We told you a few weeks ago that Warner Bros. was seeking a female director for the Wonder Woman movie, and sought — and found — one they have! Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad, The X-Files) has been signed to direct and help develop the movie. I have to say, I had my fingers crossed for a female…
Inquisition Diaries #1: An Inquisitor is Me
SPOILER WARNING: These diaries will contain spoilers for Dragon Age Inquisition (DAI), as well as its predecessors, Dragon Age: Origins (DAO) and Dragon Age II (DA2), and may also contain spoilers from the tie-in materials. If you’re new to this whole Dragon Age business and want to know what the hell I’m going on about, please…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Totally Boss Hats
Light week this time, Marvel fans, but some news nevertheless:
Ethics in Manga Fandom: I Was a Teenage Scanlator
It all began in ninth grade with Gravitation. While I was worrying over my sexuality and identity as a young woman, I found how easy and sexy it was to escape into the pages of yaoi manga. A good friend of mine had a lot of it on her shelves and I scheduled back-to-back sleepovers…
Holiday Gift Guide For Trekkies
Your prime directive this year: finding the perfect gift for that special Trekkie in your life. Will you boldly purchase a wearable item? Or maybe you’d rather give a decorative piece to hang in their ten forward? We’ve compiled a list of Star Trek themed gifts that we would happily accept this holiday season, and you…
A Quadrilogy I Can Stand Behind: Steven King’s The Stand to Be Four Movies
Usually when books are sliced up and spread thin into multiple movies I roll my eyes and join in with all of the other complainers. Usually it’s just to make more money off of a story that could be told in twenty minutes. Usually I’m disappointed. However, my heart rejoiced when I heard the rumor…
Multifarious: Apple Strudel vs Art
One day, a woman made a fine very apple strudel. She shared that strudel with an artist, who in turn gifted her with a painting. Now, that painting is up at auction and experts estimate it will earn the woman’s daughter somewhere between $15,000 – $20,000. That artist? William Kurelek. That strudel? Damn fine, apparently….
R/W: Concepts and Concept Art
A contest? For me? Yes, you! Glimmer Train is a pretty cool short story journal that pays out $50,000 every year to writers. It is a rare survivor, but continues to be successful in its attempts to showcase new work, and often new writers. Their New Writer Contest deadline is coming up. Details from their email: “Deadline:…
Kickstarter of the Week: Mama Calendar
The new year is right around the corner and you need a new calendar. Take a peek at the farthest thing from that commercial mall kiosk with the Mama Calendar: a calendar about and for progressive, feminist, activist mothers and their families, friends, and allies everywhere. Coleen Murphy’s Kickstarter for Mama Calendar: 2015 Edition aims to get this year’s edition…
Da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-DC Daily Planet
Happy Friday, caped crusaders! DC has their spandex in a twist because the Valencia Club de Fútbol uses a black bat in their logo, and everyone knows black bats are the property of Batman, Inc. Better fork over some cash to Wayne Industries and start fighting crime in your downtime, guys! Are you a savvy…
If It Looks Like a Duck…
Last weekend I attended the Inspire Toronto Book Fair where I had the opportunity to sit in on a panel featuring Ryan North, Kate Beaton and Chip Zdarsky. During the panel Zdarsky mentioned he would be working on an upcoming project for Marvel. As a big fan of his, I was desperate to find out…
Kid Comics Go to Class: Math Problems
I hate math. Do not even come near me with talk of logarithms, imaginary numbers, or cosines. Making my way through math classes was like a miserable walk up a hill on a muggy, bug-infested day. Even now, the only math problems I can wrap my head around are story problems. Give me a narrative…
