it's all so disheartening. :(

As someone who used to run a convention, stories like this are depressing...not because I am upset that people would come forward, but that the comics industry is DECADES behind other businesses. I remember one convention where my g/f at the time and I sat with Colleen and listened to her stories, just being shocked by the whole thing. Of course, one of the reasons the comics world is so far behind the times is because of crap like this, and if they would have let the type of business changes that the rest of the world went through in the 80's and 90's in the door, maybe they wouldn't be struggling not to become radio drama or 8-Track tapes.

I'm glad that the issue is out in the open now, and ANYONE who blames the victim is the lowest form of pond scum.

Gawd, disheartening is a mild word for it. It's depressing as hell to hear that this kind of crap is still going on.

I will say, though, that I'm glad that you, Ronee, Colleen, and Beatrix are talking about this. It's a lot of dreck to wade through, but maybe talking about it now will make things better in the future.

Gosh, I sure miss comics.

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True.
The freedom to call the otaku n00bs "whiny little gits" without getting chastised by the Marketing staff at DH is nice.

You gave a great interview!

Sadly, I don't expect anyone else to name names: part of the problem is still that everyone's afraid that standing up will make them "troublemakers". I see that in literary SF all of the damn time, where writers who've been screwed by magazine and book publishers keep quiet because they're terrified that they'll ruin their chances with a "big" publisher if they bitch about the Cat Piss Men. I keep explaining that being listed as "difficult" by the half-assed guarantees that you'll go places with real publishers (I had more published after the editor of Science Fiction Eye swore that he'd tell everyone in the genre of how difficult I was after I quit than when I was working for the dogfelcher), but everyone's still afraid to stand up and tell the Cat Piss Men in positions of power to shut up.

You did good.

I find it sadly telling that Colleen didn't mention her harasser, and then in the comments there someone is naively going on about how harassment couldn't possibly have been done by such a nice editor. :(

Yeah, I mean, it's in Wikipedia for cryin' out loud.

Come to think of it, you're NOT in wikipedia. Your legions of fangirls and fanboys, most of whom have crawled up your butt, should get started on that.

I would but hey I am kinda busy. :)

I just wanted to say that I'm glad to see you (and the others) speaking out; I know it's gotta be hard and I also know it'll hopefully make the world a little better for the rest of it, so ... it is appreciated. Kudos.

I read what you meant. Thanks!

Umm wow, I tend to stay outta the comic information loops so this was the first I'd heard of this, which made for a very interesting first post to read.

I'd actually just dropped by to say hello because you used to shop at my Dad's comic shop and I was wondering if you recalled that. It was a tiny little shop called "Big D Book and Comics" that was perpetually a mess.

That's how I first heard of you. Dad through some comics at me that youd done and said, hey, read these, she used to shop here.

My dad still has the wierdest signs for things *L*

He's doing pretty well for someone teaching in the Dallas School District (ie: hell). He struggles a lot with that because he loves to teach but the kids he teachest don't want to learn (17 year old 9th graders yay).

But, he's writing a lot more poetry now, and I'm hoping he'll write a sci-fi story for this amature competition (we have a deal that if he enters a story I'll enter art).

I'll tell him you remeber that book! He'll be thrilled.

Dad dug up the bootleg LotR copies that came out in the 30s or 40's. It always amazes me that he'll give that stuff away or sell it as cheaply as he does.

He and my brother actually run though shop through e-bay now. I think it's scimoc comics or something.

The landlord made him move the shop to the store right next door and we're pretty sure a strip joint (or drug den) opened up in the area our shop used ot be, so I think Dad doesn't want to encourage kids to be around that by having a comic shop open there. -_-

The landlord is a whole other level of evil.

I know I'm going to get flamed for this.

A week ago my friend and I went to the comic shop. It my favorite thing to do with her on Saturdays becuase we are both big comicbook fans.

Anyway while we were there she got into a discussion about women in comics with another female customer. I brushed them off at first figuring they were talking about a manga or something. Anywat 45 minutes later we leave with our new comics(Ironically she bought All Star: Batman 2&3 and Sin City and enjoys them both.

I asked her about the discussion she was having and apparently they were talking about women in comics. The person she was talking to believed women treated terribly while my friend is okay with it. I'm not going to try to understand why becuase she can come here and answer that question in her own words on her own time. Basically I found this blog and many others and after reading through most of it I must say.

I really disagree in a lot of area of your logic.

Now before you just ignore me and see me as part of the problem try to understand my view.

1. You are really passionate about your views on how women are drawn. I can understand that. Many believe women are always displayed as beautiful and dangerous which is probably false.( I say 'probably' becuase all people and beautiful and everyone is dangerous.)

However what I don't support is the belief that making characters overweight or pudgy or just going out of your way to make a charactre not attractive would improve anything. I think when you are seeing an entertainment format as big and general as comics are you see them imitate most of the people around. Most people are skinny and attractive looking. Not the other way around. I live in a fairly suburban city and see all kinds of people. I don't think comics are that much off reality when it comes to a woman's body.

2. "Fanservice" A word that really gets people riled up for the good and bad reasons. I have no problems with fanservice if it fits a character.

For example a charatcre like Catwoman would zip down her leather shirt slowly or keeping it slightly open. She is confident and independent in my opinion. As they say " If you got them, flaunt them." especially if you can use it to an advantage.

If anything manga and anime are extremely perverted in terms of fanservice. I can't believe Vicki Vale( Beautiful Seductress Vicki Vale) pissed you off , but all the crappy teases and ful blown nude shots in some manga are allowed by you and a lot of your followers. very hypocritical IMHO.

Dear Remnant,
Thank you for registering yesterday to post.

I appreciate the time you took to type all that out. In answer, I refer you to this post, which explains things pretty clearly, even if you read only the title.

Thanks.