Drawn to Comics: “The Prince and the Dressmaker” Is a Stunningly Gorgeous Book About Being Yourself
We’re all lucky enough to see an exclusive preview of this book about dresses, gender, true selves and love right here.
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Grease Bats: Don’t Cancel Your Sex Date
“That’s it, I’m cancelling my Valentine’s three-way to celebrate with you!”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #40: Productivity
“The deadline’s today??”
Notes From A Queer Engineer: A Tiny Dino With Rainbow Feathers
Women scientists on an Antarctic mission to save the planet, a history of Black scientists, a call on Twitter to create positive, non-sexist, and diverse science gifs featuring women and more!
Drawn to Comics: 24-Hour Comic Day is Back With More Cats Than Ever Before
Checking out the #hourlycomicday hashtag on Twitter is a great way to find a bunch of your favorite artists, as well as new ones you haven’t seen before, giving you a little snapshot of their lives.
Some Things: Waiting Period
I know the drill. A few weeks of feeling WEIRD.
“Monster Hunter World” Gives Gay Gamers the Gift of Fighting Alongside Cat Companions
Even if I don’t especially want to kill the dinosaurs, who have been killed enough by now in my opinion, seeing Budgie whacking a T Rex in the face with a lute that I made her to distract it long enough for me to chug a health potion really does just warm my heart.
Jo Abernathy’s Comics Are a Perfect Bite of Pure Joy and Happiness
The most wholesome comics content on all of Twitter is about two line-drawn girlfriends who sometimes shapeshift into orbs.
Yo! That’s Not Cool #7: Listen
Don’t doubt yourself.
Notes From A Queer Engineer: A Land Built On Dikes
During the 1800s, most land creation in Boston was accomplished via sea walls (“dikes”) and infill.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #39: Oh Bummer
“Everything but my anxiety seems to hit an all-time low during the winter.”
Katchoo and Francine are Back in “Strangers in Paradise XXV”
It’s secrets and intrigue and lesbian looooove and just so very Terry Moore.
Drawn to Comics: Michelle Perez and Remy Boydell Talk Trans Sex Work, TV Influences and Their Comic “The Pervert”
Over the last two years, a story about a trans girl living in Seattle and surviving through sex work was published in issues of ISLAND Magazine. Now, It’s being put together as one book, The Pervert, by Michelle Perez and Remy Boydell.
“Doki Doki Literature Club” Doesn’t Subvert Dating Sim Misogyny as Much as It Thinks It Does
Rather than simply acknowledging the ridiculous trope of no female agency in dating sims and attempting to explain it away from a meta perspective, I wish the game had instead just given the girls more agency.
Relevant To Your Interests: Be The Gym Leader
I do not like gyms. They smell like people. Not in the good way. Here’s some nerd gear to get you through.
Baopu #42: I’m Falling
Don’t worry, I’m fine…most of the time, anyway.
Drawn to Comics: Kelly Thompson’s “Hawkeye Vol. 1: Anchor Points” is the Perfect Feminist Comic to Pair with “America”
By focusing on Kate Bishop instead of Clint Barton, that means we get a tonal and moral shift to one focused on women and girlhood and feminism. And it means we get a kickass, fun and thoughtful comic about one of the best young superheroes in the Marvel Universe.
Grease Bats: New Year’s Resolutions
“Sure, I’ve mostly only eaten free fortune cookies for the past two days, but I’m FINE.”
3 Ways To Actually Improve Electoral Process Integrity (With Science!)
How cryptography, human-centered design, and statistics can be used in support of our democracy.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #38: Handsome
“She/Her is fine, They/Them is great, and my name is best.”