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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.

A JESSICA JONES Teaser Is Here!

Well, the first teaser for Marvel’s Jessica Jones is here. It doesn’t really show us anything, but that doesn’t stop it ...

5 Comic Retellings of Fairy Tales

This post is sponsored by Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola and Emily Carroll Most children think twice before braving ...

Comics in Panels’ Mailbag: September 10, 2015

It’s time for another Panels YouTube video! You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here. This week, I’m back, talking ...

Food Comics

Over on Book Riot’s YouTube channel, Swapna is talking the food comics you should check out. ] Comics mentioned in ...

Off-Panel: BB-8 Meets Puppies, Cute Overload Ensues

Our daily round-up of news around the comics space, from the gutters and beyond. “If you want to spend the ...

5 Comics to Watch For in September

Each month, we bring you 5 intriguing comics—whether destined to become bestsellers or under the radar—that you should keep an ...

What’s in Panels’ Mailbag?: September 3, 2015

It’s finally arrived — Panels is on YouTube! I’ve been doing some videos over on Book Riot’s YouTube channel, but ...

Off-Panel: AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. meets THE MUPPETS

Our daily round-up of news around the comics space, from the gutters and beyond. The Muppets beg Clark Gregg for ...

G. Willow Wilson, Motherhood, and the Comics Industry

It was Thursday afternoon, and I hadn’t been paying much attention to Twitter for the day. I gave it a ...

3 Middle Grade Comics

Over on Book Riot, Swapna is talking about three middle grade comics, one uber popular, and two new releases. Comics ...