I will be attending GeekGirl Con in Seattle on October 8 and 9. On Saturday at 10 a.m., I will be on the “Comics for Breakfast” panel with Rachel Edidin from Dark Horse and Mariah Huehner from IDW and Conlan Press.
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Comic book conventions mark the passage of time for me. This weekend I will be attending my tenth Alternative Press Expo, and I can hardly believe it. The convention has developed into a vibrant San Francisco-style celebration of arts and crafts, with a focus on comics and graphic novels. I had very long hair the [...] On Monday, I sent G4 president Neal Tiles a link to my post and Feminist Fatale‘s post about Chris Gore’s conduct at the “Oh, You Sexy Geek” panel. On Tuesday, I was pleased to receive this response from him: Hey Jennifer, saw your tweet regarding Chris Gore’s reprehensible comments at Comic Con…Im disappointed at [...] I realized something this year, as I attended Comic-Con with my eighteen-year-old niece and eighteen-month-old son: Comic-Con is fun again. No booth duty means no stresses about changing out signing areas, answering questions, or finding time to eat. Now I have time to rekindle my love of comics. The booth was always on the [...] It’s too bad that the only panel I attended at Comic-Con this year was “Oh, You Sexy Geek.” I was, unfortunately, disappointed — and, at the end, disgusted. The discussion was dominated by America’s Next Top Model winner Adrianne Curry and actress Clare Grant, whose expressed opinions on feminism, the depiction of women in [...] |
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