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Last month on our sister blog Comics Should Be Good, columnist Kelly Thompson wrote a piece titled "6 Sublime Superheroine Redesigns" that profiled several recent costume makeovers she thought effective and true to the characters. In the post and the ensuing comments, talk abounded about the subject of superheroines often being saddled with revealing costumes that lean more toward fan service than suitable crime-fighting gear.
New MARVEL E-i-C Admits Adopting Japanese Secret Identity To Write Comic Books
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The newly-promoted Marvel Entertainment Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski has publicly confirmed that he wrote for Marvel and other companies under a Japanese secret identity in the early 2000s. Cebulski wrote under the name 'Akira Yoshida' concurrently to writing and editing for Marvel under his own name.
Inside Africa's Largest Comic Convention, LAGOS COMIC CON
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Comic conventions are a worldwide phenomenon, and its not limited to comic book hotbeds like North America, Europe, and Japan. Nigeria's Lagos Comic Con is the largest comic convention on the African continent, and in 2018 the show's organizers at Mustardseed Communication International are aiming to grow attendance by over 70%.
From DR. DOOM To NIGHTWING and SCARLET WITCH: Re-Assessing Romani Representation In Comic Books
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There's more to minority comic book characters than mutants, but their struggle for acceptance is something very real and hard-fought both on the page and behind the scenes. After comments made at 2016's New York Comic Con by Peter David about Romani people (which he later referred to as "rash actions" that he now regrets and apologizes for), a new light has been shed on Romani characters in comic books.
IDW's Art Gallery Closes Retail Storefront, Loses Manager
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Credit: San Diego Comic Art Gallery IDW Publishing has temporarily closed its San Diego Comic Art Gallery as part of broad changes to the two-year-old gallery. Founding gallery manager TJ Shevlin exited the company earlier this month, and IDW removed the retail storefront component of the gallery.
Six by 6 | Six creators who could make a big impact with a comeback
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Comic creators come and go, but it's the ones who stick around and become veterans who tend to make the biggest mark on the industry. Some work continuously in comics while others take a hiatus from the business and then return later: Jack Kirby did it, as did James Robinson, Alex Toth, Brian K.
CHAMPIONS #24 to Deal with Gun Violence in Schools, Centered on MILES MORALES
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Credit: Sean Izaakse (Marvel Comics) September's Champions #24 from Marvel Comics will be a special issue dealing with gun violence in schools and school shootings. "Earlier this year, I started talking to Tom Brevoort about writing a Champions issue on the effect of gun violence in schools.
GARFIELD Sold to VIACOM & NICKELODEON
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Viacom has signed a deal with Jim Davis for ownership of the comic strip character Garfield, according to Variety. The media company has signed on for its subsidiary, Nickelodeon, to acquire Davis' Paws Inc., the company which holds rights to Garfield - as well as other Davis creations including U.S.
DC Promotes MARIE JAVINS To Lead New Publishing Initiatives
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Marie Javins has been promoted to become DC's Executive Editor of New Publishing Initiatives, leading a new division internally at the publisher. The initiative will include a renewed focus on DC's international efforts, and according to a source familiar with the initiative it is "a big deal to Warner Bros.
KINDT and SMITH Suit Up for Fantasy Story FOLKLORDS
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Credit: Matt Smith (BOOM! Studios) Matt Kindt is working with artist Matt Smith on a new creator-owned series titled Folklords with BOOM! Studios. Set to launch November 13, the five-issue monthly series is set in a world of fantasy where a young man named Ansel begins chasing his visions of something locals refer to as the Folklords.
DC Invites 40 Young Girls Into Their Offices for Writing Workshop
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Credit: NBCUniversal Media DC hosted 40 girls in their Burbank, California offices on Friday for a unique writing workshop. Organized by DC and the local non-profit WriteGirl, the event included a welcome session and workshop with DC writers Mariko Tamaki and Cecil Castellucci.