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The longest-running solo comic by a woman was one epic rant

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By Gareth Branwyn Verified
| Boing Boing Verified
There are plenty of "unlikable" comic book characters. And then there's Midge McCracken. Roberta Gregory's spectacularly sour, fractally negative, permanently rage-faced antihero is the sort of person who can turn any incident, regardless of how benign, into crippling psychodrama. She's exhausting, frequently offensive, often just plain wrong, and consistently hilarious.
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Gar's Tips & Tools

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By Gareth Branwyn Verified
| Gar's Tips and Tools
Every tool has two functions. One is the job it was designed to do (aka the business end). The other is how it interacts with you, the user. Manufacturers optimize the first and often don’t give enough thought to the second. For those with ability issues, it’s often on you to buy or DIY a better human interface. The goal isn’t just comfort. A larger, softer handle spreads the force across more of your hand, reducing the amount of squeezing your fingers have to do.
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New documentary explores the astonishing legacy of manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka

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By Gareth Branwyn Verified
| Boing Boing Verified
Osamu Tezuka's influence on comics and animation is monumental. Before Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Chainsaw Man, and countless other manga and anime that found devoted audiences across the world, there was Osamu Tezuka. His storytelling, cinematic page layouts, and seemingly inexhaustible imagination helped invent the modern language of manga and influenced comics far more broadly.
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