But is it? Sure, we love Wonder Woman, and even until this day, she still remains the perfect recipe for a hero. However, as time has shown us, there’s no one way to be the perfect hero — especially if you aren’t a man. Over the years, women have entered the comic book and publishing industry as writers and artists. They’ve used their positions to bring realistic nuisances to characters that cis hetero men can not do, and it has made comics better....

The new trailer promises to live up to the epic fantasy descriptor, with end-of-the-world stakes, a huge and beautiful world to explore, and an ensemble cast, including a young Galadriel and Elrond. Galadriel has seen an apocalyptic vision of death and destruction set to shatter the peace currently reigning over Middle-earth, and she is unconvinced by Elrond’s attempts to reassure her. As usual, though, there is also a group of hobbits, the Harfoots, that seem poised to take center stage....

P: Persia Q: Quest R: Ruth Bader Ginsburg S: Saint Joan of Arc T: Tunisia Stay tuned for the next installment in this history series! In the meantime, catch up on previous rounds of Comics A-Z. Zanjan tells the story of this peaceful path’s emergence alongside that of a young man named Navid. Trained from a young age to join the social elite. The more he learns of society, however, the more Navid questions his predetermined path and the more conflict he sees between the military and the population of Zanjan, the more he is drawn to the new spiritual path of peace the citizens are fighting to protect....

via GIPHY People focus on romantic love on Valentine’s Day, but there’s also Galentine’s Day on February 13th: that day we honor our kickass female friendships. In my list of comics to read for Valentine’s Day, I’ve included a bunch of different kinds of love: family love, friendship love, and of course, romantic love. Because when it comes down to it, that’s what really matters, right? Love. Of all kinds....

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Romantic love has been one of the most essential elements of storytelling for centuries. But for Black people in the United States and across the diaspora, it hasn’t often been easy to find Black romance joyfully showcased in entertainment media. In this collection, revered authors and sparkling newcomers, librarians and academicians, and avid readers and reviewers consider the mirrors and windows into Black love as it is depicted in the novels, television shows, and films that have shaped their own stories....

Finding my Voice is the groundbreaking own voices classic by celebrated author Marie Myung-Ok Lee. Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But the racist bullies of Arkin, Minnesota, will never let her forget that she’s different—the youngest member of the only Korean American family in town. At the start of senior year, Ellen finds herself falling for Tomper Sandel, a football player who is popular and blond and undeniably cute…and to her surprise, he falls for her, too....

We understand that it can be hard keeping up with the latest cozy mysteries new releases, no matter how much you want to! Whether it is the best cozy mysteries of all time, or culinary cozy mysteries to satisfy the food-loving sleuth in you, we have your back. Maybe you are tired of waiting for Halloween and want to get started on your spooky but cozy reading, early we have you covered....

Launched in 2019, Nightfire, the new horror imprint from Tor, encompasses the breadth of horror, from short story collections to novellas and novels, from standalone works to series, from dark fantasy to the supernatural, from originals to reprints of lost modern classics. Nightfire’s novels are now appearing on shelves in bookstores and libraries near you. Do you dare stretch the spines on these terrifying titles this autumn? (TW: side character with early onset dementia/ mentions flasher case/ past rape case discussed, detail/ past suicide discussed, not detailed/ mentions suicide cases, brief detail/ panic attacks/ PTSD/ attempted rape) (TW: I don’t remember specifics, but absolutely anything dealing with a man kidnapping a woman) (TW: suicide, including murder suicide and assisted/ graphic violence/ stalking) (I do not remember the TW for this one, sorry....

I love you. I will ever be forever grateful that you have existed and persisted, despite overwhelming odds like CEOs who didn’t believe in the power of animation. You’ve told stories that challenge animation’s boundaries and potential, allowing women and unconventional underdogs to take the stage, while doing research and showing respect. The comic adaptations show as much care and love. Thus, as you can imagine, the news that Pixar founder John Lasseter has taken a six month leave due to harassing women has been a shock to me....

Over 100 million copies of the series have been sold worldwide and in a statement released by Audible, Fanning said she was thrilled to play a small role in giving the series of “fierce friendships and babysitting adventures” new life. In Audible’s press release, Fanning continued, “People can now relive these coming of age stories in a whole new way or enjoy them for the very first time!” Ann M....

But shhh, don’t tell the extroverts. Every Harry Potter–loving introvert has quoted this at some point or another. (No? Just me? Ahem.) This HP Quote Mug from The Lost Girls Club gets your point across with a healthy dash of fandom humor. Or hey, just get straight to the point with this Read Books and Avoid Social Interaction Sticker from My Secret Copy. It’s not that we’re misanthropes, it’s just that, well, you know, books....

The Every Library Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting libraries and library funding around the U.S., has launched their “Help A Librarian Out” (HALO) fund. This fund gives librarians or library workers (or households who have a librarian or library worker) affected by the COVID-19 pandemic a “no strings attached” grant of $250. Every Library Institute is able to provide these grants through their national fundraising effort, individual donors, and generous donations from Awesome Libraries Project and Urban Librarians Unite....

While this season has something for everyone with exciting debuts, stunning poetry collections, and so much more, this season feels marked to me by new books from authors and translators known and loved by literature in translation readers, with new titles from Hiromi Kawakami, Fleur Jaeggy, Helene Tursten, and Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, and acclaimed translators like Margaret Jull Costa and Janet Hong. I’ve poured over the catalogs and galleys and highlighted just some of the best fall 2021 new releases in translation and because there’s just so much to choose from I’ve added notes for others you should seek out too!...

These are autumn poems of remembrance, beauty, and an awareness of the cycles of life—the need to have our own conversations and reckoning with mortality. The Best Autumn Poems Read these autumn poems with a cozy mug of tea for your best reading experience. 1. Song for Autumn by Mary Oliver Excerpt: Don’t you imagine the leaves dream now how comfortable it will be to touch the earth instead of the nothingness of the air and the endless freshets of wind?...

Born from a passion for mythic entertainment, Legendary Comics seeks out the best and brightest in the industry to create transportive worlds, inspiring characters and spectacular adventure – Legendary Comics YA is the newest facet within this mission of innovative storytelling! With a commitment to amplify new voices, spotlight diverse perspectives, and seek out passionate talent telling character-driven stories, Legendary Comics YA gives emerging and veteran artists a platform to share new stories and retell classics from a contemporary point of view, transporting readers to other worlds that span a range of genres, from fantasy to historical fiction, and beyond!...

Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways. A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion’s biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend’s New York City mansion. This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name....

As my reading habits have been well-informed by my early indoctrination into the true crime lifestyle, I decided to put together a list of crime comics that I thought would make Karen and Georgia proud. Though not all of the books below deal with actual murder and there are some stellar nonfiction crime comics out there, I think the fictional takes here will hit just the right crime-and-feminism spot for an My Favorite Murder listener....

Fan favorite Marvel heroine She-Hulk, AKA Jennifer Walters, is set to make her live action debut this August in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, where she’ll be played by Tatiana Maslany. It’s a bit funny that it’s taken her 44 years to appear in live action, since the comics character was actually originally created because of television. Back in 1980, Marvel was concerned that the success of The Bionic Woman, a spinoff of The Six Million Dollar Man, might inspire the writers of then-running Incredible Hulk TV show to introduce a female version of their hero....