“Two Dozen ‘Five Star’ Comics”
At our sister site, Pornokitsch, Jared shares a lot of good comics as well as his patented techniques for using Goodreads.
Interview with America Chavez’s Gabby Rivera
Refinery 29 has an interview with YA author and writer of Marvel’s new America Chavez comic, Gabby Rivera. “What I noticed when I was reading the Young Avengers was that it felt like America was being pulled in by different characters — [Thor villain] Loki wanted her to […]
Dressing Luke Cage
Costume designer Stephanie Maslansky talks about Luke Cage’s fashion sense, sharp-dressed villains and dressing the Marvel Universe.
“Sex, Nudity and Rape in Horror Comics”
At The Establishment, Alex Townsend explores the differences in how and whether sex, nudity and rape are depicted in Gail Simone and Jonathan Davis-Hunt’s The Clean Room and Alan Moore and Jacen Burrow’s Providence. “[I]t’s intriguing to see that some major horror comics are going in a new […]
Kevin Wada, Fashion and The Wicked & The Divine
Comics Alliance interviews artist Kevin Wada on his collaboration with Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie on The Wicked & The Divine. “Kieron really worked hard to develop a structure for this issue that allowed me to stay in my comfort zone. So while I’m so proud to finally […]
“Ms. Marvel Will Save You Now”
At The Village Voice, Mallika Rao writes about Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan and diversity in superhero comics–with a special interview with G. Willow Wilson. “A sixteen-year-old “morph,” or shape-shifter, Khan reboots a series started in the 1960s, offering a kind of girl counterpoint to Captain Marvel. In 2014, […]
The Cultural Gutter 