I’m going to be honest with you. I’ve been excited for We Stand On Guard since the series was announced at the Image Expo six months ago. Described by the National Post as “like the War of 1812, but cooler”, Brian K Vaughan (American) and Steve Skroce (Canadian) have introduced us to a world 100 years into…
Sexy Losers, Or, How to Draw A Rascal and Make Him Look Good
I’ve been watching a lot of Magnum, P.I.
Ghost in the Shell: The Major’s Body (9)
While I struggle through The Major’s Body: 2nd Gig (getting it just right is important), let’s take a detour through the valley of the dolls.
The Local: Doctor Who Day in Denton, TX
I have talked a lot about the awesomeness of my hometown Denton, TX here and here. But now I have yet another line to add to the “Denton, TX is Awesome List.” We have an official—official as in government recognized—Doctor Who Day.
Astro Boy Reboot Launches Teaser
Announced back in June 2014, with the very first image from Astro Boy Reboot released late last year as well, the upcoming reboot of the beloved robotic boy wonder has finally released its first teaser. Created as a co-production between Tezuka Productions in Japan, the Monaco-based Shibuya Productions, and Caribara Proudction in France, the upcoming…
Windblade Returns in Transformers: Combiner Wars
In 2014, artist Sarah Stone and writer Mairghread Scott brought a brand new character to life in the Transformers comics, through the Transformers: Windblade miniseries. Its four issues saw Windblade, an idealistic and pacifistic woman, try to help the planet of Cybertron with the aid of her fellow robot from Caminus, Chromia. At the same…
James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
James Roberts, writer and mastermind, talks robots, disguises, and the scope and humanity of IDW’s Cybertronian comics universe. Robot gender, robot psychology, and entry points for new readers — this sprawling conversation with WWAC staffer, Rachel Stevens, has it all. — Megan
Advanced Functionality: Date Night With WWAC
I would probably date Nautica from Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, were she an actual existing person. She’s an adorable, well read, left leaning, politically minded, sweet purple lady that likes cats. Basically my girlfriend, if she was a giant robot that turned into a submersible vehicle and had engineering knowledge.
R/W: The Real and the Robotic
What does it mean to write a realistic novel? Or a realistic screenplay? Does psychological realism depend on the use of one or another sets of literary tricks? Does it feel real — is that the ultimate test? Some weeks ago now, a famous writer said that Shakespeare sucks because his work is unrealistic and…
Yet More Violence: Michael Bay’s Transformers Against IDW’s Transformers
This post contains spoilers for Transformers: Punishment; Age of Extinction; Windblade; Dark Cybertron; More than Meets the Eye; Robots in Disguise; and Last Stand of the Wreckers. The Transformer movies, the best selling interpretation of the brand, are simultaneously the most ideologically opposed to the stories of the IDW comic book continuity and the most racist,…
Review: Red Sonja, The Black Tower #2
Red Sonja: The Black Tower #2 Frank Tieri (w) Cezar Razek (a) Amanda Connor (covers) Dynamite October 15, 2014 Issue 2 of Frank Tieri’s Red Sonja mini-series, The Black Tower, just arrived in stores. Let’s check in and see how our ample-bosomed, red-headed heroine is faring? If you need a refresher, you can read the…
New to Manga: Trying Pluto by Naoki Urasawa
As the title of this post suggests, I am a relative newcomer to manga. I’ve seen my fair share of anime and devoured every volume of Sailor Moon and Full Metal Alchemist, but I’ve never really attempted to explore the great body of work that is Japanese comics—which in hindsight seems rather silly, given how much…
