Chainmail bikini

the anthology of women gamers

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Hazel Newlevant: Chainmail bikini (2015)

192 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2015

ISBN:
978-1-5136-0012-3
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OCLC Number:
931641938

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3 stars (3 reviews)

"Chainmail Bikini is an anthology of comics by and about female gamers! Forty cartoonists have contributed comics about the games theyre 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."--provided by Amazon.com.

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Review of 'Chainmail bikini' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

A really fast really fun read, it was actually a pretty painful reminder of some of the internalized misogyny that still lingers deep within my heart. Because F it, I'm as geeky and gamery as the next person >.< even if I don't see my games as REAL games.

As far as the art goes, 99% of it was on point although if you aren't already comfortable with some rougher web comic and memoir comic styles you may find some of it a bit hard on the eyes. It also helps that childhood is a bit of a recurring theme, and a lot of the styles do reflect that vibe. The fact that everything was black and white also helped to draw things together, although I might have ordered things a bit differently if it was up to me.

Each story in and of itself is pretty short, but there …

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Subjects

  • Internet games
  • Fantasy games
  • Women fantasy gamers
  • Board games
  • Video games
  • Simulation games
  • Comic books, strips