Tillie Walden: Talking Comics

"If it was torture, I’d’ve given up by now.”

"...Tillie Walden, that Ignatz-winning author of the new graphic novel Spinning, will be..."

Nov. 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...Austin has a pedigree of comic-book artists to make any..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

The origins of the iconic Amazon princess

"...Directed by: Angela Robinson. Starring: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton,..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Do Women Rule The Austin Comedy Scene?

Kat Ramzinski suggests that, yeah, they sure as hell do

"...Two things you need to know about Kat Ramzinski:..."

Feb. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...The original Funniest Person in Austin (as in the contest's first..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...had the good fortune to be at Esther's Follies in its early years – and that's asking a lot..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...For better or worse, there's no getting away from the juggernaut called Star Wars: Episode 1..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

'The Intergalactic Nemesis' in Four Colors

Is the world's first live action graphic novel a good graphic novel?

"...The Intergalactic Nemesis has been called the world's first live action..."

Aug. 11, 2012 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Guide to 4/20 Events and Resources in Austin

Everyone needs to chill out

"...a group of students at San Rafael High School in California, who used 4:20 as a secret code meaning..."

April 15, 2021 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

Funniest Person in Austin 2016: Lashonda Rules!

Lashonda Lester takes the title in the competition's 31st year

"...charm for Lashonda Lester when it came to the finals for the Funniest Person in Austin Contest. The Detroit..."

May 17, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Perfect Date Night Is In the Details

A sort of recipe for showing your beloved (and yourself) some love

"...Sometimes, for Date Night – which was a thing for longtime couples in the Before Times and is..."

Sept. 22, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas in Bold, Dark Strokes

Artist/Historian Jack Jackson

"...Jack Jackson, fiftysomething, wears glasses, has white hair and a white mustache..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Moontower Star Sophie Buddle on How Comedy Is Becoming More Welcoming to Women

“Austin is such a comedy city”

"...made her stand-up debut at age 15. She'd been attending comedy clubs with her mom for a few months..."

April 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Dina Barrish

Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in Tales of a Blerd Ballerina

The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black

"...Ta-Nehisi Coates writes Black Panther and Captain America comics. Stacey Abrams mines political wisdom from Star..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Good Eye: In Praise of Eyebrows

January 16, 2014. 9 photos.

"...In this week's The Good Eye, Amy Gentry celebrates bold..."

Jan. 16, 2014 Photo Gallery

Finding the Funny in Bleak Times at Moontower Comedy

A Q&A with stand-ups Akaash Singh and Paul Varghese

"...The world is constantly going to hell in a handbasket. This is not new..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Arts Feature by Neha Aziz

Big in Austin, Big in Japan

If a holiday gift trend is big here this year, chances are, it was already big over there

"...In case you hadn't noticed, while you and your Gap..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Graphic Diversity

This year's Staple! expo spotlights women in comics, and local creator E.K. Weaver explains why

"...It's been a hot minute since Nell Brinkley inked feminine independence in national magazines,..."

March 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Crossing the Lines

Women Comic Strippers

"...flecked with feathers and vomit, with small bird parts dripping from the hairy nest. Penny Moran Van Horn's scratch-board..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Rise of the Valkyrie

Kate Leth talks women in comics and fake geek girl phobia

"...Comic readers exploded in fury this week when podcaster Craig Mazin called She-Hulk..."

May 26, 2014 Books Post

Wisecracks

"...Directed by: Gail Singer. Starring: Joy Behar, Ellen Degeneres, Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Girls Gone Geek

Weird Girls is an Austin-based website and YouTube channel dedicated to all things geeky, but from a female perspective

"...That's the name of the Austin-based website and YouTube channel dedicated to all thinks geeky...."

May 23, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Local Pick for Free Comic Book Day

Creators of Punchline offer a super-powered narrative

"...Here comes Saturday, May the 4th, swinging in like an orange fist on the big rocky..."

May 1, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Joan Thinks I'm Funny, So I Better Keep Going'

Oddball Festival's Whitney Cummings on the craft of comedy

"...this year’s Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival is spare in the estrogen column. Out of 25 total comics who..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Page Two: Otto Binder Had a Vision

The great science-fiction and comic book writer already had a name for Trump back in the 1950s – Bizarro

"...Two weeks of book reviews in this column does not mean it is evolving into..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to the X-Men, David Marquez: Hope You Survive the Experience!

Local artist opens run on Marvel's merry mutants today

"...Marvel zombie, and he'll be pretty happy with it. In two years, he's gone from indie creator to drawing..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Think Twice

In this comedy about comedy, Mike Birbiglia nails what's funny and true

"...Directed by: Mike Birbiglia. Starring: Mike Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Chris Gethard, Kate..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

13 Reasons to Love Wizard World

Where else could Big Bird rub feathers with The Crow?

"...If it's Halloween in Austin, it must be Wizard World, the travelling circus..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Talking Bullshit With Nell Scovell

Muppets writer on buzzwords and the uphill battle for women in comedy

"...Sunday, the writer Nell Scovell appeared on the SXSW Interactive panel “How to Stop Speaking in Bullshit” alongside Obama..."

March 16, 2016 SXSW Post by Jen Sorensen

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