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August Favorites
I can tell that the summer is coming to a close because all I want to do is drink buckets of tea. I always love tea, but I…
Black Creator Spotlight: Ronald Wimberly
We all have those artists whose work we keep intending to read, but somehow they keep getting put off for one reason or another. For me, that was…
The Revolution Will Be Japanified: Pure Invention and the Multifaceted Influence of Japanese Pop Culture
My daughter has a plush octopus named Veronica. Veronica, a Squishmallow brand toy, came with her name, as well as a stated interest in pretzels, reading, and having…
July Favorites
I’m not the biggest fan of summer. It’s been in the 90s here for weeks, and Sev and I have mostly holed up in either her bedroom or…
Black Creator Spotlight: Bianca Xunise
I’m kicking off the Black Creator Spotlight with a profile on Bianca Xunise, a Chicago-based artist whom I have followed on Twitter and Instagram for years now. I…
May & June Favorites
Toward the end of May I began to lose steam on writing, partially because of mom duties, but chiefly because of current events — namely, the murder of…
The Black Creator Spotlight Series
I started this blog with the express intention of highlighting the comic works of marginalized creators, of lauding the works of women, queer folks, and people of color.…
Comics Lockdown: Middle Reader Mayhem
So many articles on comics out there in the world begin with “Comics: not just for kids anymore!” to a point where it’s eye roll-worthy. This need to…
Comics Lockdown: Reading With Little Ones
Even before Severina was born, I was a big fan of books for children. While I was pregnant, we read to her in my belly, and we’ve been…
Comics Lockdown: A COVID-19 Reading List Series
For the past two months, much of the world has been in a state of lockdown, self-isolating because of the rapid spread of COVID-19. In the midst of…