On the morning of Tuesday, October 14th, Utah State University received an anonymous threat from someone claiming to be a student, who promised to engage in terrorist action if feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian spoke at a scheduled event on Wednesday, October 15th. Sarkeesian, and many other vocal feminist creators, have been targeted by the Gamergate…
DICE Interview: Becky Cloonan
The DICE interviews continue with artist, writer, and all-around outstanding creator Becky Cloonan. She currently writes the new series Gotham Academy and is the principal artist on The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Her past work includes the Eisner Award-winning The Mire, Conan the Barbarian, and American Virgin. Cloonan is also the first woman ever…
Dear Marvel: Literally No One Wants a Civil War Movie
During NYCC, Marvel flashed a teaser for a new Civil War series in 2015, by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic. The following Monday, rumors started flying that Robert Downey, Jr. had signed on to be in Captain America 3, and the internet put the puzzle together: oh God, they’re going to make a Civil War movie.
New to Manga: Trying Pluto by Naoki Urasawa
As the title of this post suggests, I am a relative newcomer to manga. I’ve seen my fair share of anime and devoured every volume of Sailor Moon and Full Metal Alchemist, but I’ve never really attempted to explore the great body of work that is Japanese comics—which in hindsight seems rather silly, given how much…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Comics to Film and Vice Versa
Scott Snyder and Jock’s new horror series Wytches gets film option First issue sells out on Wednesday, film rights get sold on Friday? Scott Snyder and Jock aren’t doing too bad for themselves with their new horror series Wytches. The series has been picked up by Brad Pitt’s production company (Plan B) with Snyder and Jock to…
Review: Rat Queens #8
Rat Queens #8 Kurtis J. Wiebe (writer), Roc Upchurch (art/colours) Image Comics | Shadowline Productions October 2014 Apparently Wiebe went and had himself a baby girl, Willow Kate—so I suppose we can forgive him for the delay in getting Rat Queens #8 into our impatiently waiting hands. Congratulations, Mr. Wiebe! Looking forward to the new…
Twin Peaks, Idiosyncrasies, and Pie Crusts
Pie always seemed intimidating to me. Pie is so idiosyncratic, and therefore people have many opinions about it. Because, despite the idiom “easy as pie,” pies really aren’t all that easy. But like many things in life, the less easy things are intensely gratifying to master, which is why I am I here to tell…
