CA Mixtapes

Kiss With A Fist: The 'Midnighter and Apollo' Mixtape
Kiss With A Fist: The 'Midnighter and Apollo' Mixtape
Kiss With A Fist: The 'Midnighter and Apollo' Mixtape
Steve Orlando, Fernando Blanco and Romulo Fajardo Jr's Midnighter and Apollo straddles a sweet spot between being one of the most brutal and visceral superhero comics on the stands, and also one of the most tender and heartfelt romance stories. That intersection is exactly where my musical taste lies, so this playlist reflects these two beating hearts of the series.
Eat Nuts And Kick Butts: The 'Unbeatable Squirrel Girl' Mixtape
Eat Nuts And Kick Butts: The 'Unbeatable Squirrel Girl' Mixtape
Eat Nuts And Kick Butts: The 'Unbeatable Squirrel Girl' Mixtape
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North, Erica Henderson and Rico Renzi is a vibrant, self-reflexive, upbeat and funny female-led comic --- and those happen to be all the qualities I enjoy in my pop music as well! So stick on your headphones, grab some nuts, and let me kick your ears' butts in this playlist inspired by Doreen Green.
Bad Girls Do It Well: The 'Bitch Planet' Mixtape [Music Week]
Bad Girls Do It Well: The 'Bitch Planet' Mixtape [Music Week]
Bad Girls Do It Well: The 'Bitch Planet' Mixtape [Music Week]
We at ComicsAlliance love comics, and we love music, so this week we’ve decided to combine those two loves and create playlist tributes to some of our favorite titles. Think of these as something to listen to while you read the comic, or an introduction to the vibe of a comic if you're not yet a fan. Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro and Cris Peter's Bitch Planet is one of the most important comics being published today. In addition to being an amazing sci-fi story with glorious butt-kicking women, it’s rife with feminist critique of patriarchy, while still maintaining an inspirational tone. Putting together this playlist, I thought I’d be choosing angry, riot grrrl songs, but what I ended up with feels more like a modern celebration of women. I think Bitch Planet itself is kind of the same thing.