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Popaganda Episode: Favorite Nerds

Far too often, pop culture creators gear their work toward an assumed audience: 18-45 year-old white, straight men. But nerds come in all genders, races, and orientations. On this episode, we celebrate the release of our Nerds print... Read more »

Comics Artist Kate Beaton Discusses Her Hilarious New Book

Kate Beaton's clever comics star historical and literary figures. Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: Why Do You Love Packing?

In her weekly comic exploring sexuality, artist Erika Moen explains why she sometimes likes to “pack” a sculpted cock and balls.  Read more »

Drawn from Life: Phoebe Gloeckner's Diary of a Teenage Girl Hits the Big Screen

Raised in San Francisco, Phoebe Gloeckner draws her artistic influence from many of the prominent cartoonists of the 1970s Underground Comix movement. Read more »

Riot, Girl: Harley Quinn Will Finally Get Her Big Screen Debut

The antiheroine who plagues Batman with roller skates and pranks gets her film premiere in Suicide Squad. Read more »

Confronting Teen Sexuality in "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"

The film is an excellent adaptation of the graphic novel by legendary underground comix artist Phoebe Gloeckner. Read more »

Discovering Sylvie Rancourt's Long-Lost Comics About Working As a Nude Dancer

In the mid-1980s, Sylvie Rancourt worked as a dancer in a strip club in downtown Montreal. In her downtime, she drew comics about her life. Read more »

A Powerful New Comic Book Takes Aim at Abortion Stigma

Even where it’s legal and accessible, abortion can often be a difficult process. Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Transformations

This week on Popaganda, we bring you three stories of change. First, singer Amelia Meath (of Sylvan Esso) talks about bringing a human sound to electronica. Then,... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: The New Magic Wand

Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex  and sexuality. This week, Erika Moen reviews the revamped Magic Wand vibrator.  Read more »

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In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

She-Hulk, Attorney at Law: She's Mean, She's Green, and She Believes in Due Process

Avenger. Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Member of the Fantastic Four. Read more »