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Posted on December 13, 2018 December 13, 2018

Filthy, Brilliant Drawings: The Enduring Legend Of Julie Doucet’s Feminist Comics

Cecilia Nowell
Written by
Cecilia Nowell
Posted in
Arts+Creators
Tagged
art, comics, feminism, interview, Julie Doucet

When Julie Doucet wrote the first comic of her eventual series ‘Dirty Plotte’ in 1987, no one — not even feminists — would publish her work. Decades later, she is one the most controversial and celebrated figures in the comics canon. Read more

Posted on September 7, 2018 September 7, 2018

Bianca Xunise Is A Black Goth, ‘Unapologetically Hood,’ And Changing The World With Comics

Eliana Buenrostro
Written by
Eliana Buenrostro
Posted in
Audio+Visual
Tagged
art, Blackness, Chicago, comics, goth, music, punk rock, Resistance

‘I am exploring how goth intersects with my Blackness.’ Read more

Posted on December 8, 2017 October 9, 2018

Your Fandom Is Racist And So Are You

Talynn Kel
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Talynn Kel
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Uncategorized
Tagged
arts-creators, comic-con, comics, fandom, racism

Cosplay is rooted in racist intellectual properties — and fans do everything they can to uphold this racism. Read more

Posted on September 11, 2017 September 12, 2018

The Case For BDSM As A Feminist Manifesto In Art

Katherine Cross
Written by
Katherine Cross
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
arts-creators, bdsm, comics, sex, wonder-woman

Wonder Woman provides an (imperfect) road map for a new way of looking at BDSM in fiction. Read more

Posted on February 1, 2017 September 26, 2018

The World Of Cosplay Is Filled With Black Joy

Talynn Kel
Written by
Talynn Kel
Posted in
Arts+Creators
Tagged
28daysofcosplay, arts-creators, Blackness, comics, cosplay

We’ve been told this hobby is a waste of time — but we see, feel, and live the difference it’s made in our lives. Read more

Posted on January 2, 2017 November 6, 2018

Japanese Cartoon Porn Helped Me Understand My Trans Identity

Sam Riedel
Written by
Sam Riedel
Posted in
Brain+Body, Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
comics, essay, hentai, lust-liaisons, secondary-left

Internet perverts have argued for years over what types of futa, if any, make the consumer gay, but at 13, I had no interest in codifying the nuances. Read more

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