Ok…so apparently Facebook changed the look of their avatars to match the Quest VR versions? And they clearly did this without anyone who works anywhere at Meta bothering to consult an actual cartoon, comic book, or caricature artist, or even just google “uncanny valley”? Because what the fuck is this?!?!? Seriously WHAT… THE… ACTUAL… FUCK……
So if you follow me on Facebook or Twitter you might know that I started a podcast a couple months ago, primarily with Wayne Wise and Katya Gorecki (but also a rotating cast of other people) devoted to pop culture. VoxPopcast (or Vox Populorum… we gave it two names, but everyone seems to be focusing…
A few months ago, I saw a series of portrait sets by Marcos Alberti. He had people come in and drink alcohol and get progressively drunker and took a photo after every drink. I thought the idea was kind of awesome and I wanted to put my own spin on it. Last month, Theresa was…
It’s been a while since I drew a sketch card just for the heck of it. And I wanted to clear my mind and not do dissertation stuff (been burned out). So I did 4. The many looks of Carol Danvers (Ms Marvel/Binary/Warbird/Captain Marvel). Enjoy.
Once upon a time I used to take lots and lots of pictures. It was something I really enjoyed. I still really enjoy it but I don’t have as much time anymore. Brooke came to me and said she had an idea she wanted to try though. She was looking to do some cool shots…
Another con has come and gone and I am exhausted as always. Thanks to Max and Steph for all the help. Anyway, just like yesterday, we did some cosplay photos in our booth and I thought I’d share them here. The Imperial Stormtrooper probably requires some explanation. He came by the booth and was excited…
Max, Steph and I went out to West Virginia to work at WVPopCon 2017. In addition to selling the comic book, I decided to also run a cosplay photo booth: Quick edits of cosplayers where I photoshop them onto covers or into scenes that make sense for their character. Here are some of the shots…
I went out to do some late night photography of the full moon with my friend Hanna the other day. Mostly because I wanted to play with my 500mm lens, and what else are you going to do at 4am? SaveSave
This is a weird thing that keeps showing up in my feed even though I know that it came out over a year ago. But every time it comes up, I look at it and say… I want to do this!!! It’s a series from Marcos Alberti. He calls it “The Wine Project” and it’s fucking…
Once upon a time I used to take photos regularly. Then grad school happened. It turns out grad school is not terribly conducive to free time for side careers. Whodathunk, right? Anyway, I was contacted by the lovely and talented Chelsey to shoot some promo photos for her hula hooping performance art business. And like if you’re…
Way back when I started teaching my Sex, Violence and Comics class, the students actually requested a class focusing on cosplay. Then a couple days ago I asked for people’s thoughts on the homework that I’d be giving for that class. We did it on Halloween. Some people asked if I could share some of…
So, as I mentioned a few weeks ago, a couple of my students requested that we have a lesson on costumes and cosplay on Halloween. Since that’s theoretically a lot of the research I’m doing for my dissertation and because frankly it just sounded fun, I agreed. Now I’m putting together that assignment and lesson plan.…
I started the PCA/ACA paper I did last year with an anecdote about a little girl that I met at Baltimore Comicon a couple years ago. She was three years old and dressed as Harley Quinn. Here’s an excerpt from the story: In September of 2012, while attending Baltimore Comic Con, I met a three-year-old…
I have to say, the best part of teaching a class about funny books has been being able to take my ideas and blog about them and ask people for ideas and get actual useful ideas back. This was really useful back when I was trying to pick my book list. So I figured I’d do…
Needed to take a break from my research for a bit and that’s the perfect time for an entry in Mav and Jameel’s Facebook Pictionary!!! 10 points to whoever can guess the answer before Jameel. Timer starts now!