March 2012
38 posts
vampishly: holybat: Libérate.: 13 Year Old Jada... →
holybat:
Libérate.: 13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the Rochester City School District Over her essay on Frederick Douglass.
racetothestoneage:
baddominicana:
thatmuchlove:
13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the Rochester City School District Over…
February 2012
33 posts
APE IN A CAPE: One MillIon Moms Protest Comics →
gailsimone:
…and what should be done about it?
The bigot group ONE MILLION MOMS is protesting Archie Comics for their positive and prominent portrayal of a gay male character, Kevin Keller, in their recent books. They are also protesting Toys R Us for displaying and selling these books.
These are the same…
Simon Spurrier on Panel Parity →
neil-gaiman:
Over 20 years ago, in an issue of Sandman, I wrote a story set at a Serial Killers’ convention. And the only women who got to speak at the convention were on a panel on “Women In Serial Killing”. I thought it was a funny and ironic commentary on something that, I was fairly certain, would change very soon. Certainly in the next 20 years. And in SF and Fantasy, it has. In comics, not...
Utah House Passes Bill Banning All Sex Ed Unless... →
thesexuneducated:
Look everyone! More religious cross over into the government! Look everyone! Governments completely ignoring hard data like states with abstinence only sex education programs have high teen pregnancy rates!
Wow! It sounds like Utah REALLY wants to see a skyrocketing abortion rate!
Si Spurrier Makes A Stand For Panel Parity Of... →
postcardsfromspace:
ladiesmakingcomics:
Writer Si Spurrier was supposed to be on a “How To Write A Comic Script” panel today at London Super Comics Convention, but in support of Paul Cornell’s pledge to give up his seat on panels to qualified female creators when the panels are fewer than half women, he followed suit and gave his seat to cartoonist Tammy Taylor:
Taylor’s work can be seen on...
DC Women Kicking Ass: Lynne Yoshii draws great DC... →
dcwomenkickingass:
It sometimes takes me awhile to realize that the same fantastic art that I am seeing over and over again on Tumblr is coming from the same artist. But the lastest piece by Lynne Yoshii made me go through her DeviantArt account and, eureka!, here’s a great aspiring comic book artist who draws…
These are fantastically gorgeous!
Where's the...Beef? : The Myth of Male... →
It never fails. Bring up the way women are objectified and hypersexualized in mainstream superhero comics, and I guarantee that you will get more than one response saying, “Men are objectified in comics, too! Look at those big, bulging muscles and the focus on Superman’s chest!”
I always find this kind of funny because I’ve never found Superman particularly sexually...
Got a question for me?
Folks, it seems that my tumblr ASK box is extraordinarily unreliable. I now know multiple times where people have sent me a messages that have never come through. The only way I know about these messages is because some of these people have contacted me by other means, or because they’ve sent more follow up messages until one went through. I’m not even seeing records of their...
There. are. Batgirl. Converse. Sneakers.
gailsimone:
thedarkdamsel:
dcwomenkickingass:
I can die happy. Okay, I don’t mean now, but look - BabsGirl Batgirl sneakers.
Available now at Journeys.
I MUST HAVE THESE NOW!!!!
GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY, I AM BUYING BATGIRL CONVERSE!
*sad* As usual, they do not have them in my size. They didn’t when they made the Batman and Superman ones a few years ago, either.
They...
Anonymous asks.. (IMAGE ANIMATED)
askthethirdbird:
Anonymous asked: 2012-02-14 07:06
Tim, what’s your favorite thing about Steph?
“My favorite thing about Steph?”
“Her ingenuity? Her bravery? Her smile?”
“Everything.”
<3 Happy Valentine’s Day, folks.
Welcome to the 'Haven: Um →
So she was Robin? That is so freaking cool!! I totally approve of this, man! Now I actually really really really want to read this.
Apparently? She’s certainly dressed like Robin in the picture in the background, and she’s got a big “R” on her chest…I don’t know any details, but going purely by what I’ve seen so far, I’m more excited about this...
Um
gailsimone:
I kinda LIKE the new Power Girl and Huntress outfits.
I just do. I think they’re appealing. I didn’t like some of the new 52 redesigns, but these look nice, and the Perez cover is lovely.
Please commence destruct mode. :)
I do, too! Huntress’s outfit is perfect, especially with all the purple highlights (I kind of want to cosplay it!) Powergirl’s collar is, well,...
Trading Up: Why No 'Boxed Sets' of Comic Books? →
I really hate comic books. No, not comics. I love comics. I hate comic books.
One of my favorite activities is to curl up on the couch with ‘a good book’. As far as I’m concerned, ‘a good book’ can be anything from a prose murder mystery to a trade paperback or a graphic novel. The point is, I like to read. Pictures are optional. What I don’t like is having ...
APE IN A CAPE: Geek Girl Con 2012 Announced! →
kateordie:
kyrax2:
ealperin:
kyrax2:
gailsimone:
One of last year’s most wonderful surprises is BACK.
This August, in Seattle, the GEEK GIRL CON, one of the most fun, beautifully organized and inspiring conventions I’ve ever attended is back, back, back and I cannot WAIT.
Regardless of how you identify on the gender chart, this con is not to…
Hooray! Geek Girl Con is back! They are...
APE IN A CAPE: Geek Girl Con 2012 Announced! →
saphire-dance:
kyrax2:
ealperin:
kyrax2:
gailsimone:
One of last year’s most wonderful surprises is BACK.
This August, in Seattle, the GEEK GIRL CON, one of the most fun, beautifully organized and inspiring conventions I’ve ever attended is back, back, back and I cannot WAIT.
Regardless of how you identify on the gender chart, this con is not to…
Hooray! Geek Girl Con is back! They...
APE IN A CAPE: Geek Girl Con 2012 Announced! →
ealperin:
kyrax2:
gailsimone:
One of last year’s most wonderful surprises is BACK.
This August, in Seattle, the GEEK GIRL CON, one of the most fun, beautifully organized and inspiring conventions I’ve ever attended is back, back, back and I cannot WAIT.
Regardless of how you identify on the gender chart, this con is not to…
Hooray! Geek Girl Con is back! They are incredibly welcoming to...
APE IN A CAPE: Geek Girl Con 2012 Announced! →
daggerpen:
kyrax2:
gailsimone:
One of last year’s most wonderful surprises is BACK.
This August, in Seattle, the GEEK GIRL CON, one of the most fun, beautifully organized and inspiring conventions I’ve ever attended is back, back, back and I cannot WAIT.
Regardless of how you identify on the gender chart, this con is not to…
Hooray! Geek Girl Con is back! They are incredibly welcoming to...
Anonymous asked: I remember that awhile back you said that you thought the big two should give free samples of digital comics. Marvel does that in their App, the also do special deals on certain days where the decrees the price of some books to 99 cents.
And here's the cover of Worlds' Finest #1
dcwomenkickingass:
Looks like Power Girl loses her boob window or it is hiding under her red scarf.
And on Earth 2 it looks like Power Girl is Supergirl and Huntress is …. Robin??????
Holy crap.
That actually looks seriously awesome.
APE IN A CAPE: Geek Girl Con 2012 Announced! →
gailsimone:
One of last year’s most wonderful surprises is BACK.
This August, in Seattle, the GEEK GIRL CON, one of the most fun, beautifully organized and inspiring conventions I’ve ever attended is back, back, back and I cannot WAIT.
Regardless of how you identify on the gender chart, this con is not to…
Hooray! Geek Girl Con is back! They are incredibly welcoming to ALL people of...
Hi there! … I was wondering if you would be interested in talking about both what happened at SDCC and your thoughts on the reboot several months on. (continued…)
Hi, LB! I would love to talk with you, but since you contacted me anonymously, the only way I can respond is publicly. Also, I didn’t receive the second half of your message. I’m Kyrax2 on Twitter, or...
DC Women Kicking Ass: It's time to celebrate... →
quarterclever:
kyrax2:
oftheforest:
kyrax2:
dcwomenkickingass:
A few of you have asked about a couples tournament for Valentine’s Day and due to a variety of reasons, I won’t be doing one this year. Instead I will be celebrating the holiday, via Leslie Knopes of Parks and Recreation, of Galentine’s Day!
DC has so many great friendships…
My votes for Galentine’s Day:
Stephanie Brown...
DC Women Kicking Ass: It's time to celebrate... →
oftheforest:
kyrax2:
dcwomenkickingass:
A few of you have asked about a couples tournament for Valentine’s Day and due to a variety of reasons, I won’t be doing one this year. Instead I will be celebrating the holiday, via Leslie Knopes of Parks and Recreation, of Galentine’s Day!
DC has so many great friendships…
My votes for Galentine’s Day:
Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain
...
DC Women Kicking Ass: It's time to celebrate... →
dcwomenkickingass:
A few of you have asked about a couples tournament for Valentine’s Day and due to a variety of reasons, I won’t be doing one this year. Instead I will be celebrating the holiday, via Leslie Knopes of Parks and Recreation, of Galentine’s Day!
DC has so many great friendships…
My votes for Galentine’s Day:
Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain
Cassandra Sandsmark...
Change Is A Sound: PWDs, Disability And Preferred... →
puckett101:
In reading a post on Comics Bulletin today, I stumbled across something that reminded me of a subject percolating pretty far back in the recesses of my dusty cerebral cortex. Yeah, it’s not the sort of place to let a pot of coffee sit - it could start a fire and what not, and it’s dangerous, but…
I found this really interesting, particularly because one of the things I...
