Rachel Pinnelas 💭

@racheaissance.com

• \rā-chə-sän(t)s\ n. I’m here because I was in the comic book. Writer. Editor. Curator. @comicmoviebookclub.bsky.social Creator & Host. She/her. ✍️ racheaissance.com

One of the dangers of open secrets—apart from protecting and prolonging unsafe men from any accountability—is that it will do more harm to anyone who can be hurt by it to even make reference to it, even if it’s been outright told to them how they’ve been impacted.

I think it's kind of messed up that big comics publishers have continued to reprint the works of men who have been extremely harmful to women and that I will face more professional repercussions for expressing that than they ever will because once upon a time they wrote popular characters' stories

As a reminder, in 2020, more than 60 people accused Warren Ellis of grooming and sexual impropriety, coming together to create the website somanyofus.com. In its most recent update, in 2023, the site posted: "To the best of our knowledge, Warren Ellis took none of the steps we hoped he would."

A screenshot of an Image Comics press release announcing the reprinting of Warren Ellis and Chris Sprouse's Ocean.

Pardon me while I gas myself on a Tuesday evening: Imagine all these comics publishers treating me like I'm not a factor. 3 Eisner noms, 1500+ published pages, writing/drawing/painting/coloring/logo design, made all the right connections, etc. Timely, strong work ethic. Well-liked. BUT, Arab...

illustration of Superman Lifting something heavy in very warm lightIllustration of Superman looking into a mirror and seeing Bizarro
Ibrahim Moustafa@ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 2d ago

Cover WIP I might make an alt identity à la Akira Yoshida where I pretend to be a white guy or a South American and see if that guy gets more opportunities to draw big blue 😂

Pencil drawing of Superman straining under something heavy

So many Republican male lawmakers have been accused of physical and sexual violence against women that the report about this guy, who harassed his employees with unsolicited gifts, inappropriate comments, and demands for dinners, seems almost quaint. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules

The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.

nytimes.com

You mean he *merely* made women’s employment contingent upon their tolerance of his sexual overtures and imposition of gendered indignity? Remembering that this used to be the kind of thing women could complain and even sue over suddenly sounds like an unheard of luxury. …