Pink Juice: Comics and Essays 2008-2019 Annie Mok Self-Published April 11, 2019
Feeling the Fits and Starts in Annie Mok’s Orgasm Addict
Orgasm Addict Annie Mok Typeface by Marian Churchland Self-published 2019 Orgasm Addict, described as “A Comic Book Mixtape,” exists in the space between the dreamy, spellbinding lyrics of our favorite songs and the hurried bustle of a life pulled in many directions. Artist and author Annie Mok takes care in putting protagonist Sally Silverhaze in…
Annie Awards 2015: A Recap
The Annie Awards were viewable via streaming video over LiveStream on January 31, 2015. Lauren Faust made a point of tweeting about it until made to stop. Fight the power, Lauren! My thoughts follow a recap of some of the winners.
Reel Geek Girl: Annie 2014
Annie Directed by Will Gluck Starring Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Cameron Diaz Based on Annie by Thomas Meehan & Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray Screenplay by Will Gluck, Aline Brosh McKenna & Emma Thompson Sony/Columbia PG, 118 Minutes 2014 Annie is still, at its heart, the same as it was in…
Annie Bulloch’s Cook Your Comics: Ma Hunkel and Cake Comforts
When I was originally preparing to write this column, the women-in-comics community suddenly was besieged with what seemed like an usual number of dispiriting incidents. In the worst example, Janelle Asselin was subjected to a week of horrific threats and attacks online because she expressed an opinion about a comic book cover. Gross anti-fangirl merchandise…
Annie Bulloch’s Cook Your Comics: Captain America Can See Paradise by the Oven Light
Comics in the Kitchen: Captain America Needs Meatloaf and Apple Pie With Captain America: The Winter Soldier opening, I was thinking about Steve Rogers. Before he was Captain America, he was a sickly kid living through the Great Depression. Most families were lucky to have food at all, so I imagine he still appreciates a…
ESSAY: The Punk Rock of Geneviève Castrée
I became interested in artful comic books and strange, beautiful, punk independent music in the early to mid-2000s (for I wanted to make comic books and punk music, and other kinds of art), and so it was by luck, chance or providence that I became aware of the artwork and music of the Quebecois artist…
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Still Dead (1992)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups.
Previously On Comics: Koyama Provides Grant Announced
Good morning. It remains quiet here as we continue to watch multiple genocides unfold. It feels flippant to say almost. In the same way it feels flippant to talk about comics or work or anything else you or I or anyone has going on. But the gears don’t stop, the world doesn’t stop so maybe…
ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! September Brought us Deep Satisfaction and Teen Thrills
The back-to-school vibes caught us in September, as a lot of WWAC Readers enjoyed books about teens this month! We’ve got horror, adventure, romance, nuanced fantasy world-building, and a philosophical look at bookselling and society. And as always, we’ve got magnificent taste.
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 – Memory and History Get Put to the Test in NATHAN-ism
Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada. As a young adult, Nathan Hilu was tasked with guarding war criminals and perpetrators of the Holocaust. He spent his life documenting his experiences through his…
REVIEW: Jade Street Protection Services & The Commodification of Magical Girls
One thing I love about Jade Street Protection Services is how much it emphasizes that all girls are magic. Some have more sparkles than others, and some move about the world differently, but they’re all championed as magical. And while the essence of this story is very rooted in the history of mahō shōjo manga…
