Best Cosplay Ever (This Week): Babs Tarr Inspiration Edition [Interview]
Although cosplay has been present for decades within the comics, anime, and sci-fi/fantasy fandoms, social media has played an integral role in the thriving communities of costuming that exist, such as...
View ArticleBest Art Ever (This Week): Phantom Of The Paradise, Frozen, Saga, Shirley...
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists,...
View Article'Batgirl' To Become Best Possible DC Comic With New Creators Cameron Stewart,...
The past few weeks have brought some truly surprising and exciting announcements from the Batman corner of the the DC Universe, but this one tops them all. Today it was announced that Cameron Stewart...
View ArticleBest Art Ever (This Week): New-Look Batgirl Fan Art Edition
It's always nice to have a good news day in comics -- and DC probably agrees after the rapturous reception to yesterday's announcement of the new direction for Batgirl from the new creative team of...
View ArticleComics Alliance Presents 'Kate Or Die' In 'Girl Power'
Welcome to the latest episode of ComicsAlliance Presents “Kate or Die,” a series of exclusive comic strips created by one of our favorite cartoonists, Kate Leth! In this episode, Kate offers some words...
View ArticleRisen From Darkness: Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher And Babs Tarr Talk...
Despite all the big publishing news to come out around or during last month's San Diego Comic-Con, the new comic book that remains most anticipated by many superhero fans -- and by others who don't yet...
View ArticleBatgirl Takes The A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge (With A Very Special Guest)
Since you are reading this on the Internet, I'm going to go ahead and assume that you're already familiar with the Ice Bucket Challenge, wherein folks are being nominated by friends, fans and...
View ArticleRevival, Reinvention, Resurrection: The Power Of Great Superhero Costume Design
We live in a time of awesome superhero costumes in comics. The rise and rise of cosplay culture, the emergence of comic artists with a savvy understanding of fashion, and the slow diversification...
View ArticleBatgirl #35: Making Out, Dressing Up, And Defeating The Forces Of Misogyny...
Barbara Gordon is for girls. This truth has been obscured over the years, most notably in the Batman: The Killing Joke, in which the classic Batgirl was shot, sexually abused and paralyzed by the Joker...
View ArticleBest Art Ever (This Week): Chvrches, Spider-Gwen, Ramones, Mister X, Gotham...
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists,...
View ArticleBest Art Ever (This Week): Speed Racer, Powers, The Brak Show, Breaking Bad...
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists,...
View ArticleFrom Fashion Blogs To Biker Femmes: The Art Of 'Batgirl' With Babs Tarr,...
Years after her rebooted New 52 series debuted, the Bat Signal illuminates the iconic hero Batgirl more brightly than ever before in a retooled title written by Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher,...
View ArticleThe Batgirl Of Burnside Gets Her Own 'Black & White' Statue From DC Collectibles
I've always been a pretty big fan of DC Collectibles' line of Batman: Black and White statues. Like the comic series of the same name, they put the spotlight onto visionary artists' distinctive...
View ArticleBest Art Ever (This Week): Scott Pilgrim, Wu-Tang, Gigantor, Birdman, Ghost...
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists,...
View ArticleCrimefighting Gets Glam In 'Batgirl' #37 [Preview]
We've been pretty stoked about the cover to Batgirl #37 ever since we saw it way back in September, but here's something that might surprise you about the glittering, rhinestone-studded costume for our...
View Article'Batgirl' #37 Criticized For Transphobic Content; Creative Team Apologizes
DC's new take on Batgirl has been one of the pioneers of a new movement towards mainstream comics for a progressive young female audience -- a movement whose other flagbearers have become a mantra of...
View ArticleBatgirl And The Perpetual State Of Transphobia In Media
In my online discussions of transgender representation in media, I’ve mentioned that I expect a degree of transphobia is every medium I read, watch or listen to. That’s simply how pervasive the problem...
View ArticleOn Imperfect Allies, And Why 'Batgirl' Still Deserves Our Support
On Monday I reported on the controversy surrounding the most recent issue of Batgirl, issue #37, and the hurt it caused readers with the presentation of a character who played into transphobic tropes....
View ArticleBest Art Ever (This Week): Blade Runner, Annie Hall, Mononoke, Endless, Agent...
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists,...
View ArticleBabs Tarr And Joy Ang Cover 'Gotham Academy #6′ And 'Gotham Academy: Endgame'
At this point, I'm not sure how Gotham Academy could get better. I mean, it's already exactly what I have always wanted in my life but never knew I could get, a teen drama with mysteries and secret...
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