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Comics librarian in Pennsylvania
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Once you start looking, her work is everywhere and she absolutely deserves the recognition of being entered into the Hall of Fame!
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But she is also an amazing connection to the golden age of comics working as an assistant to artists like Hal Foster and Tex Blaisdell. She wrote an incredible tribute to this era with her revival of Joe Kubert's Viking Prince.
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It was only later that I would learn about her influential and groundbreaking work with Wimmens Comix, Gay Comix, and Pudge. Pushing the envelope with what could be done in comics right along with Trina Robbins, R. Crumb, etc.
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After this I sought Marrs' other Star*Reach stories like Stark's Quest a masterpiece that needs to be collected in a nice hardcover edition. This story in particular shows off her comix influenced cartooning, imaginative scope, and poignant characterization.
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I was a teen growing increasingly frustrated with these tropes when I read issue 5 which features Waters of Requital, completely written and drawn by Marrs. Now, it reminds me of a classic EC morality story but at the time it felt like such a fresh feminist tale among all the damsels in distress
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I totally get the hesitation around celebrities working in comics but she worked with some really neat people on the Memory Librarian anthology so I hope for the same with this
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I refuse to read this until I get my hands on this edition with this cover
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I don't know if this is in a reasonable distance for ya but a great one to check out is Comic Collection in Feasterville, PA. I think they're celebrating 40 years in business this year and could always use some support!
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It feels marvelous.
What does?
Being seen.
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There is a direct parallel between this acceptance and the big political drama going on in the episode but to me the real highlight is when Zora, the sentient ship computer, has the following exchange with the people who have grown to see what she already knew about herself:
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I find the Discovery episode interesting for the way it lays bare the prejudices of its characters and lets the queer actors playing queer characters be the rational voice of acceptance. Through conversation and earnest listening the characters learn to empathize and see their own flawed perspective
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There's a particularly interesting parallel between Chambers A Closed and Common Orbit and Discovery Season 4 ep 7 But To Connect. Both stories concern a sentient ship computer after it's crew has discovered its sentience. Both have conversations about bodies and the choices we can make about them.
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In Chambers books there are folks with a wide range of gender identities that are largely accepted and understood by other characters but there are still themes of being othered, pressure to conceal ones identity, the euphoria of finding a community that is welcoming.
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AND, more importantly, Black resistance to it
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Ooh also Prism Stalker by Sloane Leong!
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The Island Book series by Evan Dahm gets better as it goes on i think
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It was inspiring hearing @raforall.bsky.social and @yikesyaika.bsky.social talk about this too in their Year in Review. Trying to stay optimistic through it all! 3/3
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I love to hear people saying they're seeking out smaller publishers committed to supporting underrepresented creators, spending their money responsibly, and putting those books in readers' hands. 2/3
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Do you think the reluctance to change is just that, not wanting to put in the effort, or more philosophically they don't see the work as equivalent? It just feels like it's in everyone's best interest to have complete and accurate data!
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Her response to the Nuremberg trials was not "well I wasn't responsible so don't make me feel guilty" but instead she fought to ensure that those things would never happen again.