Child of a Hidden Sea A.M. Dellamonica Tor Books Like so many adopted children before her, Sophie Hansa is curious about her biological parents. But when she finally decides to track them down, she gets a little more than she bargained for. For starters, her mother wants nothing to do with her. But even more…
Merch Fail: Training to be Batman’s Wife
DC licensing team? You’re stupid and I hate you. Yes, I am calling names. So juvenile. But so are they by proxy (by neglect), and they’re doing it in crueller, quieter ways.
Katherine Tanski’s Teaching Comics Part 2: The Amazing Spider-Man
This is part two of my retrospective/nostalgia journey through my time as a graduate student teaching comics in the “early days.” Part one, my love letter to Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics can be found here.
Review: Storm #3
Storm #3 Greg Pak (W) Scott Hepburn & David Baldeon (A) Marvel Comics Release date: September 24, 2014 As a lifelong Storm fan, I was admittedly more than a little worried to see that Forge would be the next person out of Ororo’s past that she encountered in only the third issue of her comic. Greg…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Short & Sweet Edition
Top Shelf to Release Print Edition of Strong Female Protagonist Webcomic If you’re one of those folks who love good comics but only like them in print form, you’ll soon be able to get your hands on one of the best superhero comics coming out today. Strong Female Protagonist, an on-going webcomic by Brennan Lee Mulligan…
Throwing Popcorn: SheZow
When SheZow was announced in late 2012, I was curious about the potential for a gender-role defying, crossdressing superhero. The Australian production caught a lot of people’s attention with the unusual (for American TV, at least) premise.
October Staff Picks: Games!
October staff picks for games: this month, It’s all Al! Super Smash Bros, for the 3DS Sora Ltd. – Bandai Namco Games Do I own a 3DS? No, sadly just a 2DS. But do I know people who have 3DS’s? Yes! I am super excited to see how well Bandai is going to utilize the…