The #WWACTV chat is where the casual TV viewer and the self-professed (or in denial) addict discuss the newest shows and old favourites. June 29th marked the end of our first month since debuting on June 15th and it went really well. We discussed: Is there a show you would like to give additional seasons to, reboot…
July All Ages Comics/Books
Here are the cool books hitting the shelves for the young and young at heart this July. Scooby Doo Team Up #5 Sholly Fisch (W) Dario Brizuela (A) DC Comics Release Date 7/2 Daphne and Velma must complete their Amazon training to help protect Wonder Woman’s homeland from spooky monsters. Zoinks! Squish #6: Fear the…
Top 10 Underrated LGBTQ Comic Characters
Each year Pride Month seems to bring along several Top 10 LGBTQ character lists scattered across comic book news sites. This isn’t a bad thing–not that long ago you would have been hard-pressed to find 10 major LGBTQ characters in mainstream comic books–but sometimes the lists get a little predictable. Northstar, Batwoman, Wiccan and Hulking–these…
Batman Eternal Check In: Issues #10-11
Originally, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write about the year long event that is Batman Eternal. I have been burned by DC events in the past (*cough* Villains Month *cough*) But the promise of Stephanie Brown and a superstar creative team (Snyder! Fawkes! Layman! Seeley!) convinced me to check out the first issue….
Review: Turtles in Time #1
Turtles in Time Paul Allor (W) Erik Burnham (W) Ross Campbell (A) IDW Publishing Turtles in Time #1 is everything that turtle fans adore about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: action-packed fight scenes, sassy Turtle one-liners, and dinosaur punching. The first issue of the mini-series wastes no time throwing the Turtles and readers alike into an…
Cook Your Comics: A World-Saving Breakfast Battle Plan
What if I said you could save the world from certain doom just by making breakfast? Is that why they say it’s the most important meal of the day? Probably. I’ve arrived at this hypothesis after years of reading comics, which is obviously the best way to gain accurate information about the world around us….
Kickstarter of the Week: Pole Dancing Adventures
Remember this interview with Pole Dancing Adventures’ Leen Isabel? PDA is a webcomic about pole dance, including fun situations, tips and tricks, and all things revolving this art that is so often misunderstood. In the interview, we clarified these doubts, talked about sexuality, self-esteem and, of course, comics.
All Ages Summer Book Club — July Pick
Our first selection for the All Ages Summer Book Club was Neil Gaiman’s The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, which was re-released last week with artwork by Eddie Campbell. We had our first Twitter discussion on our summer reading pick as well, which I thoroughly enjoyed. We even decided on our next…
Pacific Rim 2: Drift Again Like We Did Last Summer
The news is all over the internet: Visionary director Guillermo Del Toro and Script writers Travis Beacham and Zak Penn are reuniting with Legendary Pictures to bring giant robot action sequel Pacific Rim 2 to theaters in 3D and IMAX on April 7, 2017. The 2013 film Pacific Rim, starring Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, and Charlie…
Embl-O-Matic: Homegrown Cartoons on News that Bruises
Introducing… Our newest feature, a semi-regular, multi-author series of cartoons and short comics by WWAC staff, Embl-O-Matic. We’ll bring you sharp editorial cartoons on the state of geek culture, feminism, and other stuff we find interesting (like pie).This first cartoon, by Claire and Megan P, is in response to various recent news items — take…
Retro Review: Marvels
I’ve always loved Alex Ross. If ever I’m rich there’s a few things I’ll do: buy cool flats in London, Paris, New York, and Toronto, donate large sums of money to worthwhile causes and churches, attempt to visit fifty-two countries in a year, and buy a tonne of Alex Ross artwork. The privilege of seeing a…
(TW) Marion Zimmer Bradley and Child Abuse
(Trigger warning: child abuse, sexual abuse) On June 10th, Deirdre Saoirse Moen published an email from Moira Greyland, Marion Zimmer Bradley’s daughter. In the email she states that her mother molested her from the age of three until the age of twelve.