March 2012
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“I wish I could tell you there was some kind of fancy secret to working on New...”
– Emily Flake is running an artist’s diary at The Comics Journal.
February 2012
9 posts
“Is my management style different because I’m a woman? I really don’t...”
– Sequential Tart: Jenette Kahn on being one of the first female editors at DC.
“As technology continues to develop, comic books are slowly being transformed. We...”
– The evolution of comic books with some amazing insights from Karen Green.
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“If Paying For It is the Sex and the City TV show, then Habibi is a little bit...”
– Dick Lit: Habibi and Paying For It by Kristy Valenti.
January 2012
9 posts
“The oversimplifications that have been used to characterize southern life and...”
– How do Comics Represent the South? by Qiana Whitted. A preview of Comics and the U.S. South, which seems worth picking up.
“I’m most interested in making art about feelings and experiences that are hidden...”
– Fantastic interview with Julia Gfrörer.
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Sally Madden’s Personal Scene Report →
Take a peek for a roundup of 2011 work from some great alternative comics creators (all ladies, I believe).
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December 2011
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13 Fantastic Female Comics Creators Of 2011 →
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Phillippa Rice
Phillippa Rice from the UK:
http://mycardboardlife.com/
The other woman
http://comiccourt.tumblr.com/post/11596624030/the-other-woman
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“It is often said offhandedly that there is “manga for everyone,” but until...”
– Eat, Drink, Read Manga by Erica Friedman.
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November 2011
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“A month ago, opening Habibi on the long bus ride back from SPX, I was more than...”
– Supermelodrama by Kailyn Kent.
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Podcast on women & superhero comics
http://starrypickingnight.tumblr.com/post/10162364067/women-superhero-comics-producer-elanor
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SXSW 2012: How Comics Journalism is Saving Your... →
Shameless self-promotion: I’m going to SXSW to talk comics and journalism with some amazing graphic journalists. Hope to see folks there!
September 2011
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“Most of all, what I keep coming back to is that superhero comics are nothing if...”
– The Big Sexy Problem with Superheroines and Their ‘Liberated Sexuality’ by Laura Hudson for Comics Alliance.
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“Some commentators have argued that now their child has no hero to look up to,...”
– Spider-Man: Progressive Storytelling and Iconic Characters by comicbookGRRRL
August 2011
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“A blues comic, like any blues narrative, is most compelling when it illuminates...”
– Blues Comics by Qiana Whitted
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“But what exactly is a strong female character? Who is defining ‘strong female...”
– Tiger Beatdown › What Do You Mean When You Say You Want ‘Strong Female Characters’?
SXSW 2012 - How Comics Journalism is Saving Your... →
Graphic Ladies + Comics Journalism. What could be better? Please give our SXSW panel a vote!