So, is Riverdale‘s Version of Jughead Asexual, Or Not? Cole Sprouse Is Fighting “Pretty Heavily” For It
Riverdale plans for Jughead to have "romances with women" in the first season. But that doesn't necessarily mean that we won't see a coming-out story for Jughead in the future.
Read More30 of Our Most Favorite Women Comic Artists of 2016 (and Beyond)
To just about all of us here at The Mary Sue, comics make the world go 'round. So, in the spirit of doing work and keeping things awesome, we decided we should go ahead and share some of our most favorite women comic artists of 2016 (and a few beyond).
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: The Disney Infinity Series Has Been Cancelled
Things We Saw Today: The Disney Infinity Series Has Been Cancelled
Wow, this is a bummer. Disney announced earlier today that it's shuttering Avalanche Software, a move that will put nearly 300 people out of work and discontinue the Disney Infinity series.
Read MoreThe Mary Sue Exclusive: Betty and Veronica #1 Variant Covers
Betty and Veronica are getting their own reboot! After updating Archie and Jughead, Archie Comics is rebooting Betty and Veronica with Adam Hughes (Catwoman, Wonder Woman) as artist and writer. Issue #1 hits shelves in July, and in the meantime we've got some gorgeous variant covers to show off from Colleen Coover, Erica Henderson, Alitha Martinez with Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Audrey Mok.
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: Mike Colter Hypes the Complex Characters of Luke Cage
Sweet Christmas!
If I had my way, it'd be September 30th already, and we'd all be watching Luke Cage right now. Sadly, I can't bend the space-time continuum just yet, so we'll have to make do in the meantime with some more hints from Mike Colter, who discussed the Netflix series with Comic Book Resources at the red carpet premiere of Civil War.
Read MoreArchie Comics’ Jughead Is Now Canonically Asexual
Writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Erica Henderson's Jughead reboot is hilarious and surreal, and hasn't shied away from reframing some of Jughead's iconic characteristics for a more modern context.
Read MoreReview: Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 2 Beatable Only by Squirrel Girl Vol. 1
Squirrel you know it's true.
Hopefully, all of you who read my review of Marvel's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 1 immediately ran out and got on board the Squirrel Girl train. Doreen Green is one of Marvel's best characters right now, and you need to join in on her adventures immediately! That said, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 2: Squirrel You Know It's True, takes a bit of a dip in storytelling, and is slightly less successful as a collection.
Read MoreThe Mary Sue Interview: Chip Zdarksy on the Renaissance of Jughead, “The Teen I Wanted to Become”
Fooorsyyyythe!
It's hard to imagine a writer who would be a better fit to write Jughead than Chip Zdarsky, and Jughead #1 (out tomorrow!), proves that. After reading the hilarious, surreal, and surprisingly sentimental first issue, we spoke to Zdarsky over email about collaborating with Squirrel Girl artist Erica Henderson, making sense of Jughead's obsessions, and whether or not Howard and Jughead would get along.
Read MoreReview: Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1 as Unbeatable as the Name Suggests
"Squirrel Girl/Squirrel Girl/She's a human and also squirrel..."
In the current comics climate of superheroes out-brooding each other and dealing with dystopian scenario after dystopian scenario, it's easy to forget that comics from the Big Two can also be fun. Well, if you're looking for pure joy in comics form, run - don't walk - to your local comic shop to pick up a copy of the newly-released trade, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power.
Read MoreWe Asked Boston Comic Con 2015, “How Do You Deal With Negative Reviews?”
We asked comic creators at Boston Comic Con for their tips on dealing with negative feedback, whether it's criticism from professional reviewers, messages from disappointed fans, or random haters who may not even be your audience.
Read MoreWe Asked Boston Comic Con 2015: “What Is A Mary Sue?”
We interviewed a ton of comic creators at Boston Comic Con this year about their work, their experiences in the comics industry, and ... their definition of the term "Mary Sue." You can expect many videos to come featuring the incisive, funny, and educational responses they shared with us on our YouTube channel in the coming days, but to kick things off, here's a compilation of the unique answers we heard when we asked them the definition of this fandom-created term.
Read MoreUnbeatable Squirrel Girl Is Being Relaunched, Same Great Team, Same Great Flavor
This is Squirrel Girl Classic. Not some "new" Squirrel Girl formula.
Worry not, though, it'll have the great same old team with the great same old flavor. I mean humor. I mean... nuts.
Read MoreThe Mary Sue Exclusive Preview: Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5
And you thought Captain Marvel punching a shark was cool looking. Wait til you get a load of this Unbeatable Squirrel Girl preview Marvel gave us!
Read MoreMing Doyle, Erica Henderson and Other Comics Artists Give Us the Genderblended DC Movie Universe We Always Wanted
*make grabby hands*
It began simply, when Ming Doyle posted this fabulous depiction of Sigourney Weaver as Bruce Wayne. But if you're going to give Tumblr an art prompt (draw DC comics characters as played by famous movie stars of a different gender), you better be prepared to give it a glass of milk to go with it. I mean... for the art explosion that happens next.
Read MoreHere’s Your First Look At The “Women of Marvel” Variant Covers Coming This March
Yay talented ladies!
Despite the fact that DC Comics and Marvel are slowly, sloooowly geting better when it comes featuring different types of gender, racial, and body diversity in their books, the behind-the-scenes ratio of male to female comic creators leaves something to be desired. So it's cool to see that in March, Marvel will be doing a special variant cover event to highlight their pool of female artists. But is it enough?
Read MoreThe Mary Sue Exclusive Preview: Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #2
Marvel's The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 just hit stores this week (check out our interview with writer Ryan North!) but Marvel Comics just dropped a super-cool exclusive at our door - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #2!
Read MoreInterview: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl’s Ryan North Talks Nuts, Fighting Galactus, & Hazelnut Lip-smacking
The all-ages friendly comic is in stores today!
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, in stores and available digitally today, is being written by Ryan North (Adventure Time, Original Sins) with art by Erica Henderson (Bravest Warriors, Subatomic Party Girls). Just before the launch of the book, I email interviewed the dinosaur-loving (purely platonic) North for The Mary Sue. Find out what he had to say!
Read MoreThis is Not a Drill: Marvel Announces Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Ongoing Series
It's a good day to be a Great Lakes Avenger.
LOOK AT THAT ADORABLE COVER.
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