The piece I wrote on comics, depression and self-belief went up on Infinite Earths last week. I was nervous about publishing it but the response I've had so far has been overwhelmingly positive and I'm really pleased (and humbled) that it seems to have touched ao many people ( Read more... )

The big news in The X-Files fandom this week was the announcement that series creator Chris Carter has officially signed on as an executive producer to IDW comic series, making the comics the official season 10.


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Over the past week or so, as some of you know, I've been involved in promoting a new comic created by media studies academic, Will Brooker. Will is best known for his work on Batman but he's also a staunch proponent of feminism and has criticised gender imbalances in popular culture, specifically in comics. With My So-Called Secret Identity Will's ( Read more... )

Over the last few weeks I've been lucky enough to talk to Will Brooker, an academic who I admire and respect, about a new project he's involved in. Will is best known for his work on Batman - he's the author of Batman Unmasked and more recently Hunting The Dark Knight, but he's also written fiction and it's this he's returning to with My So-Called ( Read more... )