What makes a villain transition in your mind’s eye from being good to being iconic? In some ways, the status of being iconic is simply one of textual longevity, i.e. being a character who has remained as part of a mythos despite their flaws, and thus has become enmeshed into the narrative so much that…
Representation and Health 101: Renee Montoya
Welcome to the next installment of Character Studies! For the first month of the year, I gave our wonderful senior editors the go for who I cover for this article. The astounding Matt Santori chose Renee Montoya, and, to be completely frank, I could not hold back my enthusiasm. So far, I haven’t covered a…
THE HANGOUT: April 6, 2015
Oh yes, it’s ladies night on The Hangout with a world of topics as their oyster. Hang on to your big girl panties, we’re talking arc lengths, books where the artist shine, and event fatigue. Dive on in to the latest episode of The Hangout. Follow The Hangout: @TheComicHangout Follow Alison: @VaGentlenerd Follow Jessica: @charmingred…