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Gina Nicoll

Gina Nicoll is a writer and research student in Toronto, Canada.

How Do You Count Comics on Goodreads?

I have a problem. I haven’t updated my Goodreads in months because I can’t decide how I want to add ...

9 Reasons I Adore Jillian Tamaki and You Should Too

Kate Beaton, comic creator extraordinaire responsible for Hark! A Vagrant, calls Jillian Tamaki “King Midas.” Kate Beaton does not lie. I’ve ...

A Very GIF-y Retelling of My First Convention

A couple weekends ago I went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) for the first time. I’m a newbie ...

3 Books About Books

I am physically incapable of passing up a book about books. Maybe it’s because I don’t know many book lovers ...

Best Book Nominees: Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning

The Doug Wright Awards were founded in 2004 to recognize and promote Canadian comics, and their promotion is definitely working ...

An Ode to Awesome Women

Whenever possible, become friends with women who are smarter than you. That’s one of my guiding principles in life. Smart ...

Read ‘Em: Comics About Sex

In the immortal words of Salt-N-Pepa, let’s talk about sex—in comics, that is. A few years ago, my first thought ...