Marvel Monday! Again? Already? Here’s a round-up of what has happened in this new, Post-SDCC, world:
Love, Lizzie: A Secret Diary Review
In 2012, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (fondly known as LBD) brought the familiar and beloved novel Pride and Prejudice to a relatively new online platform as a webseries, and the results were nothing less than extraordinary. Jane Austen’s characters shifted into grad students, aspiring fashion designers, medical students, and CEOs, their lives and uncertainties closer…
Sharknado 2: The Best One Yet
Up until last year, The Boneyard topped my list of movies that are so bad that they are awesome. What could possibly be better than a horror movie featuring Phyllis Diller and an eight foot tall zombie poodle? Why, a tornado full of sharks, of course.
#WWACNerdMovie Was Incredibly Fun
Wednesday July 30th was the inaugural #WWACNerdMovie Night, in which we get together to watch a classic nerd movie and live tweet our snarky little hearts out. This month’s movie was Barbarella, a film that practically whimpers with ecstatic joy to be snarked upon. And snark we did.
Sunday Art Gala: The Sum of All Fears
Paralyzing fears. Everyone has at least one. It may or may not be sensible or even comprehensible. Today, WWAC staffers share their WORST FEARS.
R/W: The Monks of Cool, whose tiny and exclusive monastery is hidden in a really cool and laid-back valley…
The Monks of Cool, whose tiny and exclusive monastery is hidden in a really cool and laid-back valley… I was looking for a word to write about this week and Claire suggested cool. It’s a funny one. The origin of the term is clear, as is its shift from meaning “kind of cold” to “new-interesting-awesome,”…
Multifarious: Why The Wicked + The Divine Doesn’t Deserve its Own Movie. ASAP or Otherwise.
Why The Wicked + The Divine Doesn’t Deserve its Own Movie. ASAP or Otherwise. The Wicked + The Divine doesn’t deserve its own movie. Perhaps The Wicked and Divine does. I’m not quite sure what that is. Over at Vulture, Brennan Carley argues that because Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, and Matt Wilson’s’s new comic is…
All Ages Summer Book Club — August Pick
In the Twitter talk about our June pick, we discussed the prevalence of depressing plotlines in children’s fiction, such as death, disease, and abuse. Many books utilize these themes to give their stories empathetic pull; it’s near impossible to read about a kid dealing with mortality or exploitation without feeling invested. It’s a powerful tool…
Webcomics Statistics — A Deeper Look into the Webcomics Scene
Webcomics have changed and are continually changing the game. Everyone with an internet connection and basic computer skills can publish their comics in the web. Everyone. “Is it good work?” and “will it be successful?” are entirely different matters, but if you fulfill those two prerequisites (and if you’re reading this, you do), you can showcase your work to…
Review: Manifest Destiny Issue #8
Manifest Destiny Issue #8 Chris Dingess (W) Matthew Roberts & Owen Gieni (A) Image Comics When you save someone’s life, they owe you. There is no satisfaction in rescuing another person if there isn’t a reward. At least, that’s how the crew of Lewis & Clark see the situation. With this issue emerges an echoing…
The DC Daily Planet: San Diego Detox
Anybody else disappointed with the lack of big announcements from DC this past weekend? Except, of course, the one I’ve been waiting for ever since I heard Wondie was going to be in Batman v. Superman:
Kickstarter of the Week: My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy
Maybe it’s because I have anime on the brain, but somehow the wonderfully sweet and silly “My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy” Kickstarter found its way to me this week.
