Interview with Lynda Barry
Comic artist and novelist Lynda Barry is interviewed by Jennifer Smith at The Isthmus.
End of the Year at Too Busy Thinking About My Comics
Colin Smith exhaustively examines the best and worst in comics in 2011 including thoughts on comics such as, Thor: Mighty Avenger, Journey Into Mystery, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969, as well as pondering “The Death of Narrative Comics” and the DC reboot. A deeply thoughtful read.
“Mary Sue, what are you?”
There’s an interesting exploration of the fan fiction term “Mary Sue” and it’s sexist connotations at Adventures of Comic Book Girl: “So the only time female can be default is when discussing a badly written character, someone who is more powerful or important or liked than they should […]
The Geek Interpreter
From the personal blog of John H. Watson comes the Case of the Geek Interpreter.
A Magical Tour of Scary Chinese People
As a follow up to “The Yellow Curse,” Grady Hendrix has posted a gallery of images offering a tour of racist stereotypes of Chinese people from 1881 to the present.
Comics-Themed Cocktails
Comics Alliance‘s Chris Sims has concocted his own comics-themed cocktails, including a comments section cocktail for comics fans.
The Cultural Gutter 