“2017 Most Influential Women in Genre”
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century and many other Syfy Fangrrls share their picks for the most influential women in genre this year.
“The Broken Masculinity of the Punisher”
Dr. Nerdlove writes about The Punisher and Frank Castle’s broken masculinity. “Like the incredible Jessica Jones, Marvel’s The Punisher examines and elevates a character and a genre defined by tropes and clichés. Despite being one in a long series of knock-offs of the Lone Vigilante genre – codified in its modern […]
Interview with Marjorie Liu
Author and comics creator Marjorie Liu is interviewed at The Atlantic. “The comic-book writer discusses working for Marvel, the loneliness of novel-writing, and why her epic-fantasy series is mostly populated by women and characters of color.” (Thanks, Mark!)
“We need to talk about Mantis’ Abuse in Guardians of the Galaxy 2”
At Women Write About Comics, Clara Mae talks about Mantis–her history as a character and how she was portrayed in James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 2. “When it was announced that director James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy 2 would feature Pom Klementieff as Mantis, I was […]
“Viva Spider-Man”
Please enjoy this amazing 1989 film homage to Ralph Bakshi’s Spider-Man cartoon, “Viva Spider-Man!” (Thanks, Todd Stadtman!)
“The Origin Stories Behind the Villains of Black Panther”
At Black Girl Nerds, Kai Charles looks at some of the villains of Black Panther. Part One covers Ulysses Klaw and Erik Killmonger.
The Cultural Gutter 