I know I wasn’t the only Sailor Moon fan who was delighted at the news that Viz Media would be re-releasing Sailor Moon R: The Movie in theatres this month, continuing their mission to bring the show back for a new generation of Moonies. Los Angeles will be getting a glitzy premiere on January 13,…
A Royal Test of Endurance: A Review of The Last Princess
The Last Princess (Deok-hye Onju) Director: Hur Jin-ho Writers: Hur Jin-ho, Lee Han-eol, Seo Yoo-min, based on a novel by Kwon Bi-yeong Starring: Son Ye-jin, Park Hae-il, Go Soo North American premiere: November 15, 2016 It’s no secret that the world has an endless fascination with lost royals, alive or dead or exiled. Many of their names…
Kim’s Convenience Is a Home for Asian-Canadian Stories
I almost missed the very first commercial spot I saw for Kim’s Convenience. In the middle of working on various pieces, I only just caught the familiar sound of the Toronto streetcar chime and the low humming of a middle-aged man in the middle of his convenience store. I looked up just in time to see Paul Sun-Hyung…
Duality of Desires in Park Chan-Wook’s The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden Director: Park Chan-wook Writers: Chung Seo-kyung and Park Chan-wook Starring: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-won, Cho Jin-woong North American premiere: October 28, 2016
Navigating Towards Home: Fresh Off the Boat’s Season 3 Premiere
so, here you are too foreign for home too foreign for here. never enough for both. —”diaspora blues” by Ijeoma Umebinyuo It didn’t take more than two minutes of Fresh Off the Boat‘s season 3 premiere before I got goosebumps from three sentences of dialogue.
Elise Bauman and Natasha Negovanlis Talk Carmilla Season 3
Well Creampuffs, the countdown to goodbye is on for Carmilla. Laura Hollis, Carmilla Karnstein, and friends are on an adventure that doesn’t just involve vampires. No, try an ancient creature out to destroy Silas University and all of its residents, our resident investigative squad included. But will Laura and Carmilla’s love story fizzle out like…
Fangirl and Feminist Forever: An Interview with Sam Maggs
You may have seen her on various nerdy platforms and sundry, and Sam Maggs wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s all about sharing her brand of geeky media and feminism with everyone she meets. With her first book, The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy, Sam brings fangirls of all types together to revel in their geekiness….
The Thursday Book Beat: Moving That Diversity Needle, Inch by Inch
Hello again dear readers! Summer is wrapping up, bringing us closer to a fall full of bookish films and some of the busiest publishing weeks of the year. And while 2016 has been a bit of a banner year for discussions on diversity–well, that wheel keeps turning. The New Yorker kicks us off with a…
Like a Huge Sleepover: The Cursed Child Midnight Release Party
On Saturday, July 30, Harry Potter fans gathered around the world to celebrate the midnight release of The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany. As there are a number of Harry Potter fans here at Women Write About Comics we decided to check in and see what their release party experience was like and…
The Thursday Book Beat: Harry Potter and the Lackluster Curse(d Child)
I’m back from vacation, dear bookworms, and ready to dive right back into book news! While I was away, I got to read Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter and Poisoned Blade by Kate Elliott by a lake, both of which are books you should definitely add to your TBR piles. But of course, I would…
The Thursday Book Beat: New Tolkien Poem May Offer Early Hints of Galadriel
Happy Thursday! How’s your summer TBR pile doing, dear readers? I’d love to hear about any recommendations you might have for fun beach reads to take on vacation. My own TBR list is slowly becoming more manageable, so of course, I need to gather some more recs to pick up!
Previously on Comics: Bryan Lee O’Malley Focuses on Mixed-Race Characters in Future Work
Happy Tuesday! My week’s starting off a little hectic, but here’s hoping all of you get to enjoy the summer sunshine if you so desire and are able to! In the meantime, I’ve got some interesting developments in the comics world to share. Surprising very few comics fans, Marvel has renumbered several of their ongoing…