Thank you all for a great discussion about diversity in comics at the Waukesha Public Library’s Comics Day for teens! Below you will find the slides from my talk and a few links for further reading. Please feel free to contact me if you have any follow-up questions.
Lists of Diverse Comic Book Characters
- 52 Queer Superheroes and Villains Who Can Kick Your Ass
- 14 LGBT superheroes you need to know about
- Den of Geek’s Seven-Part Series on Minorities in Comics
- A Feminist Ranking of Female Superheroes
- Visual Representation: Trans Characters In Comics
- Yet Another List (Comics with Women of Color)
Diversity-Focused Comic Book and Geek Culture Blogs & Organizations
- Black Girl Nerds – online community for nerdy women of color and those who support them
- DC Women Kicking Ass – comics blog that examines depictions of women in superhero comics
- Feminist Frequency – website and YouTube series that analyzes how movies, games, and other forms of popular culture
- The Mary Sue – geek culture blog focused on representations of women in popular culture
- Prism Comics – organization devoted to encouraging LGBT writers and characters in comics
- Polygon – gaming, comics, and general geek culture
Advice for Writers and other Artists on Issues of Diversity
- “12 Fundamentals Of Writing “The Other” (And The Self): How to respectfully write from the perspective of characters that aren’t you” by Daniel José Older
- We Need Diverse Books: Resources for Writers
- Writing with Color: Description Guide (i.e. words that aren’t food related)