Stephanie Hill

Jennie Wood is the author of the comic Flutter, a coming of age story with a sci-fi twist that explores gender roles through a fantastical premise. Fifteen-year-old Lily is endowed with the ability to shape-shift into a boy's body. The comic traces…

When I started writing this profile, Lucy Knisley had not yet put up a comic that doubled as an engagement announcement, but that story — honest, confessional, well-organized, and carefully illustrated — represents exactly what is so engaging about…

The Wolverine debuted in theatres this weekend in all its rooftop motorcycle ninja glory. I’m sure that’s the only reason most people want to see the movie, but maybe a few of you have heard of a little someone called Logan, or Wolverine. Just a…

2013 is looking pretty good for comics, friends. Here are a few of my favorites, in completely arbitrary categories. There are too many comics out there for there to be an authoritative list of the best, but these ones are really, really good, so…

There's a point in Jane Austen's Emma in which Emma is caught in a carriage with Mr. Elton who begins to "actually make violent love to her." I was 13 or 14-years-old when I read that line, and I had to put the book down for a moment and collect…

So a character in Batgirl just came out as transgender. Pop culture takes another step towards representing more of the society that we see in real life. I’m happy about this. No, really, it’s great, so don’t get me wrong when I say that I’ve got…

Millennials aren’t exactly strangers to socializing online, and the more we do it, the more normal and acceptable it gets, and that extends to dating and making romantic connections. OKCupid, plentyoffish, Match.com, jdate, eharmony, and even…

Sometimes it looks like comic books, in their physical form, at least, might go the way of the cassette tape. Access to comics on the internet has never been so sophisticated. Comixology has brought comics from over 75 publishers to the online…

What? James Bond movies can definitely win Oscars! Oscars for Sound Editing, Best Original Song, Visual Effects … You know, stuff like that. Oh, you meant to ask why James Bond can’t be nominated for Best Film or Best Actor? Well, that’s a little…