I’ll start with this: I’m coming into this article knowing that there’s no point in me writing it. I know that. I was talking to WWAC’s Claire on Twitter about exactly this sort of thing—about the point of writing out opinions when there’s nothing to be done about them, about whether they’re productive, but supposedly…
Injustice: Gods Among Us: Why’re You Hitting Yourself?
There are so many games to play, and so little time. I spend a lot of that time simply staring at my gaming wall of shame, trying to decide what to play next. Sometimes, I’ll cheat by watching the YouTube videos of cinematic scenes, but when I started watching the video for Injustice: Gods Among…
Image Expo Announces Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s “Monstress”
This year’s Image Expo announcements seem to have something for everyone: adventure, ridiculous exploits, grimness, comings-of-age, magic, and more. For me, the most exciting is the announcement of Monstress, a new series written by Marjorie Liu and drawn by Sana Takeda.
The Thursday Book Beat: The Future of Libraries Is Digital
Facebook Is Having A Giant Book Club And You’re Invited I’ve already written about this on the site so you can check that out. Any reason to read is a great idea. The Future of Libraries Is A Paperless One This is a great read. Libraries are doing better than the publishing world in responding…
I Was Comics Non-Compliant Until Bitch Planet Showed Me How It Was Going To Be
I consider myself a newcomer to the comic book world. As an anime fan, I read manga from time to time, but unlike novels, which I read at least two of per month, I probably read only a handful of comic books or graphic novels every year. I read the entire Sailor Moon series in…
Agent Carter: A Great Show for Skirts, Dames, and Broads
Agent Carter is a new miniseries broadcast on ABC, starring Hayley Atwell as Captain America’s associate and S.H.I.E.L.D co-founder Peggy Carter, a spy in the World War II era. The show joins Peggy after the events of the first Captain America movie, when Steve “dies” and the war ends. She’s feeling a bit lost when…
Review: Gotham: “Rogue’s Gallery”
Gotham Season 1, episode 11: “Rogue’s Gallery” Written by Sue Chang Directed by Oz Scott FOX Gotham returns from winter hiatus, and appropriately enough for the first episode set in Arkham, the inmates are running the asylum. When we last left Jim Gordon, he was demoted to guard duty at the newly re-opened Arkham Asylum,…
Reading Diaries: Reading Resolutions
We’re doing something a little different for January’s Reading Diaries. Instead of what we’ve been reading, we’re sharing our reading resolutions for 2015. Such as, books or authors we’ve always wanted to read but have never had the chance to, new releases we’re looking forward to, and genres we want to explore. Christa: I went on a huge…
Rage Against the Shell: Questionable Casting for Kusanagi
A Ghost in the Shell live action film is going ahead; Scarlett Johansson has been cast as the lead. We’re not joyful about this. Let’s take turns blasting out our initial reactions, and then form up to answer some of the questions that will come out of that. Claire: I’ll go first, as I’m right…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Time to start fresh with all the gaming goodness 2015 has to offer. This week’s news regarding women and diversity in gaming is looking up. Forbes 30 Under 30 in Games Forbes released their 30 Under 30 in Games list and I’m happy to report that 8 of the 30 are women. And not just women in…
The Local: Geeks and Burlesque Unite in Dallas, Texas (NSFW)
On December 30, 2014, we ran a feature on Viva Dallas Burlesque and their upcoming show DC vs. Marvel. Producer Shoshana Portnoy grew up on X-men comics and, knowing many burlesque performers with similar geek interests, has run many geek-themed shows from video games to superheroes. The DC vs. Marvel show was the last live…
Review: 2000AD, Prog 1912
2000AD, Prog 1912 Various (W & A) Rebellion It’s the first prog of 2015! A new year with new thrills…well, sort of.