June 27, 2014

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All Ages Summer Book Club — July Pick

June 27, 2014

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 ...

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Pacific Rim 2: Drift Again Like We Did Last Summer

June 27, 2014

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 ...

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Embl-O-Matic: Homegrown Cartoons on News that Bruises

June 27, 2014

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 ...

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Retro Review: Marvels

June 27, 2014

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 ...

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(TW) Marion Zimmer Bradley and Child Abuse

June 27, 2014

(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.

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Review: Fast Friends (NSFW)

June 27, 2014

Fast Friends Writer: Dale Lazarov Artist: Michael Broderick Dale Lazarov bills his work as “smart, wholesome, gay comics smut,” and that it is. Fast Friends, like Sticky and Manly is a wordless, erotic comic that balances poignant slice of life narrative with marathon sex.

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This Week’s NYT Bestseller List

June 27, 2014

Most people know that the New York Times has a weekly best sellers list for books, but they also have top 10 best sellers for graphic novels, hard cover and paperback, and manga as well.

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The DC Daily Planet: Payment Plans, Perfidious Profligates, and Premieres

June 27, 2014

Everybody’s buzzing about DC this week, and for once, it’s for something done absolutely right. Let’s check in and see what the fuss is about, shall we?

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DC Changes Creator Contracts: Better Deal or Better Business?

June 27, 2014

This week DC announced significant changes to their creator payments, and more visible a shift for fans, colorist credits will be added to comic book covers. The additional changes to DC’s creator contracts are less discernable as being positive without us being privy to actual sales ...

June 27, 2014

All Ages Summer Book Club — July Pick

Pacific Rim 2: Drift Again Like We Did Last Summer

Embl-O-Matic: Homegrown Cartoons on News that Bruises

Retro Review: Marvels

(TW) Marion Zimmer Bradley and Child Abuse

Review: Fast Friends (NSFW)

This Week’s NYT Bestseller List

The DC Daily Planet: Payment Plans, Perfidious Profligates, and Premieres

DC Changes Creator Contracts: Better Deal or Better Business?

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