Geek Girls Rule! #26 – Unhallowed Metropolis Part II

Okay, it looks like the review is going to turn into a three-parter, mostly because it is absolutely impossible to create characters for seven people, using only two books, with a wholly unknown gaming system in anything even approximating a reasonable amount of time.  Last Thursday Loree from the Girl Game came over and we sat… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #26 – Unhallowed Metropolis Part II

Geek Girls Rule! #25.75 – The Thing About Tygra and my Thoughts on Horror Movies.

Here’s the thing.  If the plot calls for her to get beat up, sure, no problem.  No one I’ve been reading has a problem with that.  What they have a problem with is the fact that she doesn’t even ATTEMPT to defend herself.  She acts like a victim in a horror movie.  She’s a fucking AVENGER, for… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #25.75 – The Thing About Tygra and my Thoughts on Horror Movies.

Geek Girls Rule! #25.5 – More Critique on the Critique of Feminist Critique of Comics.

Say that three times fast. Anyway, I essentially wanted to address two quick points.  1.  Rachel pointed out that my list could discriminate against some folks I don’t wish to discriminate against, so here is the updated version:                     1.  Do you identify as Female? I don’t mean “identify WITH females” I mean “Identify AS… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #25.5 – More Critique on the Critique of Feminist Critique of Comics.

Geek Girls Rule! #25.25 Something about feminist critiques of comics.

Feminists who critique comics are not a unilateral whole.  There are as many opinions on what constitutes exploitation and misogyny as there are women who read comics.  While I may not agree with everything every woman who critiques comics has to say, I can generally squint at the big picture a little and figure out… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #25.25 Something about feminist critiques of comics.

Geek Girls Rule! #24 – Playing Cartoonish Characters

You know how in the column on “Playing the Opposite Gender,” I went on and on about how you shouldn’t play your characters as if they were cartoons?  Well, I’m here to tell you there is a time and a place for playing characters that are just great big charicatures. Some games, like Teenagers From Outer Space,… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #24 – Playing Cartoonish Characters