By D. Lynn Smith When I decided to found Kymera Press, I was somewhat hesitant because of all the press about online rape and death threats women in comics were receiving. I was afraid that might happen to me as well. However while some women continue be harassed, I have not been harassed at all. … [Read more...]
What Fun Home and Bitch Planet Have in Common
By D. Lynn Smith A while back, Fun Home won the Tony for best musical. And guess what? It’s based on a graphic novel written by Alison Bechdel. Here is what Fun Home is all about... “In this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late … [Read more...]
Don’t Let People Get Comfortable with Disrespecting You!
By D. Lynn Smith Last month, Marvel’s Avengers, The Age of Ultron came to a theater near you. With it came a controversy over an interview in which Jeremy Renner and Chris Evans joked that Black Widow was a “slut” and a “whore” that went viral because it was so offensive. When I read this blog … [Read more...]
What does Cinderella teach little girls?
By D. Lynn Smith When I was 8 years old my family moved in with my grandparents so my mother could help take care of my ailing grandmother. My 6-year-old sister Renee and I shared a bedroom upstairs. On this one special night, my dad carried our huge console TV up the stairs and into our … [Read more...]