Ellie Black - Mothership

The James Bond of First Light is hot in a grown up way

"In order to live out the masculine fantasy of being James Bond, you do actually have to make this guy attractive to women in a way that male video game protagonists usually are not."

Gita Jackson Jul 1, 2026

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Maps, mice, and moody hues: The making of Mina the Hollower

On a studio visit to Yacht Club Games, Nicole Clark learned about the origins of our new favorite mouse hero.

Nicole Clark Jun 30, 2026

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Zoë Hannah Jun 26, 2026

Ellie Black is a cartoonist who lives in Brooklyn. Their work has appeared in The New Yorker, Electric Literature, Nashville Review, and more.

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A human-shaped Ditto holds lipstick and has messy lipstick on their face; Tangrowth says, "There must have been humans who liked this sort of thing."

Personal Essay

Pokopia is my post-gender utopia

The most recent Pokémon game takes a lax attitude toward gender and pronouns

Ellie Black May 7, 2026