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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 [...] Is Sunday still family day at Comic-Con? I’m not sure. Last year, my family opted out of Sunday. We had a six-month old and we were a little tired, but later I regretted it. So none of that this year! Also, I’m bringing my niece with us as her graduation gift, so I don’t want [...] Saturday has a lot of great panels, which is perfect because Saturday is also the day that the convention floor becomes a terrifying, writhing mass of bodies inching along toward some unspecified goal. Going upstairs to get away from it is a good way to avoid burnout and exhaustion. Some of the panels I’ve chosen [...] There were only a couple of panels that caught my eye for Friday at Comic-Con.
6:00-7:00 Girls Gone Genre— Come talk with women who write, read, game, and perform in arenas that are statistically dominated by men. What happens when traditionally “male” genres are reinvented by female writers and embraced by female fans? Sex and the [...] |
My Opium Den
After some thinking, I realized why I didn't finish this book (even as I racked up late fees from the library): I found the subject matter, the history of the region of England called Sunderland, interesting, but there was nothing about the...
Lovely art by Camilla D'Errico (who should be listed as a co-author) provide mood and texture for this story of a troubled young girl whose fantasy life becomes a bit too real when she visits a website called Make5wishes.com. The authors ar...
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