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‘Beginner’s Guide’ series links

A couple of years ago I wrote a lengthy series of short articles for the superb Freaky Trigger, aimed at people with a bit of interest in comics but not much knowledge.

I’ve seen that face before

Maybe the convention of drawing characters who exemplify Western body ideals also explains why many superhero comics are full of facial lookalikes? If the artists are expected to draw the characters to look physically ideal, they probably also make them correspond with Western ideals of beauty, which can be pretty narrow.

Steve Whitaker

This isn’t an easy thing to write, and it is a personal indulgence, but I felt I absolutely needed to include some sort of tribute to Steve, who died a couple of years ago.

Ten Good Reasons to Read Yourself Raw (and one reason why you shouldn’t)

A comprehensive overview of all the contributions to RAW would seem endless, and would probably make your brain melt, so instead Peter Campbell offers, in no particular order, the ten things that made RAW so groundbreaking and essential.