N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy is about the end of history. At the 2018 Hugo Awards, presented last night at WorldCon 76 in San Jose, California, she made history. “I am on this stage accepting this award for pretty much the same reason as every previous Hugo winner,” Jemisin said. “Because I worked my ass […]
The nominations for the 2018 Hugo Awards are in, and you’ll excuse us if we’re feeling a slight sense of déjà vu. It’s not only the fact that there’s a fair bit of overlap with this year’s Nebula Awards ballot (particularly in the Best Novella and Best Short Story categories); it’s also the fact that five […]
In a troubled year, it’s tempting to say comics are just the break we need from…pretty much everything. That’s a reductive view, though, in that the medium can do so much more than just entertain. The year’s great comics and graphic novels include some works that challenge, some that inspire, and some that are, not […]
We have a place for noncompliants: the Auxiliary Compliance Outpost is a facility designed to house and rehabilitate women who can’t quite get with the program. Many are law-breakers in a traditional sense, but others haven’t yet come to understand the importance of fitting in. They’re a little too loud, a little too proud: generally, […]