Lesbian vampires and Robin Hood and statistics — oh my! Here are the stories we covered this past week at WWAC.
On Monday…
The iZombie trailer was released and Catie talked about how it compares to the comic. Desiree was super excited about the Vixen animated series news. Al used her quick change skills to become Carrie Kelley, Batman’s first female Robin. There were some short and sweet comic reviews. In Marvel news, Spiderman is really weird in Japan, and a million people love Star Wars. Megan B. talked about diversity in comics and how to get more of it. Jules reviewed Kentucky Route Zero and Al challenged us to read more comics this year.
On Tuesday…
Sarah continued her review of Lightspeed’s “Women Destroy Science Fiction” special issue and Megan P. returned with further statistics on comic journalism. It was all Image all the time in Indie comic news.
On Wednesday…
Dreddhead Kelly provided details on the new Judge Dredd Mega Collection. Ginnis discussed sexuality and the vampire. Claire shared all of her Robin Hood-related feelings for Sherwood, TX. Brenda covered game news in Get Your Game on Wednesday. Megan P. speaks about about context when it comes to the Charlie Hebdo response.
On Thursday…
Ginnis invited everyone to Freaks and Geeks, Ardo brought us the latest book industry news, and Wendy came to terms with Superman. We took a trip down television nostalgia lane with Claire’s review of Murder She Wrote, and the latest Twin Peaks Log.
On Friday…
Our WWACGamers discussed gender in gaming, because video game publishers still have issue with backing female protagonist. Just in time for the weekend, get your drink on, Jem and the Holograms style. L.B. reported some good news from Diamond Comics Distribution on the status of some of those female lead comics. See what turned up in the Reviews Roulette. Check out the Kickstarter of the Week: Ava’s Demon and Laura’s recap of DC comic news. And finally, we demanded the return of the Marvel swimsuit special.
