Since we frequently talk about minority issues on this blog, I think writing about a Jackie Robinson movie is under our purview. Continue…
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You’ll be happy to hear that this post will lack any of my trademark pretension (lies!). Today, all I want to do is introduce you to a pair of very cool heroines from the Marvel Universe. I say “pair” not just because there are two of them, but because they share so many traits, all of which make them exciting characters. They’re women, they kick ass, they display remarkable loyalty and patience, and they’re both hijabi.
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This is one of those series that I forgot existed, until, at a loss for what to write, I went scrounging around my house for ideas, and lo and behold, there it was shoved into the back of my closet. I wouldn’t say Lament of the Lamb by Kei Toume is entirely forgettable, but it’s been nearly ten years since its debut and it’s not particularly memorable in terms of plot. What initially drew me to it is its art—which is probably the most notable part of the series. It has a very distinctive style, especially on the covers, and even after coming across my forgotten collection, while just one look at the cover wasn’t enough to make me remember the story and characters—except in the most basic sense—my thoughts were immediately flooded with the visuals before even turning the first page.
joan watson tells it like it is.
“You think you’re the first person to believe their war was justified?”
Diana, in Summer. March 2013. Pen & Ink, Photoshop CS6
When I heard Project: Rooftop was doing Wonder Woman for their latest installment of Fanart Friday I knew I had to submit something because I love her so very much.
I decided to go less Amazon for my reinterpretation and more Glamazon. (see what I did there?)
Head on over to Project: Rooftop to see the other awesome entries!
God save the queen.
words to live by
As fans, we go to conventions in the hopes of asking the actors and the writers questions about their interpretations of the characters. We compare those interpretations to our own interpretations, and hope we gain some new knowledge from it. And what’s more, we ask questions because we care. Because we think about the show. And some of us, it’s true, think more about relationships (“ships”) rather than plots or settings or writing conventions (which makes us “shippers”). The lady at the New Jersey convention started her question with the words “bisexual” and “subtext”, which led many to assume that she was about to ask a shipping question about either the pairing of Dean/Cas or Sam/Dean, both of which are popular in Supernatural fandom. Would that really have been such a bad thing?
