Articles about Comics
Fun Home: reading it first v watching it first
Ellie Wilson and Emily Zinkin review the graphic novel and musical of Fun Home, Alison Bechdel’s widely acclaimed autobiography
Various Authors // 27 August 2018
The Inking Woman: 250 years of Women Cartoon and Comic Artists in Britain
In examining the 250-year history of female cartoon and comic artists in Britain, Sara Stewart is moved by their trials and tribulations but still sees a long way to go
Sara Stewart // 10 August 2018
Goodbye Leia (and thank you, Carrie)
Emily Zinkin says goodbye to Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia but is still not done going on adventures in a galaxy far, far away or smashing the space patriarchy
Emily Zinkin // 19 January 2018
Categories: Comics, Culture and Media, Features, Reviews
Truth, justice, Wonder Woman and wishful thinking
Ellie Wilson explores whether Professor Marston and the Wonder Women takes too many liberties with the truth to represent real progress for polyamory on film
Ellie Wilson // 2 November 2017
DIY Cultures 2017 shows us that counterculture is alive and thriving
Erin Aniker chats with festival founders Hamja Ahsan, Helena Wee and Sofia Niazi
Erin Aniker // 8 June 2017
Categories: Activism, Art, Books, Comics, Culture and Media, Interviews, Politics and Current Affairs
Keeping Rosa Luxemburg’s ideas alive: Red Rosa
Sophie Mayer praises Kate Evans’ graphic novel about Rosa Luxemburg for its perfect pairing of word and image
Sophie Mayer // 4 March 2016
Will you be my mother?
Ania Ostrowska emerges from the jungle of psychoanalytical theory and the garden of literary references to find Alison Bechdel's new graphic memoir quite adorable
Ania Ostrowska // 1 November 2012
Categories: Comics
The Boys
Feminists get Garth Ennis' The Boys all wrong, argues Francesca Lewis. The sexual violence and objectification of women are satirical tools highlighting the emptiness of the superhero genre, rather than misogynist wish fulfilment
Francesca Lewis // 30 May 2012
Avengers Assemble
It's not Buffy, but Avengers Assemble does get under the skin of Joss Whedon's fans. Imagine if the Marvel universe had more female characters, says Sophie Mayer
Sophie Mayer // 8 May 2012
Persepolis
Laura Sneddon extols this provocative graphic autobiography as an unmissable read for feminists
Laura Sneddon // 23 February 2012
Batwoman: Elegy
Debi Linton is impressed with J.H. Williams's outstanding artwork, showcasing a compelling super-heroine written with conviction and complexity by Greg Rucka
Debi Linton // 8 December 2011
Categories: Comics
The Sandman
Despite recent and notable successes, Neil Gaiman's seminal comic series still stands as his greatest achievement, writes Francesca Lewis
Francesca Lewis // 15 August 2011
Categories: Comics
Y: The Last Man
Set in a world where all beings with a Y chromosome have been wiped out, this is one of the most remarkable comic book series of the first decade of the 21st century, says Maura McHugh
Maura McHugh // 18 July 2011
