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Give 'Em Elle: Koi Boi and Trans Representation
Give 'Em Elle: Koi Boi and Trans Representation
Give 'Em Elle: Koi Boi and Trans Representation
Koi Boi, a young Marvel superhero who’s been around for about a year, is transgender. Specifically, he’s trans-masculine. Most likely he’s a trans man, but since he hasn’t specified, I don’t want to push him into a binary that he may not identify with. If you don’t know who Koi Boi is, you’ve been missing out on Ryan North and Erica Henderson’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and that’s a shame because it’s a great book. Koi Boi is an Asian American college student named Ken Shiga, but that’s about all we know about his life. Except that he’s transgender, and apparently hasn’t had top surgery, because he wears a binder. But to know that, you have to really be paying attention, because nobody’s said it in the comic yet.
Preview: 'Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up The Marvel Universe'
Preview: 'Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up The Marvel Universe'
Preview: 'Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up The Marvel Universe'
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl has defeated every foe the Marvel Universe has to offer, but her new original graphic novel asks the question, could she beat herself? This year's The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up The Marvel Universe by the regular ongoing creative team of Ryan North and Erica Henderson pits Squirrel Girl v Squirrel Girl, and every other hero is just in the way. Every hero is in danger of getting a squirrel-sized whooping later this year, and we've got a preview from Marvel offering an unlettered sneak peek at the upcoming OGN ahead of its release in October.
Marvel NOW Line-Up Reveals New Titles, New Teams
Marvel NOW Line-Up Reveals New Titles, New Teams
Marvel NOW Line-Up Reveals New Titles, New Teams
Marvel’s reveal of its Marvel NOW line of comics set for release in the wake of Civil War II has taken the form of a steady drip of announcements over the past week and a half, but now news is flooding in, and not all from official sources. Leaked scans of this week's Marvel NOW Previews magazine revealing the publisher's line-up for October and beyond have hit the internet via sites such as Reddit and 4chan. We’ve rounded up all the information we could find to give you a sense of the new landscape of the Marvel Universe this fall.
Ryan North And Derek Charm Take Over 'Jughead' In September
Ryan North And Derek Charm Take Over 'Jughead' In September
Ryan North And Derek Charm Take Over 'Jughead' In September
Archie's reboot titles have been firing on all cylinders from right out of the gate, largely in part to the publisher's adept hand at selecting top quality creators to update and rethink some of the most iconic characters in comics. That trend is set to continue this September as The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl's Ryan North and Trip Fantastic's Derek Charm take over creative duties for Riverdale's hungriest citizen with Jughead #9.
Squirrel Vs World In North & Henderson's 'Squirrel Girl' OGN
Squirrel Vs World In North & Henderson's 'Squirrel Girl' OGN
Squirrel Vs World In North & Henderson's 'Squirrel Girl' OGN
The runaway success of Ryan North and Erica Henderson’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl shows no signs of letting up, as Marvel announced an original graphic novel, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up The Marvel Universe, to be released later this year. The announcement came at the Women of Marvel panel at this weekend’s Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), and the current Squirrel Girl team of North and Henderson will also be the creative team on the OGN.
'Toronto Comics Anthology' Returns For Vol. 3 Via Kickstarter
'Toronto Comics Anthology' Returns For Vol. 3 Via Kickstarter
'Toronto Comics Anthology' Returns For Vol. 3 Via Kickstarter
The Toronto Comics Anthology has been the jumping off point for scores of great new local talent for a couple of years now, and for many of the creators it gives them the first opportunity to have comics work printed and published for the world to see. After the success of last year’s second volume, the anthology is back to show off the best and brightest of the Toronto indie scene to the world.
Noelle Stevenson Covers Ryan North's 'Romeo And/Or Juliet'
Noelle Stevenson Covers Ryan North's 'Romeo And/Or Juliet'
Noelle Stevenson Covers Ryan North's 'Romeo And/Or Juliet'
Back when Ryan North launched his Kickstarter to publish To Be Or Not To Be, a chooseable-path version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, he made the promise that if it was successful enough, he'd work on a similarly interactive version of Romeo & Juliet. Now, it's happening, and while we've known for a while that it's set to hit shelves this summer, today we have a brand new cover by Noelle Stevenson to go along with it. And considering that it involves Romeo and Juliet battling a giant robot with buzzsaw hands and laser eyes, I think it's fair to say that once again, North has drastically improved on his source material. Plus, I think there's a distinct possibility that Romeo might become a Batman.
Cast Party: Who Should Star in a ‘Dinosaur Comics’ Movie?
Cast Party: Who Should Star in a ‘Dinosaur Comics’ Movie?
Cast Party: Who Should Star in a ‘Dinosaur Comics’ Movie?
Welcome to Cast Party, the feature that imagines a world with even more live action comics adaptations than we currently have, and comes up with arguably the best casting suggestions you’re ever going to find for the movies and shows we wish could exist. This week we're looking at a webcomic for the first time, and in fact it's one of the most respected and long running comics on the web, Ryan North's Dinosaur Comics. Now you my be wondering how it would be possible to make an entertaining movie out of a web comic in which each installment has the exact same artwork with only the dialogue changed. Honestly, I wonder that too. That's why I would hire Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to write and direct this movie. As the team behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, and The Lego Movie, they have a proven track record of making very funny films out of material that ought to be disastrous. So let's get them talking to Mr. North, and see what they can figure out.
Cast Party: Who Should Star In A 'Squirrel Girl' Movie?
Cast Party: Who Should Star In A 'Squirrel Girl' Movie?
Cast Party: Who Should Star In A 'Squirrel Girl' Movie?
Welcome to Cast Party, the feature that imagines a world with even more live action comic book adaptations than we currently have, and comes up with arguably the best casting suggestions you’re ever going to find for the movies and shows we wish could exist. Today, by popular demand, we're imagining a film based on Marvel's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, the recently relaunched series by Ryan North and Erica Henderson.

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