The Writer: Part I By D. Lynn Smith Many people think that reading a comic book or graphic novel is a lesser experience than reading a novel or even a short story, but those people have not picked up some of today’s independent comics. Reading a comic book or graphic novel can be as compelling, … [Read more...]
Gates of Midnight #1 is released on comiXology
It’s finally here! After years of hard work, sweat and a few tears, Kymera Press’ first comic Gates of Midnight #1 was released Dec. 31 on comiXology. We here at Kymera Press would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported our mission of publishing comics created by women. We … [Read more...]
“Crystal Cadets” #1
By Jen Tait “Crystal Cadets” #1, a new comic book series by writer Anne Toole and artist Katie O’Neill, made its debut on October 13, 2014, under the Roar Comics label. With its easy-to-follow storyline and brightly colored, well-delineated artwork, the likeliest audience for “Crystal Cadets’” will … [Read more...]
Why is there so little research on women who read comics?
By Autumn Daughetee Recently, I decided to do some research on women comic book and science fiction fans. After a couple of hours online I was shocked to see how little research had been done on women as consumers of comic books and sci fi. Is the female comic book reader really such a minority … [Read more...]
World War II Saw Women Artists Replace Fighting Men
By Autumn Daughetee During World War II a lot of America’s workforce had been drafted into the military. Women stepped up to keep the country’s factories and businesses running. What you may not know, is that many of the male artists drawing comic books in the early 1940s were of draft age. When … [Read more...]
Wonder Woman never asked for permission
By D. Lynn Smith I’m a big fan of the television show Longmire. Last week as I was watching a new episode, one of the lines of dialog was, “Good girls ask for permission, bad girls ask for forgiveness.” UGH! What a load of bull… We women have been fed versions of this time and time again until it … [Read more...]
Girls and Women and Body Image in Comics
By Maggie Field One of the things that excites me the most about my involvement with Kymera Press is our commitment to depicting our female characters like real women. It’s all fine and well for them to be attractive—I mean, really, who wants to look at ugly unless it’s from the inside out? … [Read more...]
Get Furious With Us
By Autumn Daughetee Getting furious has never sounded like so much fun. By “furious” I am referring to the proposed comic book series The Furies. I recently had the opportunity to speak with the creator of The Furies, referred to here as WH in order to protect his or her secret identity. The … [Read more...]
Support Cats in Outer Space
By Autumn Daughetee Kymera Press is currently in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign to fund a graphic novel of our first project—Gates of Midnight. We also hope the campaign is successful enough for us to fund additional projects. Among the projects under consideration is an adaptation of author … [Read more...]