Episode 91: Women in Comics

In this episode, Sandy & Jade talk about women in comics as well as some of the latest comicbook apps, then Jade gives a con report of Silicon Valley ComiCon. In the second half of the show, they talk about their projects -- knitting, cosplay, and the ilk.

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Get Geeky
The girls are back with new technology -- a new recording laptop. They are going to slowly start to replace their podcasting equipment.

Announcements

• Hugo nominations are open through March 31, 2016 -- http://midamericon2.org/the-hugo-awards/hugo-nominations/

Women in Comic Books
Previews is doing Women in Comics month for March by interviewing a lot of comic book artists, writers, publishers, etc., who just happen to be women. Some great interviews:
http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/1264

In addition, some other women in comics include:

• Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Bitch Planet, Valentine De Landro on art, Image Comics.
• Fiona Staples, on Saga
• G.Willow Wilson, on Ms Marvel.
• Jill Thompson: Beasts of Burden, Scary Godmother,
• Colleen Doran: A Distant Soil, drew the recent Stan Lee biocomic
• Kaja Foglio: Girl Genius co-creator
• Donna Barr: Stinz, The Desert Peach, Afterdead
• Gail M-F’in Simone

Comic Book Apps
Comic book apps have changed how people are reading comic books, much the same way the Kindle and e-books have changed how people read books. Jade & Sandy used to have a lot of long boxes to keep their comicbooks.

• Comixology (also has manga) 
• Comics Plus Marvel Unlimited (has subscription to entire back catalog) 
• Comic Rack 
• Comic Zeal 
•  iComics Manga: Crunchyroll and Viz Digital, Weekly Shounen Jump, Yen Press has manga and Japanese light novels

 
Silicon Valley ComiCon 

Jade provides a report on her experiences at SVCC. You can read her blogpost about SVCC.

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Get Crafty

Fiber Optics

Finished Objects
Sandy	No finished objects.
Jade	My Own design cowl -- Yarn: Miss Babs Sojourn. ...REVIEW YARN Pretty Wreckless Bare Lace & Colorwork --She hit her stitch dictionaries for simple lace designs, then winged it. She had to FROG whole sections when unhappy.
WIPs
Jade	Pattern: GAP-tastic cowl Yarn: Eco Wool in Ecru -- left overs from the Hemlock Blanket by Jared Flood Modifications -- Double moss stitch instead of the single moss stitch. Notes: Working on it during down times while playing video games.
Sandy	Nearly finished with the Gramps sweater in Miss Babs Yowza, colorway Smurf and Turf, using some dark purple Patons Classic Wool for a contrast
Jade	Pattern: Vanilla Fingerless gloves Yarn: Miss Babs Sojourn Notes: Using left overs from the cowl to start a matching set of fingerless gloves --- stripes
Sandy	Work and gaming knitting: vanilla socks for Eric in a very old skein of yarn-- Brunswick Nylamb in the color Cranberry.   Reducing down from the heel flap to the feet. YE GODS KNITTING FOR MEN IS SLOW
Jade	Pattern: On the Beach by Isabella Kraemer Yarn: Miss Babs Yowza Progress: RIP rip rip. Knit knit knit. Jade had to reknit the first part of the sweater repeatedly as she was unable to cast on the correct size.

Make It Sew: 

• Jade had a treadle sewing machine that she gave to Gigi Knitmore. It was a beautiful machine with an Egyptian lotus theme. 
• Jade made a case for her archery riser using quilted remnants from the store. 
• Currently, Jade is ripping apart an existing commercial bodysuit to use as a pattern. 

Cosplay Projects 

• Jade & some friends did some headcasting for prop building.