Alison Bechdel and Hillary Chute Reunite At NYU for a Distinguished Faculty Lecture
It's been more than a year since Alison Bechdel and Hillary Chute publicly convened at 2012's momentous Comics: Philosophy and Practice conference, an event...
How much content should you get for $2.99?
Back in the old days of the mid 2000s, comic fans could pick up any standard comic book issue for $2.99. It was the...
Pre-School Bans “Super Hero play” at School
In an image being circulated on social media, with the name of the school and school officials vaguely redacted (you can almost make them...
Is Dark Horse Entering a Golden Age?
Dark Horse appears to be increasing their list of titles at a gradual but steady pace, with some laudable caution but what seems to...
Viva Comics Alliance!
This has been a rough week for the internet. The news that Comics Alliance was to be shut down, thus removing us all from...
The Legal View: Siegel Court Issues Final Judgments
The Superman and Superboy lawsuits are officially over, pending appeal.After an obligatory mop-up opinion whose outcome & reasoning was foreshadowed in my previous post,...
Cherry-picking the Eisner nominations: 5 comics you NEED
Okay, I put my hand up: I feel inordinately and stupidly pleased when comics I've loved and enjoyed are nominated for awards, particularly those...
Why Maggott Isn’t the Worst X-Men Character of All Time
A few days ago Brett White wrote a passioned defence of teen hearthrob X-Men character Maggott on CBR. Many would mock him for such a...
DC Introduce First Transgender Character to the New 52
Batgirl has come back into discussion around the interwebs this week, but for purely in-story reasons this time round. This week's issue #19 sees one of...
Uncanny Avengers Introduces ‘The M-Word’
Even allowing for the fact that we're not supposed to like any of the characters in Uncanny Avengers (only this week, Wolverine calls Japanese...
Siegel Superman case ends (almost)
As expected, the district court has ruled that the 2001 settlement agreement between DC and the Siegels is binding and did indeed transfer the...
The Legal View: Wertham was right
Tonight in SoHo, a panel of comics all-stars will discuss the Carol Tilley's Seducing the Innocent, which purports to expose industry bete noire Fredric...
