Katie Schenkel

Katie Schenkel is a digital copywriter and pop culture writer. She started getting into comics in her mid-20s through her lifelong love of superhero cartoons and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not at her day job writing websites for small businesses, she’s writing articles for Panels, The Mary Sue, Quirk Books and other sites. Katie also runs the website Just Plain Something with her partner Mike; they host the JPS podcast and their webseries Driving Home the Movie. Blog: Just Plain Something Twitter: @justplaintweets

A Whole New World in DC BOMBSHELLS

Over the last few weeks, DC Bombshells has blown me away. Originally simply a series of pin-up style variant covers ...

Comics Recommendation Engine: BOJACK HORSEMAN

BoJack Horseman season two premiered on Netflix last Friday, to the delight of pretty much everyone who took the time ...

No Context Given: The Brave and the Bold #148

Yeah, this week it’s the Butt-Legging Ring, but next week the Caped Crusader goes after the Booty-Tights Gang!

Recommending Comics for Gravity Falls Fans

Tonight is the night — Gravity Falls is back! I can’t tell you how much I love this show. It’s ...

9 Nostalgia Trips from the BABY-SITTERS CLUB Graphic Novel

Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club series was basically what comics could have been to me growing up. Between no ...

The Woman Who Is Thor

We here at Panels are taking some much needed time off; in the meantime, we’re revisiting some favorite old posts ...

No Context Given: Batman #385

Whenever someone says Jason Todd was the “edgy Robin,” think about this panel. Think about it real hard. Never forget ...

Breaking Down DC’s New Series

Little by little over the last month, DC Comics has released sneak peek 8-page previews for their ongoing and brand-new ...

On Female-Friendly Comic Shops

It can be dang hard to be a woman who reads comics. Don’t get me wrong — in many ways, ...

The Woman that is Thor – The Big Reveal of THOR #8

Welp, it’s happened. Eight issues in and Thor is finally revealed! Just in time for the entire dang universe to ...