Tag: the ladies

Women in Comics, A Roundtable

Comics Alliance hosts a roundtable discussion about Women in Comics and “geek girls” featuring Comics Alliance Editor Laura Hudson, Fresh Ink‘s Blair Butler, The Beat Editor Heidi MacDonald and Newsarama/Publisher Weekly/Has Boobs, Reads Comics‘ Jill Pantozzi.

Breaking Down Borders in Gaming

The Border House is a gaming website dedicated to “breaking down borders in gaming” and analyze games from a feminist viewpoint. This month they have stories on “The Women of Mortal Kombat“; “102 Quadrillion Unique Male Character Variants, 0 Female Characters“; and Turning the Tabletop:  A Look at […]

RIP, Yvette Vickers

Actress and Playboy Playmate Yvette Vickers has died. She was discovered by director Billy Wilder and acted in Sunset Boulevard and such atomic era classics such as Attack of the 50-Foot Woman and Attack of the Giant Leeches.  Sadly, her body was discovered after a curious neighbor noticed […]

Tokyopop and the Future of Comics

At Robot 6, Brigid Alverson writes about “The Comics that Changed the World” and Tokyopop’s US manga line: “Ten years ago, “comics” meant superheroes, newspaper strips, and a handful of artsy graphic novels. Comics were a niche medium, and they were hard to find outside comics stores. Manga […]

RIP, Elisabeth Sladen

British actress Elisabeth Sladen has died.  She is probably most famous for her portrayal of Sarah Jane Smith, companion to the 3rd and 4th Doctors in Doctor Who and star of her own series K-9 and Company and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Here is her first appearance as […]