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Comic Books/Graphic Novels
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Six Graphic Novels By Trans Cartoonists That You Should Read Immediately
HAZEL NEWLEVANT In the documentary No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics, ’80s comic book series Gay Comix publisher Denis Kitchen called underground comics “a forum for groups and individuals to speak their mind.” He continued: “My feeling was, let all the voices out!” That quote resonates with me, as a queer person who’s […]
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This Week’s Comics: What If Batman Was a Dinosaur
The release of the new Avatar trailer a few days ago revealed something completely unexpected: Judging from the reaction on Twitter, there are — and I can’t believe this either — Avatar fans, people who found the film memorable and delightful and are looking forward to more. I am happy for them, truly, even though […]
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Free Comic Book Day Is This Saturday: Where to Get ‘Em, What to Get!
Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, which means you can waltz into any participating shop in Portland (such as Cloud 9 Comics, Books with Pictures, Excalibur, Other Worlds, Things from Another World, and Future Dreams) and waltz out with an arm-load of free books, no catch, no strings attached. It’s the ultimate heist!!! But […]
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Comics Review: Made in Korea Is the Best Comic Book We’ve Read in the Last Decade
Made in Korea Image Comics I have had two memorable VHS-related experiences on long bus trips. The first was on a ride from New York to Boston, on which the only available tape to watch was the movie Twister. The first half of the film was entertaining enough, but the second half had been taped […]
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Updated: Meet Comic Book Workers United, a Union for Comics Professionals
Meet your new superheroes. COMIC BOOK WORKERS UNITED Founded in 1992, Portland-based Image Comics has been home to Spawn, The Walking Dead, Witchblade, Tank Girl, Wynona Earp … and soon, possibly, a fully recognized union. Earlier this month, ten Image staffers announced that they had formed Comic Book Workers United, a union for comics industry […]
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This Week’s Comics: Mystery-Solving Dogs, A Sci-Fi Coverup, and Ms. Marvel’s Mental Health
If you weren’t around for the X-Files paranoia of the ’90s, it’s hard to describe just how pleasurable it was to indulge in the fantasy of a vast government conspiracy. These days, that sort of paranoia feels like a Trumpian red flag; but back then, it was less about actually believing in aliens and magic […]