Happy New Year’s Eve, my fellow gamers! Lest you think all that happened in 2014 was the negativy surrounding #gamergate, here’s a recap of the big stories that you may have missed or want to fondly remember. Game Conventions Keep On Growing Last year, the Penny Arcade folks announced their fifth offshoot, PAX South, of the popular…
[TW] YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Trigger Warning: Suicide and depression. This week’s tragic news about the death of transgender teen, Leelah Alcorn, and the Tumblr note that followed, has brought me to tears. Losing lives, especially young lives, to hopelessness, always feels so preventable. Marc Lombardi, editor at Grayhaven Comics, is offering a free PDF copy of YOU ARE NOT…
Ringing In the New Year In Mega-City One
It’s the New Year in 2000AD’s Mega-City One. What will our intrepid WWAC staff wear to prepare for the, er, festivities? Let’s find out! Kelly: New Year’s Eve, Mega-City One: SJS (Sexy Judicial Squad) Just because the future is grim doesn’t mean we can’t dress to kill. Sometimes literally. We know your secrets and we look…
7-Minute Superhero Workout: A Review
Lifestyle writers and WWAC Warriors Meredith and Kate set out to compare and contrast their experiences with the 7-minute Superhero Workout, available on both iOS and Android for $2.99. The app is by Six to Start, the company that made Zombies, Run!. Six to Start’s apps specialize in combining fitness with a compelling storyline. Playing the apps feels a…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Year-End Round-Up
The wave of awesome indie comics continued to swell in 2014 with the comics world increasingly focusing beyond just Marvel and DC to focus on the work outside the superhero mainstream. The world of indie comics is so varied and vast that no year-end summary could be anything close to comprehensive; so instead, let’s check…
Announcing Post Comics: I Mail, You Review
Starting in January, I’m taking Reviews Roulette to the people. Here’s how it works: You trust me with your mailing address and your very soul. I send you a comic in the mail. Then you send me back a review, which I will publish on here, under Post Comics. Bonus points for mailing me back…
Viva Dallas Burlesque Does DC vs. Marvel
Viva Dallas Burlesque is “the largest burlesque show in Texas” and performs on the first and third Friday of every month at the historic Lakewood Theater in Dallas, Texas. Burlesque stars from all over the USA come to perform in Viva Dallas shows, all of which center on a particular theme. Past themes have been “Alice in…
What You Read: Our Top 20 Posts of 2014 [GIFs]
Reviews, essays, a couple of top tens, and tons of opinions, these are the top twenty, most read WWAC articles of 2014. This list is more diverse in authorship and topic than last year’s, with several of our newer writers cracking the top ten — and one, the top five. Among them are some of…
Mighty Marvel Monday: 2014 Wrap-Up
Well, kids, 2014 sure was a year. Let’s take a look back at the Marvel news that made this year exciting/bearable/confusing, shall we?
Review: Brass Sun: The Wheel of Worlds
Brass Sun: The Wheel of Worlds Author: Ian Edginton Artist: I. N. J. Culbard 2000AD/Rebellion Ian Edginton and I. N. J. Culbard’s graphic novel Brass Sun: The Wheel of Worlds is not what you might expect from a 2000AD story. There’s no ultraviolence or grimness, and it’s not really a straight-up SFF or action comic….
A Trip Down Fear Street: Silent Night 1, 2, and 3
Due to some holiday delay, A Trip Down Fear Street took longer than intended, so I crammed all three of the Fear Street superchillers Silent Night 1, 2, and 3 into a single review. Tagline Silent Night: Happy holidays – you’re dead! Silent Night 2: Jingle Bells – Santa kills! Silent Night 3: ‘Tis the…
Protecting Your Privacy & Data in the New Year
I imagine many of us are making our New Year’s resolutions; living healthier lives, being more creative, making time for family, etc. But the beginning of the New Year is a good time to evaluate your digital identity and footprint. When’s the last time you changed your passwords? Checked the privacy settings on your social…