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Tag: comics
Heartstopper takes the cake for best asexual representation
The new season of “Heartstopper” on Netflix explores asexuality with a level of accuracy and nuance that is unheard of in mainstream television. This is thanks to its creator Alice Oseman, who is asexual and aromantic.
New and seasoned cosplayers dress to the nines for the 10th Annual Long Beach Comic Con
Pop music blasted, comics fluttered through eager hands and ball gowns swept the floors as characters came to life at Long Beach’s 10th Annual Comic Con. The labyrinthine Long Beach Convention Center was piled high with vendors supplying a range of independent comic books, illustrations, plushies and other fandom essentials.[Read More…]
Canonizing comics: “Anya’s Ghost” is a stellar comic about empathy and fitting in
This column was called “Negative Space.” Now it’s not. It’s still about comics, though. Sometimes we just need a thrilling story that will leave us feeling good at the end. “Anya’s Ghost” is perfectly suited to service that need. Anya, the protagonist, is attending high school and trying to fit[Read More…]