Wendy and Ashley Review The LEGO Movie
WWAC’s Wendy B and Ashley Schmuecker both went to see the film on separate occasions, and here’s what they have to say about it!
Comics Academe: Imposter Syndrome! I Have No Idea What I’m Doing
I wish I could be the type of brilliant academic that feels motivated by the muse, the type that drinks red wine during the day, writing down all of her inspired thoughts in a leather bound journal. Basically Olivia Pope getting her doctorate. I am sure this brilliant academic superhero exists somewhere; she probably did…
News & Things: Blam! Murdered You!
News & Things: Metal hurling (towards North America)
News Metal Hurlant Coming to SyFy And, I’m assuming that in Canada Space will pick it up. The French anthology TV series has just wrapped its second series, and very soon Americans and Canadians will be able to enjoy all the sexy scifi and ultraviolence.
Review: Velvet #1-3
“What if Miss Moneypenny was actually more dangerous than James Bond and all of his colleagues together?”
Heroes Reborn: Cautious Optimism
Heroes Reborn: 2015 from 2006 Jamie: So I’m minding my own business on Twitter, and suddenly I see a link that stops me in my scrolling tracks.
Review: Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story
Woman Rebel: The Maragret Sanger Story Story and Art by Peter Bagge Drawn and Quarterly Despite my interest in feminist history and the reputation of Peter Bagge, I considered Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story one of my riskier buys when I picked it up at Bethesda, Md.’s Small Press Expo late last year. While…
Comic Shops and Safe Spaces: Why Retailers Are The Real Gatekeepers
Noelle Stevenson’s recent comic about her decision to stop shopping at brick and mortar comic stores has garnered many different reactions from fans. Exasperation that these negative experiences still happen, empathy from those with limited retail choices, and of course those eager to point out that their girlfriend / sister / wives had never been treated…
Black Widow Tops Amazon’s Best Seller List
Marvel’s recent announcement to move forward with a Black Widow solo film has spurred interest in the character’s comic book history as fans speculate about what story will be adapted for the big screen.
News & Things: Culture, therapy and revenge
There’s so much more to Wednesday than new comic book releases. Take a gander at news you need to know now.
Con recap: Boskone
* Note: I volunteer for this con as one of their blog writers. This weekend I attended Boskone, the annual science fiction and fantasy convention put on by the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) in Boston, Mass. This year was the convention’s 51st year, retaining its claim to being the oldest science fiction convention…
