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Proper Pronouns: How Wonder Woman Slipped Sexual Slavery, Sadism, and Homosexuality Past the Comics Code Authority

Gerard Waggett — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:51:23 +0000

The last few years have taught us the importance the LGBTQ+ community places upon personal pronouns. In 1969, Wonder Woman writer / penciller / editor Mike Sekowsky understood the value of pronouns when it came… [more]

What the Creators of She Ra and the Princesses of Power Understand About Queer Representation

Diana Mikovsky — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 15:59:58 +0000

When the token LGBTQ+ character is introduced into a TV show or movie, the audience already has a few expectations about them. Typically, that character will have little to no screen time and is only… [more]

Bold, Precise, Experimental: Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s Young Avengers and Their Coming-of-Age Story

Roque Briones — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:18:44 +0000

Whenever Kieron Gillen and Jaime McKelvie’s excellent run on Young Avengers gets mentioned online, it’s more often than not to talk about how diverse and inclusive is in regards of sexual identity. This is absolutely… [more]

There is Another World: Postmodernism and Identity in Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol

Roque Briones — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 23:00:00 +0000

Grant Morrison’s run on Doom Patrol is certainly not an easy book to recommend. On the surface, it’s a very dense work with dozens of different literary references hiding in every corner, and it can… [more]

Maia Kobabe Discusses Eir Career and Eir Book Gender Queer: A Memoir

Nicholas Yanes — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:16:14 +0000

Gender Queer: A Memoir" title="Maia Kobabe Discusses Eir Career and Eir Book Gender Queer: A Memoir" style="float:left;" />Maia Kobabe (pronouns e/em/eir) is a nonbinary, queer writer and illustrator. A graduate of California College of the Arts, Maia has quickly built a tremendous portfolio of work – much of which can be found… [more]

Evan Peterson on Writing, Academia, and His New Video Game Drag Star!

Nicholas Yanes — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 12:00:06 +0000

Drag Star!" title="Evan Peterson on Writing, Academia, and His New Video Game Drag Star!" style="float:left;" />Evan J. Peterson is a Swiss Army Knife of writers. In addition to being the creator of what he describes as the ‘Evan-verse,’ he has published non-fiction, poems, short horror and science fiction stories, and… [more]

An Open Letter to Guys

Mike Phillips — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:50:37 +0000

Editor’s Note: The author of this piece requested anonymity. Dear Guys, It sucks being a woman these days. I am a straight, cisgender, white woman, and there is not a day that goes by that… [more]

Mad Love Meet Love is Love

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 19:15:50 +0000

Love is Love" title="Mad Love Meet Love is Love" style="float:left;" />A little while ago, I had the excuse to revisit the 1988 comics anthology AARGH! Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia in light of more recent political events. In my article AARGH! RESIST! A Retrospective and… [more]

The Narrative Power of Violence and Self-Determination in Bash Back

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:35:28 +0000

Bash Back" title="The Narrative Power of Violence and Self-Determination in Bash Back" style="float:left;" />In Part III of this article, we looked at how Bash Back‘s narrative and The Family utilize and represent violence as a form of self-defense. In Part IV of “Not By Something as Accidental as… [more]

LGBTQ Fantasies of Violence in Bash Back

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:30:19 +0000

Bash Back" title="LGBTQ Fantasies of Violence in Bash Back" style="float:left;" />In Part II of this article, we looked at some of the characters and how they might represent The Family in Issue #0 of Lawrence Gullo, Fyodor Pavlov, and Kelsey Hercs’ Bash Back: A Story… [more]

The Family and Identity in Bash Back

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:00:05 +0000

Bash Back" title="The Family and Identity in Bash Back" style="float:left;" />In Part I of this article, we examined some of the possible origins, influences, resonances and echoes behind Issue #0 of Lawrence Gullo, Fyodor Pavlov, and Kelsey Hercs’ Bash Back: A Story of the Queer… [more]

Not By Something as Accidental as Blood – Bash Back

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:30:18 +0000

Bash Back" title="Not By Something as Accidental as Blood – Bash Back" style="float:left;" />It’s funny what you can find hidden right in plain sight. Sometimes you know it’s there, but you just don’t know where to look. Perhaps you’ve seen it in other forms, in various other permutations.… [more]

Why Daughters of Darkness is the Classic You Should be Watching this Halloween

Rafael Alves Azevedo — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 22:04:38 +0000

Daughters of Darkness is the Classic You Should be Watching this Halloween" title="Why Daughters of Darkness is the Classic You Should be Watching this Halloween" style="float:left;" />With Halloween coming up, the need to compile a list of horror films to watch increases, so consider this my modest proposal for a film you may not be familiar with. True horror aficionados may… [more]