Josh Howard

Seven Great Comics About Women Defeating Monsters
Seven Great Comics About Women Defeating Monsters
Seven Great Comics About Women Defeating Monsters
The brave hero. The wicked villain. These archetypes, and the tales of their struggles, lie at the heart of the comic book medium, providing the basis for many of our favorite stories. While some may scoff at these aspirational stories, we know that they can be empowering, uplifting, and even inspiring. That's often especially true when the hero at the heart of the story is a woman. When women slay monsters, the stories are never just about protecting the kingdom and preserving the status quo. When women slay monsters, they challenge their own oppression, they overturn expectations, and they seize control of the future. When women slay monsters, they change the world. These are some of our favorite comic book stories that celebrate that idea.
Javier Grillo-Marxuach to Adapt ‘Dead@17′ Feature Film
Javier Grillo-Marxuach to Adapt ‘Dead@17′ Feature Film
Javier Grillo-Marxuach to Adapt ‘Dead@17′ Feature Film
It's been a little over a year since we've heard anything regarding a "Dead@17" adaptation -- the latest scuttlebutt pointing at Mike Dougherty ("Trick R Treat") being pegged to write a script and Vanessa Hudgens starring as the series main character, Nara Kilday...
Taking a Look at CLUBBING and DC’s New Minx Line
Taking a Look at CLUBBING and DC’s New Minx Line
Taking a Look at CLUBBING and DC’s New Minx Line
According to a quote from Karen Berger in a terribly-titled Wall Street Journal article, the folks at DC have been "looking at the success of manga as a great sign that teenage girls were actually reading comics again." The result of all that looking is Minx, a new line of young adult graphic novels aimed at girls ...