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Photo by OnceandFutureLaura. Used under a Creative Commons license. GeekGirl Con‘s time had come. Women have had panels devoted to them here and there — with, for the most part, the same topics, the same panelists, and, alas, the same problematic moments — at behemoth geek convergences like Comic-Con International for years. Could [...] 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. Tweet 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 [...] 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 [...] |
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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