*Editor’s Note: Based on feedback, we adjusted the title to more accurately reflect the content of this piece which is specifically about street protesting, following the street protests after the 2016 election results. In the wake of the election results, we have been following, and in some cases participating, in the recent protests against the…
Our Future Can Be Better: In Praise of Relative Utopias
Flying cars, teleportation, robots–the future, if not a dystopia, is generally played as a land of wonders. We have an obsession with the future in comics. Alternate realities posed as potential futures are played with all the time. Yet so many “ideal” futures are not ones I’d want to live in. Webcomics are giving us…
Book Beat- National Book Award, Children’s Fiction, and Zadie Smith
Hi book lovers! I know it’s not Thursday but I had a midterm exam yesterday and a presentation! The only thing I was reading was textbooks. Boring, I know! In exciting news, Colson Whitehead has won the National Book Award for his book, The Underground Railroad, a harrowing tale of American slavery and the lasting horrors of…
Moonlight Allows Black Boys to Be Complex
Moonlight Directed by Barry Jenkins Starring Mahershala Ali, Alex Hibbert, Naomie Harris, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, André Holland, Trevante Rhodes October 21, 2016
To All the Cons We Loved This Year
I went to a lot of cons this year. So many cons. I attended SDCC for the first time, flew to New York for the second year of FlameCon, did some shopping at TCAF, some press and panels at FanExpo, and covered several of Toronto’s hundred-odd film festivals. I’m not a fan of cons, generally, especially…
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…
Of Fire and Stars: The Lesbian Princess YA Fantasy We Need This Year
Of Fire and Stars Audrey Coulthurst Balzer & Bray November 22 2016 “Wait, a YA fantasy where the Princess falls for the dashing and charming OTHER PRINCESS?” “Sign me up!”
Review: La Borinqueña Short Story for CTRL+ALT Pop-Up Exhibition
La Borinqueña Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (Writer), Matthew Barbot (Editor), Sabrina Cintron (Penciler), Eric Jimnez (Inks), Juan Fernandez (Colorist), William Rosado and Gustavo Vazquez (Breakdowns), Emilo Lopez (Cover Artist), Sabrina Cintron (Pin-up Artist) Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center November 12, 2016 Previously I spoke with Miranda-Rodriguez about his upcoming comic La Borinqueña set for release December 22nd of…
Weirdworld Rulez: Queer Worlds With Queer Villains and Queer Heroines
WeirdWorld was a Marvel series that was canceled after six issues, but released in collected format. With story by Sam Humphries and with art by Mike Del Mundo, colors by Mike Del Mundo and Marco D’alfonso, and letters by Cory Petit, WeirdWorld feels victim in large part to the massive range of All New All Different…
Review: The Post-Structuralist Vulva Coloring Book [NSFW – I guess]
Are you bummed about the election results, or at least the electoral results? That was a rhetorical question. Of course, you are! While action is currently going and necessary, self-care is also a priority. If you are scoffing, think of it like this: if you have taken care of yourself, then you can better attend…
Get Your Game on Wednesday: Sombra Hacks In and Ubisoft Promises Vagina Patches
Hey there, gaming fans. Things have been a bit somber around here given the events of last week, but we’re still here to bring you the latest gaming news. Don’t be afraid to take time to recharge with a favorite title—personally, I’ve been spending a lot of time with Overwatch and Jackbox 3, both of…
Iconic Scenes: “Now’s the Fucking Time”
Kill Bill volume one was release in 2003. The film, both volumes, is a love letter to samurai and western films and the relationship the two genres share. Tarantino also calls it a love letter to the colour blonde–to the Bride, Uma Thurman’s hair and the figure she casts in that Bruce Lee inspired yellow…