“Four Continental Black Afrikan Speculative Fiction Artists”
Chronicles of Harriet profiles Black African artists who work in speculative fiction: Loyiso Mkizse; Tobe “Max Spectre” Ezeogu; Setor Fiadzigbey; and the artist of Kiro’o Games.
Katsuya Terada Live-Drawing Demonstration
Video of illustrator and character designer Katsuya Terada drawing and talking about his work. (via @aicnanime)
“Samus Works Alone”
At Re/Action, Maddy Myers writes about how important the Metroid franchise, in both game and manga form, and its protagonist, Samus Aran, were to her. “Samus still represents a breakthrough. She first took off her armor to reveal a woman’s form back in 1986, the year that I […]
“Why I Play Violent Video Games”
Maddy Myers writes about playing violent games, wanting to be powerful and internalized sexism. “Given my lifelong history of playing at war, and my desperate wish to feel strong, big, and powerful, it made sense that I would gravitate towards Counter-Strike and its ilk around the age of […]
Support Jim Munroe’s Haphead!
Former Video Games Editor and Gutter Founding Editor Jim Munroe has a new project, the webseries Haphead: “Ten years from now, videogames are so immersive that teenagers learn lethal skills just by playing. They’re called hapheads.” Please consider supporting the Haphead Kickstarter.
“Each Metroid Prime Game Begins In Disaster”
Maddy Myers writes about survival and Metroid Prime 3’s Samus. “My ex-boyfriend of five years had moved out. I had been forced to live with the person who I hated the most: myself. I couldn’t escape her. She was everywhere. I knew a couple things for certain: I […]
The Cultural Gutter 