INTERVIEW: Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang On Bringing the Monkey King to DC Comics
By: Hannah Han DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Collection is DC Comics’ newest comic book anthology celebrating Asian…
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This is What Marvel Executive Jeph Loeb Wore to the Iron Fist Panel at San Diego Comic-Con
Marvel is quickly making a name for itself as the comic book company of unadulterated racial insensitivity and Orientalism. While…
The Resurgence of Cassandra Cain
Currently, Marvel X-men’s Jubilee is the unofficial face of Reappropriate. At one time, it was DC’s Cassandra Cain — a…
Power, Privilege, and “Reconciliasian”
By Guest Contributor: Heath Wong Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, artist Joshua Luna published a web comic titled “Reconciliasian” addressing…
C.B. Cebulski’s “Apology” for Pretending to be a Japanese Comic Writer is Entirely Bullshit
It’s a headline that might have described the antics in an episode of “Family Guy”: White guy pretends to be…
REVIEW: Totally Awesome Hulk #15 (and the Asian American Superhero Team-Up You’ve Been Waiting All Your Childhood For)
When I was a kid, I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of mainstream Asian American…
Rejecting the Mere Optics of Diversity: Why I Support AAPI Independent Media
2015 has been an interesting year for me. I’ve always identified as a proud fangirl – a lover and connoisseur…
Sikhtoons Responds to Recent Hate Crimes Targeting Indian and Sikh Americans
Vishavjit Singh, creator of Sikhtoons, has created a cartoon expression of our collective outrage with regard to the recent apparently hate-motivated assaults…
Hollywood’s “Strange” Erasure of Asian Characters | #AStrangeWhitewashing
A mere week after I wrote a post swearing off of sharing fan news, the fandom insidiously pulled me back…
I Want Off This Culture of Hype
Last week, I saw Mad Max: Fury Road, and I really enjoyed it. Yes, I found the film refreshing for all the…
Jason Chu’s “MARVELS” and being an adult comic book fan
Got a heads-up this week about the latest song by artist Jason Chu: “Marvels”, featuring a haunting hook sung by…
Batgirl Variant Cover Glorifies Sexual Violence | #CancelTheCover
You can tell how unplugged I am from the mainstream fandom that the internet broke this week over a variant…