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September 27, 2018

Kara Zor-El, Super Teen- A Review of Supergirl: Being Super

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Supergirl: Being Super (2018) Written by: Mariko Tamaki Artwork by: Joelle Jones Genre: YA Superhero Graphic Novel Pages: 200 (Trade Paperback) Publisher: DC Comics Why I Chose It: I’m a big fan of Kara Zor-El and wanted to see how writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Joelle Jones handled her origin story. The Premise: Caldecott Honor and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki…

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October 27, 2016

Crafting Homicidal Housewives and Lovecraftian Horrors: Spotlight on Female Artists in Comics

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I didn’t get into comics for the artwork. No, at twenty-one, when I first wandered into a comic book store, I showed up as a lifelong reader of books, with a passion for well-formed stories, likable characters, and good writing. When my eyes scanned across the glossy pages of the first issue of Buffy: Season 8, I wasn’t looking at…

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