Tag: diversity

Although it's in Playboy, it's SFW and a must read: former Milestone managing editor Matt Wayne on his friend, the late great Dwayne McDuffie:

On Friday New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio met with protestors to discuss their demands for police reform after the shocking death of Eric Garner and the controversial grand jury decision that followed. The...

Independent Sources is a local to NYC show that spotlights ethnic and local news. Hosted by Zyphus Lebrun, it's put together by CUNY (City University of New York ) and runs on their cable station. Last week's episode, covers various aspects of diversity in comics, with thoughtful interviews with Marvel's Sana Amanat, Image's David Brothers, Morgan Dubin from Abrams Comic Arts, Jonathan Gray, Assistant Professor of English, John Jay College, artist Dexter Vines and yours truly. Aside from my having to terrifyingly reënect walking into a comic shop, it's a sprightly look at the basic issues of diversity and the widening audience for comics. There's also a nice segment on a cosplayer who designed a Rita Repulsa costume and others for curvier women.

The last few weeks have been, as ever, hopelessly rough on female creators, critics, and fans. Following an article in which writer Janelle Asselin critiqued a cover of Teen Titans and pointed out that...

As the diaspora of former PictureBox projects begins, it's just been announced that Fantagraphics is picking up MASSIVE a huge overview of gay manga and its creators, put together by the same team as...

In light of recent discussions and events in the world of comics, this was quite possibly the most important panel of the UK's favourite convention, and one that took a decidedly positive look at...