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The Wait vs The Worth -- CYBERFROG: BLOODHONEY

RJ Carter · September 23, 2019

In all of comics history, there has perhaps not been a comic so divisive, so defended, and so derided as Ethan Van Sciver's CYBERFROG: BLOODHONEY. And all that before the book was even printed.

The First 60 Inspiring Years: Barbie Forever

RJ Carter · September 17, 2019

At first blush, Robin Gerber's BARBIE FOREVER: HER INSPIRATATION, HISTORY, AND LEGACY might appear to be another beautifully designed coffee table book, packaged to appeal to fans of the Mattel maven whose fashions and careers have delighted and motivated children for decades -- six of them, to be precise!

Gamergate, Too: Zoe Quinn's Statements Undermined by...Zoe Quinn

RJ Carter · September 9, 2019

Zoe Quinn is no stranger to controversy. One might even argue her entire career has been built on the house-of-cards foundation of accusations of sexism and abuse, setting her up as a heroic overcomer in the male-dominated industries of video games and comic books.

The Muny Cuts Loose with Footloose

RJ Carter · July 24, 2019

The 80s anthem, FOOTLOOSE, defined a generation that wanted--nay, needed!--to blow off steam through music and motion. It was a time when we wanted to get physical, to dance in the streets and dance in the sheets, and nothing was going to stop us now.

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