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April 5, 2012
LLLLAAAAAADDDDDIIIIIEEEESSSSS NIIIIIIIGHT
Had a good discussion last night with Secret Headquarters: Comics and Games for Everyone about organizing a bimonthly(ish) Ladies' Night.
I AM SO EXCITED I WANT TO THROW A BEAR
Some of you may remember our Unicorn Party we held a few months back. It ruled. Ladies' Night will be different, but it will also rule.
The Unicorn Party was an effort to demonstrate that women really DO love comics, we make comics, we read them, all that good stuff. And the Party was super successful (thanks to all who came!)! We intend to have one every year, and to grow it into a major event, with guests, workshops, and gaming. We want to keep it open to everyone, and make sure it's a positive statement proving that women and comics do mix.
Ladies' Night is intended to provide a safe and comfortable experience for ladies (of every kind) who want to shop for comics and games. Many women, myself among them, have had negative experiences involving shopping for and appreciating comics and games. I've heard and read about all kinds of uncomfortable situations: ogling, assuming that a woman is shopping for a boyfriend or brother, intense questioning in order that a woman "prove" that she's "really" a fan, outright animosity, overt "nerds girls are even worse than nerd boys" bulls**t…the list goes on. Treatment like that is one of the reasons I stopped buying comics in the 90's (the other reason is Rob Liefeld). I'm now spending far too much of my fun money on comics, dice, rpg minis, trade paperbacks, collectibles….and it's because I have had such a drastically positive experience at SHQ.
So we want..no. I want other women to have the same great experience. I want it for women who, for one reason or another, allowed their passion for comics and gaming to lapse; for those who always had an interest, but just couldn't take the negative vibes in their local shops. I want it for all the gals who have been toughing it out, because they assumed there wasn't anything better. Ladies' Night is for them. It'll be all women. It'll be safe. It'll be non-judgmental. Most importantly, it'll be fun.*
I've been inspired by Kate or Die and her work at Strange Adventures, and have already culled from the advice they've each published on the topic; we've got some cool things planned, and they're going to stay secret for now, but we want more! More input (I'm like Johnny 5 over here)! What would YOU like to see and do at Ladies' Night? What are you expecting, if anything? If your local comic shop has a Ladies' Night, what do they do? If they don't, what would you like them to do? Let me know!
*It should be noted that Secret Headquarters is NEVER a hostile environment. Brian always makes certain of that. This is just a chance for things to be even more awesome, as well as a chance to invite women who maybe didn't know the shop existed to come give it a try. One of my coworkers is a loyal shopper at another local store, and has just been accepting the crap she deals with on a regular basis as normal. This is just weird to me.
I love that there are people doing this!
April 4, 2012
misskitquinn:
keaneoncomics:
WonderCon 2012 Jim Blair-509 (by...
misskitquinn:
I finally got to meet Gail Simone!!!!! ECCC, why...
I finally got to meet Gail Simone!!!!! ECCC, why you gotta be so awesome!?! (Yup she's just as cool as you imagined)
Pshaw, it's not every day I get to meet my favorite superheroes!
April 3, 2012
Also!
Holy crap, I met two of the famous Genderbent JLA cosplayers at ECCC!
They are as gorgeous and gracious as you could possibly hope for. It made me SO happy to meet them (Power Boy and Superwoman!).
That was a definite thing!
wingnutlady:
zaataronpita:
Poor Timmy. And Dick doesn't even...
Poor Timmy. And Dick doesn't even notice.
Eheimdall as the long suffering Tim. Quipquipquip as Jason. Apostrophizing as Damian. Zaataronpita as Dick.
No one's smiling except Dick. This is basically the most perfect thing in civilization right now.
Hahaha, I met these cosplayers and the concentrated awesome nearly blew my head off. :)
WonderWaitress: Calling for those interested in creating a teen mag/mag for young women
Chelsea and I are going to start an online magazine with a strong emphasis on young girls and women of color, trans girls, disabled girls, non-heteronormative girls, queer girls, fat girls, mentally ill girls, etc etc.
We (Chelsea, also known as popca on tumblr, and…
April 2, 2012
Emerald City Comicon
..was freaking amazing. Amazing! I can't even explain…I was swamped the whole time but the readers almost made me cry a bunch of times. So many stories and meaningful but brief conversations.
Holy crap, I love you guys and thank you forever. I am typing this on a kindle fire do it id boy articulate, but thank you do much. I don 't know what I did to deserve people like you, I swear to god. Thank you.
April 1, 2012
March 28, 2012
Batgirl by Mahmud A. Asrar
WOW.
Okay,...
Batgirl by Mahmud A. Asrar
WOW.
Okay, that's…that's very impressive. One of the nicest Batgirl pieces I have seen recently. Great design, perfect colors, wonderful mood.
GREAT!
Capes & Phaser Banks: Finally! (If you want to overpay for something with less production cost)
Harry Potter ebooks are now available for direct purchase for the Nook ereader, and http://www.pottermore.com/ for other ereaders, including the Kindle.
Man, it is ABOUT TIME.
To buy on Kindle: $7.99. To buy in paperback at Amazon: $6.71. And there is always Half-Price…
Pricing for ebooks is a complicated issue that is going to be that way for a long time. It is not a completely found and free revenue stream to authors or publishers.
For some, the convenience of an ebook is going to trump a physical copy—for example, I am on the road and in airports and on planes constantly. Having the whole set on one small device would be immensely handy for me.
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