(This essay contains no major plot spoilers for Star Wars #1, but does mention a few characters who appear in the issue and where it falls in the Star Wars timeline.) The first issue of Marvel’s new Star Wars series arrived with much fanfare last week. Before its release, Marvel announced that the issue had…
Let’s Do the Joseon Warp Again: A KDrama Time-Travel Introspective
It was a chance encounter…a strange meeting that began by chance at a gap in time. – Queen In Hyun’s Man There is an undeniable fascination with the Joseon era in dramas, and as it was the last dynasty in Korea, it’s not surprising. Twenty-seven kings reigned during this period, with lots of court intrigue…
Mighty Marvel Monday: It’s Not Tuesday YOU’RE TUESDAY
I know, I know: It’s mighty Marvel Monday not…Marvel…Tuesday…Time. I don’t know.
Monument Valley and Stellar Smooch: A Salute to Indie Puzzle Games
Think of this pair of reviews as a salute to the indie puzzle game, on two different scales. One is a student game, entered by its two-person team in the 2015 Independent Games Festival; the other is a well-designed endeavor by the games division of a popular creative firm, named Apple’s iPad Game of the…
My First RPG: Below the Root
In grade six, there were two Commodore-64’s in the classroom, and if we did all our work, then we had a chance to play one of the three games available. I used to do my work extra fast so I could score extra time. Because I really needed to pense the bunnies. Little did I…
Tips for Your Kickstarter Campaign
Over the past year, I’ve perused thousands of Kickstarter campaign pages, looking for interesting projects for our Kickstarter of the Week feature. From a reporter’s perspective, there are projects that catch my eye, but then lack enough material for me to cover them. For 2015, help me promote your amazing projects! I may not be…
Webcomics Capsules
Alice Grove Jeph Jacques Updates: Twice A Week We don’t know a whole lot about Alice Grove yet, but Jeph Jacques is the guy behind the wildly popular Questionable Content. That name brings trust with it. So far, not misplaced. Alice Grove is a little town in the middle of nowhere, it looks like. A…
Spoilers: Why You Should Care About Cassie Lang in Ant-Man
The Ant-Man teaser trailer premiered at the end of the Agent Carter premiere nearly two weeks ago, and now has over 8 million views on YouTube. Among the mockery and the skepticism and ongoing criticism of the absence of Janet Van Dyne, there was a shining beacon of light and hope. Scott Lang’s daughter. Although…
Fanmade Bitch Planet Movie Trailer is Non-Compliant As Hell
Amalgam Studios has bestowed upon us the best-worst gift of all; a radical trailer for a comic-to-film adaptation of Bitch Planet that should exist, but probably never will. Fall to your knees and shake your fists at the heavens and lament with me; why are are we getting Ant Man but NOT THIS? Because life…
Weekend Review
Lesbian vampires and Robin Hood and statistics — oh my! Here are the stories we covered this past week at WWAC.
Flash Fiction Challenge #1: Write With Blood
Flash fiction: 500 to 1000 words of pure brilliance. That’s what you’re going to give me, right? A miniature story posted in these very comments. For this first challenge you’re going to “write with blood.” That’s a quote from Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra. I love the idea of it — write with passion and purpose…
January Roundtable: Gender and Gaming
Welcome to the Games Section’s first monthly roundtable! Every month we will address a pressing issue in the world of gaming. For our first Game Section monthly roundtable, we will discuss what games do a good job of exemplifying what it means to be a woman. (What games would you show a Martian to explain…
