Tag: sociology
INDIE VIEW: Revelations of the lives of girls with autism in ‘Camouflage’
Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women
Written by Dr. Sarah Bargiela
Illustrated by Sophie Standing
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Surprise! Women who believe they might be autistic report that when they seek help, advice, diagnosis, they are often...
REVIEW: Adam Rapp and Mike Cavallaro’s “Decelerate Blue” Speaks Truth For Today’s “Go-Go” World
Adam Rapp and Mike Cavallaro’s graphic novel, Decelerate Blue, published by First Second couldn’t have been released at a more opportune time. Dystopian stories are seeing a renewed rise in interest lately, of which...
SDCC ’14: Ronan Farrow, Chuck Nice and Lea Delaria on sexual harassment at cons???
MSNBC's Ronan Farrow got comedians Chuck Nice and Lea Dearia on his show to talk about Geeks for CONsent and their campaign to get more signage and a clearer harassment policy at the SDCC....
SDCC ’14: Female Heroes, Then & Now Panel Recap
By Matthew Jent
To mark the 25th anniversary of Heartbreakers, an action/sci-fi serial originally serialized in Dark Horse Presents, co-creator Anina Bennett brought the conversation about Female Heroes, Then & Now to SDCC.
Anina was joined...
More on the Facebook demographics that reveal a surprising number of female comics fans
By Brett Schenker
Two years and some months ago, I posted the first study of what Facebook told us about comic book fans. 45 or so posts later on the subject, I’m still gathering data...
