Diversity

Last week, the cartoonist Julia Wertz wrote about the street and online harassment she's received in recent years, and the disparate response to it: A lot of men responded by asking me if I was...

    http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isSlim=1 Perfect timing! THE DC SUPER HERO GIRLS UNIVERSE IS LIVE! "Welcome to Super Hero High" the very first DC Super Hero Girls animated short, has just been launched on DCSuperHeroGirls.com.  Many other features went live today with an eye...

A new French language website called BD Egalite (more or less "comics equality") has launched to address rampant sexism in the French comics market. The charter has been posted in English with a few...

In yesterday's discussion of Marvel's new Red Wolf comic and comics journalism, I had talked a lot about other comics by and about indigenous people but cut it from an already lengthy piece. However, in the discussion of whether Red Wolf needs to be supported just because it promotes diversity, I suggested some other options -- please list more in the comments!

When is a story not a story? When is the story about a story actually the story? Well strap yourselves in because you're about to find out!

2016 Flame Con will be held for TWO days this time. And that's not all: they're moving to a bigger location too

The Hugo Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, were presented this weekend surrounded by a nebula of controversy. Amy Wallace has a lengthy write-up at Wired explaining everything, but the short version is......

"Dogs and cats, living together!" - that's what immediately popped into my mind yesterday when I read Tony Isabella praising DC on Facebook for how it was treating him in regard to Black Lightning.I've...

Variety's Statler and Waldorf, aka Peter Bart and Michael Fleming, have an inane piece up for Variety called -- r u ready? - Comic Con, Neutered Male Performances And Ballsy Directors Ben Affleck &...

Reflecting on The Beat's comics journalism ethics panel tonight at San Diego Comic-Con, my thoughts keep going back to the comics community - who we are, where we're going, and what can keep us...

What will you be wearing on Thursday night at 6:30pm? The answer could reveal where you stand on the theme of Heidi's latest SDCC Comics Journalism panel, "It's About Ethics in Comics Journalism." If you've...

As anticipated, writer James Robinson has made a statement to GLAAD  about the controversy over the issue of Airboy #2, which we reported on earlier today. And as also expected, he knows that he fucked up. It...