Continue reading
This outfit was inspired by the Avenger’s super villan and demi-god, Loki. I tried to capture the essence of Loki without creating a look that would be impossible to pull off in real life. What resulted was a dark, edgy … Continue reading
