An Interview with Trina Robbins, Part 2

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Columnist:

Kyrax2

A couple of months ago, Trina Robbins was kind enough to grant me an interview. This is part 2 of that long and interesting conversation.

An Interview with Trina Robbins, Part 1

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Columnist:

Kyrax2

Kyrax talks to Trina Robbins about her past influences, her opinion on modern superhero comics and her work on Wonder Woman.

An Interview with Bryan Q. Miller

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Columnist:

Kyrax2

After attending WonderCon, I caught up with Bryan Q. Miller, writer on the popular Smallville television series and the recent run of Batgirl starring Stephanie Brown.

The Right Kind of Geeky (It's Okay to Like Star Trek as Long as You Don't Write Fanfic)

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Columnist:

Kyrax2

Another day, another article criticizing 'fake' geek girls. This one was actually written by a woman, and while not nearly as nasty as some, it still comes across as sickeningly self-righteous.

Finding the ONE: Favorite Comic Stories Starring Women

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Columnist:

Kyrax2

Long before Stephanie Brown took up the pointy-eared mantle, there was Sailor Moon.

A Good Editor Does

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Columnist:

Kyrax2

Kyrax explores what an editor is... and what an editor isn't.

"Did I mention sexy?"

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Columnist:

Kyrax2

Guest Columnist:

The Albatross

Men are strong. Women are sexy. That's the subtext one gleans from comics.

Where's the...Beef? : The Myth of Male Objectification in Superhero Comics

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Columnist:

Kyrax2

It never fails. Bring up the way women are objectified and hypersexualized in mainstream superhero comics, and I guarantee that you will get more than one response saying, "Men are objectified in comics, too! Look at those big, bulging muscles and the focus on Superman's chest!"