June 30, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Those riotous Book Rioters are at it again, with this splendid ‘break down’ of everyone’s favourite Amazonian Princess’s many variant, comic forms – Who the Heck are All These Wonder Girls? “So maybe (hopefully) you saw Wonder Woman and maybe … Continue reading
June 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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In honour of the return of cartoon series, Samurai Jack, for a fifth season, Vol 1 of Jack’s graphic novel series was hailed as Clishmaclaver’s Book of the Month for May. It’s now June but my promised critique of everyone’s … Continue reading
May 25, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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On inspiration from The Handmaid’s Tale…
The idea of a narrator who doesn’t want to be telling a metafictional story but is compelled to and tortured by it.
May 2, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This opinion piece from Book Riot – In Defense of ‘Other Girls’ in YA – is definitely worth a read. It tackles the rather unpleasant trope of, ‘Not Like Other Girls‘. I have to say, this trope has always seemed … Continue reading
April 17, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Another readable blog from Booknerdlandia, this time focusing on issues of ‘gender’ in Marvel Comics, but also contributing to the on-going ‘diversity’ stooshie ignited by a recent Marvel press conference; as per previously discussed by Clishmaclaver. 😉 “…top editors and … Continue reading
April 17, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This Book Riot Booknerdlandia post [from April 21st] is a celebration of the wit and wisdom contained in Charlotte Brontë’s seminal work, Jane Eyre. You could do worse than give this classic of English literature a chance; read it – you won’t … Continue reading
April 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Iron Fist and Slapping the Joker: How not to Write Strong Female Characters – BookRiot Also known as, “But hey, she (ineffectually) fought off the Joker (who later killed her), right? So she’s feisty!” “A Slap the Joker Moment betrays a … Continue reading
April 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This, from Vox, shares rare insights into the current Marvel/diversity debate [Bleeding Cool’s aggregation of the interview — “Marvel’s David Gabriel On Sales Slump: People ‘Didn’t Want Any More Diversity,’ ‘Didn’t Want Female Characters’” — went viral] and how we … Continue reading
April 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Do read the following articles on this incendiary issue – for me anyway! 😉 – of female characters and diversity in comics; they’re both excellent reads! 🙂 Marvel VP Blames Dwindling Comics Sales on Female Characters and “Diversity” – Slate … Continue reading
April 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Marvel’s vice president of sales has blamed declining comic-book sales on the studio’s efforts to increase diversity and female characters, saying that readers “were turning their noses up” at diversity and “didn’t want female characters out there . Oh, reeeaaally? This … Continue reading
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