Content Warning: Child Abduction, Fail Parenting, Sickos living closer than you think, Child Endangerment, Drowning Have you ever lost your child in a store? How about a sibling you were in charge of or a child you were babysitting that walked away from you? Can you explain to another human being in simple terms that…
Lest We Forget: Batgirl. Bat GIRL. Bats, Comics, and Girls
Recently, DC Comics started circulating June’s variant covers that feature the Joker across different comic book series. The aim was to celebrate 2015 as the 75th anniversary of the Joker. Only things have gone a little wrong. The art across the covers was pretty great, so it wasn’t that. What DC got wrong was the…
Review: Lumberjanes #13
Lumberjanes #13 Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters (script), Brooke Allen (penciling), Maarta Laiho (colors), Aubrey Aiese (letters) BOOM! Studios April 15, 2015 For the handful of people that might have missed out on the Lumberjanes craze, issue thirteen offers the start of a new arc and the perfect jumping-on point. While the comic’s first dozen…
Turn Those Frowns Upside-Down with the Clown! Joker Leto’s On Point
The Joker has tattoos and no eyebrows and, like, weird teeth, now. Lot of people are all, “no!” Probably plenty of people like it. You know, there are responses across the human spectrum.
Weekend Review 04/25/2015
On Monday… The Inquisition learns the secrets of Inquisitor Ameridan. Its he MCU edition of Mighty Marvel Monday. It’s Doctor Who Day in Denton, Texas. Here are four fantastic things about the Fantastic Four trailer. Comique Con is the first ever convention with all women creators. Barakamon is a slice of Japanese island life. Attack on Titans …
Online Reviews and Trauma a.k.a. Wait, That’s What Rape Looks Like?
Content Warning: This post contains discussion of rape and abuse. The author has chosen to remain anonymous. I was raped fifteen years ago. It wasn’t a vicious scene. I wasn’t attacked by a stranger. I was not drugged. And it took me a decade to recognize it as rape.
Another Day, Another White Spider-Man: Frontrunners for Spider-man Are Released
The Wrap has revealed the frontrunners for the role of Peter Parker, aka Spider-man, for his upcoming appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and I have to say I am thoroughly unimpressed. Ever since the news hit that Spider-Man was officially joining the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) in a deal between Sony and Marvel, people…
Kickstarter of the Week: Check, Please!
A few weeks ago I recommended a little, irregularly-updated webcomic about boys and hockey called Check, Please! I talked about the growing fanbase and popularity, and the forthcoming kickstarter. On Monday, April 20th, at 6:00pm EDT, The Check, Please!: Year One Kickstarter went live. By 6:30 pm it was fully funded. Currently, the Kickstarter is…
The DC Daily Planet: Comics for Girls??!?
Happy Friday, crusaders! Let’s take a look at what DC’s been up to this week, shall we? You and I, together. Common is joining the cast of Suicide Squad! This is exciting news for me, a person who otherwise was not super interested in seeing Suicide Squad. Who’s he playing? We don’t know! Please tell…
Where Do We Stand: Women in the 2015 Eisner Nominations
The 2015 Eisner Award nominations are out and it’s time to take a look at representation. According to their press release, 34 women were nominated this year with female writers, artists, and editors earning a total of 39 nominations overall. The awards, named for acclaimed comics creator the Will Eisner, highlight the best publications and creators…
Serious Snackage: Binge Snacking While Binge Watching Daredevil
Megan Purdy and I love to snack. Snacks are what comfort us when we’re down. They keep us sane when we’re stressed and motivate us to go on when all else fails. We clutch onto them while watching a scary movie and share them with the ones we love. Sometimes (and only sometimes) we leave the…
Marvellous Rumour: ABC Potentially Planning Ms. Marvel Miniseries
Marvelous Rumour: ABC Potentially Planning Ms. Marvel Miniseries For members of the Kamala Corps (fans of Kamala Khan) or Marvel’s superhero TV series’ more generally, there is good (albeit unsubstantiated) news! As IGN has reported, Ms. Marvel could be getting her own TV miniseries. According to these rumours, Oscar winner winner John Ridley has signed…
