The Smithsonian has a bit on Action Comics #1 and Captain America #1 and their recent acquisition of both: “Taken together, the comics reflect societal anxieties and aspirations alike—whether in Superman’s immigrant origins or in Captain America’s wartime ethos. ‘The pivotal creators of these comics—Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Joe […]
Bitches On Comics close out their 6 year run with an interview with Gretchen Felker-Martin! “IT’S THE END OF AN ERA! BoC is closing out our six year run with one helluva interview! Episode 201 features Gretchen Felker-Martin in conversation with Cygne Noire and S.E. Fleenor. Gretchen discusses […]
It’s already steamy where I am–90 F and a thunderstorm is coming in. Everyone is getting their Pride outfits and do’s together. Summer is basically here. Maybe you’re getting ready to go camping or making plans for a trip to the beach. Maybe you’ve even booked a hotel […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has a little piece on Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker (USA, 2022). “I wish The People’s Joker could just be a film about Joker the Harlequin’s experience and we could watch it as one movie among others. I wish I could anticipate a […]
This year, I have actually received “for your consideration” emails from publicists. They are emails asking you to add a particular film to your year end lists, or if you are fancy enough, to vote for the films in various awards. All these emails were promoting Hundreds of […]
Bitches On Comics talks to filmmaker Vera Drew about her film, The People’s Joker! “Vera Drew joins us to discuss her indie feature film The People’s Joker! We get into using comic book characters to tell autobiographical stories, the film’s unconventional path to distribution, and turning a personal […]
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