Bratz vs. Barbie.
Damn. I’m sorry to hear about this. Listen, I’m not going to try to pretend that both toy lines didn’t need an excessive amount of work. I’m not going to try to tell you that both toy lines didn’t put...
View ArticleRandom thoughts.
No longer is it possible to successfully target a community for financial gain without making some sort of investment in that community. You may become emotionally invested the longer you do research....
View ArticleLighter things.
Upon first reading this Salon article, I wanted to crawl through my computer screen and shake the woman who had written it. Not in anger, but just to wake her up. Why was she looking to white men to...
View ArticleThe greener the berry.
Back when I used to read Uncanny X-Men, I would always wonder why writers had mutants face events that actual minority groups dealt with decades ago. Slavery. Segregation. Attempted genocide. After...
View ArticleTill death.
“In your hearts and minds never forget Yusef Hawkins. And when you’re walkin’ you know what you’re sportin’? Black on black. Remember that. It’s important.” I won’t be writing about Trayvon, or Sean,...
View ArticleRinse and retweet.
The new Twitter design is ghastly and is determined to stamp out a user’s unique design sensibilities. I hate it. Having forced its preferred blue color scheme on all users, I have to wonder how...
View ArticleThe meddling of middling mediums.
Facebook, WordPress, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, Vine and more—how did we gain so many accounts, so many methods to express ourselves, and yet lose our individuality? Eons away from the unique...
View ArticleFor better or worth.
The saga of Sherry Shepherd’s divorce proceedings and multiple custody battles has ignited message boards and websites across the Internet. Though it will not aid her in her legal battles, Shepherd has...
View ArticleNot all men.
The interesting thing I’ve noticed about these dudes from (1) listening to the #yesallwomen discussion and (2) being a “geek” is that they’d be just as furious if women developed their own communities...
View ArticleGawker mediates.
Jezebel, the women’s-interest dominion of the Gawker Media empire, is in the midst of a regime change. Former editor-in-chief Jessica Coen has vacated her position; young upstart Emma Carmichael,...
View ArticleFerguson.
I forced myself to go to sleep at a decent hour last night. I hadn’t gotten a good night’s sleep since Mike Brown’s lids had closed forever—every waking moment since his last spent refreshing screens...
View ArticleThe A-game.
“I wrote an e-mail two years ago that was inappropriate and offensive. I trivialized our fans by making clichéd assumptions about their interests (i.e., hip hop vs. country, white vs. black...
View Article‘Ello there!
We are all aware of Ello, yes? Slowly my Twitter list has been making its way to the new social media outlet. Having opened an account last night, I’ve spent the better part of the morning poking...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name?
Kevin Zawacki’s recent article on Internet identity has fascinated me and has also forced me to take a closer look at my own online behavior. As the Internet has grown more personal and less...
View ArticleECCC: Comic convention contemplation.
The Washington State Convention Center is an exceptional place to host a convention—airy with ample space and fantastic lighting. Plus, there are restaurants, hotels, tourist traps, drugstores and...
View ArticleConventional wisdom.
Emerald City Comicon is my absolute favorite comic convention. Unfortunately, I can no longer attend it. It has finally become large enough to cross the threshold where the experience can only be...
View ArticleRose City.
The day after Rose City Comic Con I had brunch with creators Leia Weathington and Karla Pacheco. I had salmon cakes; Leia and Karla dined upon the souls of men. Rose City is a smaller con, placed just...
View ArticleNYCC ya!
When I’d heard that four-day passes to New York City Comic Con had sold out, I scrambled to purchase whatever tickets remained available. Unfortunately, the only tickets remaining were passes to...
View ArticleHeroesCon 2016
If you are a creator of mainstream comics who is situated in the East Coast, South, or Midwest, HeroesCon is your convention. It is a decidedly inexpensive event to attend. Table costs are fairly low...
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