Representation articles

Crisis of Epic Proportion: I Got a Bisexual Iron Man

Crisis of Epic Proportion: I Got a Bisexual Iron Man

Something’s happening these days in comics. Can you feel it? There’s a real shift in the way audiences react — and how comic creators and companies react to audiences — to the idea of representation. It’s not enough to be able to project our stories onto Superman or Batman and be satisfied that they represent

GAME CHANGERS: Valentine De Landro on BITCH PLANET

Welcome to GAME CHANGERS, an interview series at Comicosity looking at female protagonists in comic books from the last decade or two (or more!) — and the original creators who brought them to life. Not satisfied with looking at the characterization of one or two women at a time, we thought it was time to

HERoes: Sophie Campbell

We get a chance to have a pressure free conversation about comics with women who are creators in the comics community. Their creativity is inspiring to people throughout the comic fandom who enjoy their work. They are our HERoes.   Sophie Campbell is a comic writer and artist known for her indie comics Wet Moon and

HERoes: Kelly Thompson

We get a chance to have a pressure free conversation about comics with women who are  creators in the comics community. Their creativity is inspiring to people throughout the comic fandom who enjoy their work. They are our HERoes. Kelly Thompson is an institution in the comic book blogging and podcasting community. Within the last

HERoes: Monica Gallagher

We get a chance to have a pressure free conversation about comics with women who are  creators in the comics community. Their creativity is inspiring to people throughout the comic fandom who enjoy their work. They are our HERoes. From the recently released Part-Time Princess to an upcoming edition of Strange Sports, and works such

GAME CHANGERS: Ollie Masters on THE KITCHEN

Welcome to GAME CHANGERS, an interview series at Comicosity looking at female protagonists in comic books from the last decade or two (or more!) — and the original creators who brought them to life. Today we’re looking at The Kitchen, an eight-issue miniseries from Vertigo that features not one, not two, but three female protagonists. Against all odds

How DC Comics Proved Me Wrong and Gave Us Back Oracle

[This column contains SPOILERS for Batgirl #40] Anyone who’s spent any time talking to me about Barbara Gordon knows that I love her, unapologetically, in all her forms. From my perspective, she is an icon for DC Comics in the same way Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman is. Just as The Dark Knight Returns can

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