January is Amnesty Month! We’re writing about things we missed in 2014. Child of Light Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Platforms: PC, Playstation 3/4/Vita, XBox 360/One, WiiU Just a month after the maligned and female-less co-op mode launch of Assassin’s Creed Unity, another development team at Ubisoft Montreal was celebrating some great news: the “playable…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Old-Timey Video Game Comics!
Fans of classic video games got some good news this week, because Viz is reprinting the Nintendo Power-era The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic. The comic adaptation of the super popular Zelda game was written and drawn by legendary manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, creater of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series. Probably not many ten year…
Character Appreciation: Squirrel Girl
Squirrel Girl was originally created in 1991 by writer Will Murray and artist Steve Ditko, based on Murray’s ex-girlfriend who read comics, loved wild animals, and was a big fan of Ditko. Explains Murray in an interview: “I think I got the idea because I had a bunch of squirrels running around my roof and…
Queerness in Cartoons: The Legend of Korra Finale (1/2)
With the finale of The Legend of Korra having officially aired, we can now see the ripples its aftermath has created throughout the media. When protagonist Korra and her close female friend Asami Sato ended the show by walking into the literal spiritual sunset together, the implications of romance were hard to deny, so much…
Say Girlfriend, Say Goodbye: Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass
Love and Other Theories Alexis Bass HarperTeen Seventeen year old Aubrey Housing and her friends have a number of theories about love and dating. High school relationships aren’t forever, so why kid yourself? If you keep your distance you can still have fun and avoid the heartache and tears. Your friendships are what truly matter….
