Mangaka em est, AKA Maki Satoh, made her reputation with three collections of yaoi stories and work in Japanese Boy’s Love magazines, but it’s already clear that her career is going to be anything but typical.
The Fault in Our Stars: A Quiet, Infinite Film
Just before Julius Caesar informs Brutus that “the fault . . . is not in our stars,” he makes a more startling observation: “Men at some time are masters of their fates.” The qualification, “at some time,” is key to understanding The Fault in Our Stars, a film already powered by a devoted fanbase to top…
Cons & Panels: How Fans Drive the Conversation
I attended my first comic book convention ten years ago this summer. I was about to leave home for college and decided that it was time I fully immerse myself in my nerd habits. I made myself a Dark Phoenix costume and never looked back.
Cheating Death: Review of Jude Watson’s Loot
Loot: How to Steal a Fortune Jude Watson Scholastic Press Release date 6/24/14 Loot is about a lot of things: jewel thieves, acrobats, cursed moonstones. But above all else, this is a story about the value of family. The entire plot hinges on the question of whether love and trust is more important than money…
Professor Julian Chambliss On the Communicative Potential of Comics in Academia
From our upcoming interview with Professor Chambliss: Comic books are complex cultural artifacts that facilitate analysis of social, political, and economic issues through the content on the page, the production process, and the creative environment. Comic narratives are historically grounded and the people creating them directly and indirectly reflecting the philosophy, views, and mindsets at…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
It’s Wednesday and this week it’s a two-fer; you get the normal Wednesday game goodness AND my cultivated female-focused E3 wrap-up. Happy Hump Day to you!
