See You at Flame Con!
Will you be at Flame Con this weekend? I will, and you can be, too—for free! … Continue readingSee You at Flame Con!
Tag: comic con
I’m Off to Con-topia!
Heads-up, geeks in the northern American Rockies and inland northwest! I’m going to some comic cons in the next few weeks. It’ll be a veritable con-topia! … Continue readingI’m Off to Con-topia!
I Was at SpoCon 2018!
Well hello there, my darlings. I just got back from SpoCon 2018—Spokane, Washington’s local science fiction and fantasy convention! … Continue readingI Was at SpoCon 2018!
2014 Year in Review (everybody else is doing it)
Hello, my beautiful wintertime darlings! As 2014 draws to a close, everybody is doing Facebook posts and blog entries about their year in review. I was grumpy at first and
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Interview with Erica Schultz on Luna Luna!
I sat down with the co-creator and writer of M3 and The Unauthorized Biography of Winston Churchill: A Documentary, and writer on Marvel’s Revenge: The Secret Origin of Emily Thorne, to talk about making comics independently, as a woman. We also discussed baked goods, salmon, her co-creators, keeping all your e-mails on your phone, and lots more! … Continue readingInterview with Erica Schultz on Luna Luna!
New York Comic Con: Post 2 — Boobs are OK, but not BOOBS
What is it that makes the display of the female body for consumption permissible, so long as nipples and pubic hair are not specifically shown? Why is it that women’s bodies can be sexual, so long as they’re never shown actually having sex? Why can’t we own our bodies and do what we want to with them, instead of having some artist or publisher or consumer tell us what’s ok? … Continue readingNew York Comic Con: Post 2 — Boobs are OK, but not BOOBS
I Went to New York Comic Con, and All I Got Were These Observations
I’d like to think this guy recognized me from my feminist blogging online persona, but something about his behavior makes me think he was just too much of a creep to enjoy taking permission-granted photos of cosplayers. I think he got a thrill out of taking unwitting, non-consensual photos of con attendees who weren’t in costume. Because that’s more of a thrill. I think I was one of them. I think I am creeped out. … Continue readingI Went to New York Comic Con, and All I Got Were These Observations
A Con, by Any Other Name…
Before this weekend, it had been years since I’d been to a convention that didn’t revolve entirely around sex. Adult entertainment conventions, sex-positivity conventions, adult novelty conventions… Sex, sex, sex.