by Kaelyn Barron |
As anyone who’s ever tried to write a poem knows, it’s no easy endeavor. Don’t let their (generally) smaller size fool you—creating a world of meaning in just a few lines can be as challenging as writing an epic. Thankfully, we have no shortage of...
by Cole Salao |
Manga is a general term the Japanese use to refer to all kinds of cartoons, animation, and comics. Outside of the country, the term is generally reserved for comics that are created and originally published in Japan. It’s an art form that’s proven to be...
by Cole Salao
Speculative Fiction is a notoriously difficult genre to define. For convenience, we’ll be going with the latest definition: It’s a “super genre” that includes a large number of other literary genres, which contain certain elements that...
by Cole Salao |
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction where the past is paired with retro-futuristic technology that is largely powered by steam. Unlike cyberpunk (which is a vision of a hypothetical future), steampunk is a throwback to the past. It speculates on what the 19th...
by Cole Salao
Grimdark fantasy is a fantasy subgenre whose tone and style is characterized by moral ambiguity, grittiness, and an overall grim outlook on life. They’re not happy stories; they’re cynical, violent, nihilistic, and downright dirty. In a grimdark setting,...
by Cole Salao
Perhaps, like many of us, you grew up reading the newspaper—not for the news, but those itty-bitty comic strips that were found in the “funnies” section. Peanuts, Garfield, and Calvin and Hobbes are just some of the countless comic characters that have...
