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Swapna Krishna

Swapna is the Comics Editor at Book Riot. She's a Space Columnist for Paste Magazine and writes for Syfy Wire—Fangrrls, Tor.com, Bustle, and other sites. She co-hosts a podcast called Desi Geek Girls. You can find her incessant ramblings on Twitter at @skrishna. She lives outside Philadelphia.

No Context Given: You’re a Short, Angry Man Who Punches Stuff?

Yes, Kamala, that is precisely what Wolverine is. Ms Marvel #6 – G. Willow Wilson, Jacob Wyatt, Ian Herring, Joe Caramagna

3 Crime Novels about Kidnapping

I read a lot of books about women being kidnapped. I don’t really know what this says about me. It’s ...

New Comics Preview: October 15, 2015

It’s that time again—I’m back with a new comics preview to tell you what came into the Panels mailbag while ...

October Comics Mailbag Giveaway

Yes, it’s that time again–a comics giveaway! We’re giving away an amazing set of comics handpicked for you from the ...

Convention Diaries: NYCC 2015, October 9

Swapna here! Today was a big day at NYCC for all the Panelteers. Some of my own personal highlights: Yes, ...

No Context Given: Today Sucks

Does anyone else feel like this entire No Context Given series could just be panels from Hawkeye and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl? ...

New Comics Preview: October 8, 2015

Swapna’s back, talking about three comics that came into the Panels mailbag this week that you absolutely should check out. ...

Finding Panelteers at NYCC 2015

NYCC is upon us (again, I ask: How is it already October?), and all shades of geekdom are descending upon ...

#cuteJughead: A Conversation with Chip Zdarsky about JUGHEAD #1

When the first images of the revamped Archie Andrews were released, the Internet rejoiced. Archie was no longer a goober; ...

4 Issue-Oriented Middle Grade/YA Comics

On our very own YouTube channel, Swapna is talking issue-oriented middle grade and YA comics!