Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1513600125 ISBN 13: 9781513600123

Publisher: Alternative Comics, 2016

Synopsis

Chainmail Bikini is an anthology of comics by and about female gamers! Forty cartoonists have contributed comics about the games they’re passionate about from video games to tabletop role-playing to collectible card games. The comics in Chainmail Bikini explore the real-life impact of entering a fantasy world, and how games can connect us with each other and teach us about ourselves. Alliances are forged, dice get rolled, and dragons get slain! Chainmail Bikini shows that while women are not always the target market for gaming, they are a vital and thoroughly engaged part of it, and are eager to express their personal take as players, makers, and critics of games.

Chainmail Bikini is edited by Hazel Newlevant (If This Be Sin), and features a cover illustration by Hellen Jo and comics by established talents and rising stars including Annie Mok, Jane Mai, Molly Ostertag, MK Reed, and Sophie Yanow.

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Product Description

An anthology of comics by and about female gamers. Forty artists contributed comics about the games they're passionate about, from video games to table-top role-playing to collectible card games. Explore the real-life impact of entering a fantasy world, how games can connect us with each other and teach us about ourselves.

Review

"Debut editor Newlevant brings obscured voices to the fore in this groundbreaking reflection on what promises to be the century’s defining art form." ― Publishers Weekly

"One of the best queer inclusive feminist books currently on the market." ― Calliope Jennings, B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

"Definitely great for fans of comics like In Real Life. I’d recommend checking it out." ― Kimber Vale, The Book Ramble

"Like a well-designed game, Chainmail Bikini sets forth a straightforward premise and then challenges as it delights, capturing your imagination and before you know it, you’ll find yourself invested in it."―My Entertainment World

"Whether you’re a hardcore gamer who wants to see stories by others who share your passion [or] a comics lover who wants to see a wide variety of excellent comics from a wide variety of talented creators . . . this is a book that you’ll enjoy, treasure and be able to return to over and over again. ― Autostraddle

". . . Even as a non-gamer, I found a number of thought-provoking concepts presented, most revolving around the idea of using imagination to reinvent oneself, of fantasy as a valuable tool for change or discovery." ― Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading

"I can say having read many anthologies . . . this is one of the best curated ones I’ve read. It feels balanced and diverse, opening its doors to so many perspectives yet never feeling like a madhouse of whatever is out there." ― Justin Wood, Comic Bastards

"If you have a chance to get your hands on a copy somehow, I highly recommend you get it and experience this beautiful piece for yourselves." — That One Comic Guy

"Overall, this anthology is pretty solid." ― Sarah Richardson, Women Write About Comics


"Debut editor Newlevant brings obscured voices to the fore in this groundbreaking reflection on what promises to be the century’s defining art form." Publishers Weekly

"One of the best queer inclusive feminist books currently on the market." Calliope Jennings, B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

"Definitely great for fans of comics like In Real Life. I’d recommend checking it out." Kimber Vale, The Book Ramble

"Like a well-designed game, Chainmail Bikini sets forth a straightforward premise and then challenges as it delights, capturing your imagination and before you know it, you’ll find yourself invested in it." My Entertainment World

"Whether you’re a hardcore gamer who wants to see stories by others who share your passion [or] a comics lover who wants to see a wide variety of excellent comics from a wide variety of talented creators . . . this is a book that you’ll enjoy, treasure and be able to return to over and over again. Autostraddle

". . . Even as a non-gamer, I found a number of thought-provoking concepts presented, most revolving around the idea of using imagination to reinvent oneself, of fantasy as a valuable tool for change or discovery." Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading

"I can say having read many anthologies . . . this is one of the best curated ones I’ve read. It feels balanced and diverse, opening its doors to so many perspectives yet never feeling like a madhouse of whatever is out there." Justin Wood, Comic Bastards

"If you have a chance to get your hands on a copy somehow, I highly recommend you get it and experience this beautiful piece for yourselves." — That One Comic Guy

"Overall, this anthology is pretty solid." Sarah Richardson, Women Write About Comics

About this edition

• Publisher: Alternative Comics
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1513600125
• ISBN 13: 9781513600123
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204
• Editor: Newlevant Hazel