The Octavia Project might be the coolest thing I’ve ever heard of. Starting this summer, girls from underserved neighborhoods in Brooklyn will have the chance to combine an interest in science fiction with hands-on STEM education, honing their SF writing and world-building skills while simultaneously working with guest experts to learn about programming, architecture, electronics, or game design. The […]
The dog might be a terrorist, but he’s got his reasons. Emma Ríos (Pretty Deadly) and Hwei Lim team up on Mirror: The Mountain, part of the 8House universe from Image comics. Each creator brings her unique sensibilities to bear on a lyrical, beautifully painted book about an asteroid peopled by incredible creatures who have come to […]
Science fiction and fantasy often serve as way to examine and cope with societal issues, past or present. Given how prevalent the idea of “otherness” is within genre (from monsters to aliens), it’s no surprise that writers of color would choose to use SFF as a vehicle to access their own thoughts about race and feelings of otherness […]
