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The Cliffs of Insanity: Equality In Our Role Models

July 4, 2014November 23, 2017Corrina Lawson

Role models should never be limited to someone exactly like you.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Live Action Questing

June 13, 2014November 23, 2017Corrina Lawson1

Better than Disney? Great Wolf Lodge is certainly closer to me and less stressful.

The Cliffs of Insanity: GeekOuts, Troll Hunts, and Feminism

May 9, 2014November 23, 2017Corrina Lawson2

Corrina has a little geekgasm this week and then dives into why strong female characters are considered so radical.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Internet Bullying

April 18, 2014November 23, 2017Corrina Lawson2

Why is the most vile segment of humanity allowed to set the tone in so many public internet spaces?

The Cliffs of Insanity: Forgotten Creators and Superhero Themes

April 11, 2014November 23, 2017Corrina Lawson

What does freedom mean? The Winter Soldier delves into some heavy themes for a superhero movie.

The Cliffs of Insanity: NickMom Geeks Out

March 28, 2014November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson

This week’s adventures climbing the cliffs of insanity include my guest-appearance on NickMom’s Take Me To Your Mother Show, and a few musings on Hollywood and geekdom, especially on that apparently elusive unicorn, the geek girl who goes to the movies.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Superheroes On Television Still Need Work

March 14, 2014November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson1

There’s a double standard involving men being raped and last week’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. played right into it. Thoughts on this as well as the other superhero shows on TV.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Honor the Past & Press Play, Not Pause

February 21, 2014November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson

Let’s remember those that provided the imagination and the stories on which the framework of the current day success is built and let’s also remember that the framework will be stronger if it includes everyone, on the page and behind the scenes.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Black Widow’s Changing Shape

February 7, 2014November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson2

So, hey, maybe that Black Widow promotional poster isn’t so bad? In context, yes, it really is that bad.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Women, Television, & Rape

January 17, 2014November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson7

Absolute story fail, Downton Abbey.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Read These, Feel Better

January 3, 2014November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson

The column’s first annual: “I Would Totally Read This While Sitting With a Relative in the Hospital Awards.”

The Cliffs of Insanity: Wonder Woman and the Bechdel Test

December 13, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson4

A comic that co-stars Wonder Woman doesn’t pass the Bechdel test and it’s emblematic of a larger problem.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Will Things Change for Women in Comics?

November 22, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson8

Once again we’re talking about women in comics. Why? Because I’ll keep talking about it until things actually change. In personal news, my family went to New York City to tape a segment for the Nickelodeon show, Take Me To Your Mother, and I received a cover for my upcoming steampunk detective romance, The Curse of the Brimstone Contract.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Lois Lane and Comic Culture

November 15, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson1

Lois Lane’s 75th anniversary book reflects the ambivalent attitude about women in comics over the past century.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Why GeekGirlCon Is Uniquely Satisfying

October 25, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson4

There’s nothing like the fascinating, thought-provoking and supportive GeekGirlCon.

The Cliffs of Insanity: New York Comic Con and Geek Girl Con

October 11, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson

GGC promises to be a shorter version of a Maker Faire combined with feminism combined with geeky pop culture.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Mystery of Coulson's Rebirth Solved?

October 4, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson

I look at Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., including a theory on why Tahiti is a magical place, DC Comics/Warner Bros. dives headfirst into the superhero television business, and, finally, I join the tablet generation with a mini iPad but my favorite part is my custom case.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Facebook Stats Show 40 Percent of Comic Readers Are Women

September 20, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson2

What did I learn this week? One, there is actual hard evidence that show women read comics (about time); two, as a reader, I can develop a really hopeless crush; and three, that I should let my eldest daughter brainstorm plot ideas for my writing all the time.