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Feminism in Comics

By Theresa Tyree

July 15, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Feminism in Comics

Some people think a “feministic” piece of media simply passes the Bechdel test. Some comics know it takes more than that to impress the ladies these days. One of my all-time favorite comics that knows this is the Avatar: The Last Airbender Free Comic Book Day chapter produced by Dark Horse Comics. A few of […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Black Feminism, Brian Posehn, comics, DC, Deadpool, feminism, G. Willow Wilson, Gene Luen Yang, Gerry Duggan, Marvel, Ms. Marvel, women of color

The Positive Portrayal of Women of Color in Comics

By Theresa Tyree

July 7, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Positive Portrayal of Women of Color in Comics

We’ve all heard the cries of how #WeNeedDiverseBooks. Fortunately, the comics industry is listening! Ms. Marvel has been a woman of islamic descent since August of 2013, and the Batman universe finally got a story centering around three women of color with Gotham Academy. October of 2014 introduced the dystopia of Bitch Planet where noncompliant […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Becky Cloonan, Bitch Planet, Black Feminism, Brown Feminism, comics, DC, feminism, Feminism Tags: Comics, G. Willow Wilson, Gotham Academy, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Marvel, Ms. Marvel, publishing

Publishing News Round-Up

By Kurt Spickerman

April 16, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Publishing News Round-Up

Continuing in its quest for world domination, Amazon has confirmed that it will purchase the digital comics vendor ComiXology. In case you’re unfamiliar, ComiXology is a cloud-based purveyor of digital comics through mobile apps and its website. It features comics from Marvel, DC, and many other publishers, as well as providing its fans with a […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Authors Guild, Book Sellers, Comic Books, Comixology, Copyright Law, DC, Fair Use, Google+, Marvel, publishing

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