Link time!

I keep seeing cool things I want to talk about but not finding the time to do a proper post.  So here comes another link list:

 

Lesbians in Archie comics discussing the stress of a closeted relationship:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/11/20/and-now-americas-typical-teenage-girl-is-a-lesbian-thanks-to-archie-comics/

 

Advert advocating engineering toys for girls!

http://www.upworthy.com/if-3-little-girls-did-this-to-my-house-id-do-everything-i-could-to-get-them-full-rides-to-stanford?g=2&c=ufb1

Or rather, trying to sell engineering toys for girls.  It’s an ace advert, go watch.

 

How to submit writing samples to comic publishers:

http://www.comicsvanguard.com/2013/11/how-do-i-submit-writing-work-to-comic.html?

 

Steampunk variant covers for DC:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=49023

 

Fantagraphics kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fantagraphicsbooks/fantagraphics-2014-spring-season-39-graphic-novels

Loki meets some school kids and pushes one of them off her seat:

http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/05/watch-loki-push-a-kid-over-after-she-says-thor-is-better-than-him-4174587/

 

New Ms Marvel:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/11/05/ms-marvel-the-muslim-teenage-jersey-girl/

I’m dead excited about this.

 

DC moves to the west coast:

http://www.newsarama.com/19425-dc-comics-moving-to-burbank-to-join-dc-entertainment.html

I feel sorry for the staff who now have to choose to relocate or lose their jobs.

 

Marvel animal variants:

http://marvel.com/news/story/21532/take_an_exclusive_first_look_at_marvel_animal_variants

A write up of the kid book group comics discussion from last week:

http://didyoueverstoptothink.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/comics-kidbkgrp/