I had no plans to write about the depiction of Iris West on The Flash because I thought my grumbling tweets were enough and that other people who were more moved by it could take it on. I didn’t think I needed to be the person because to be honest, the fun of the show…
BBC America Wants Your Orphan Black Fan Art
BBC America took to their Tumblr to announce a contest for all fan creators, offering a chance to have their creations displayed on BBC America’s giant video cube at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. This contest calls fanartists and fan crafters with Orphan Black and Doctor Who (Season 8) related fanwork (so, a good 70% of…
Star Wars #6 Reveals New Wife for Han Solo and She’s a Black Woman
With the release and reveal in Star Wars #6 published by Marvel Comics, and written by Jason Aaron, the love story between Han Solo and Princess Leia we thought we all knew was dramatically changed with the sudden addition of Han Solo’s — get this — wife, Sana Solo. Spoilers for Star Wars #6 below
GameStop vs Hot Topic: Female-Friendliness & ThinkGeek
Last week, the internet let out a collective “Noooooooo!” as Hot Topic Inc announced it would be acquiring GeekNet, the parent company to ThinkGeek. Again, fans were rocked as word got out this week that GameStop would instead be acquiring the company with their $140 million offer edging out Hot Topic’s $122 million deal. Some…
Interview with STRANGE NATION writer Paul Allor
Norma Park used to have a bright future in journalism. Then she uncovered the terrifying truth about a dangerous conspiracy involving aliens, Sasquatch and doomsday cults! Now Norma finds herself fired from her prestigious newspaper and working at the supermarket tabloid Strange Nation. But nothing will keep Norma from sharing her terrible knowledge with the world! In Strange Nation writer…
The DC Daily Planet: The New (DC)You
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you all had quiet and productive or loud and action-packed weeks, whichever you most prefer. And how ’bout those new DC series? Have you picked up any of the first few new titles? To sweeten the pot, DC is holding its largest digital sale ever, and will discount over a…
Parenting and Gender Roles: My Observations and Failings
I’ve been a parent for nine years, and I’ve yet to read a single parenting book. I know I should. Parenting is complicated. Like most parents, I’ve read articles here and there, latching on to catchy titles that scroll through my social media feed. But, I find that each article written by parents, or parenting…
The Humans: As Perfect and Imperfect As Any Given Human, Really (NSFW)
The Humans vol 1 Tom Neely (w), Keenan Marshall Keller (a), Kristina Collantes (c) Image Comics, 2015
Noragami, a Tale of a Stray God and a Cat-Tailed Girl
Noragami: Stray God volumes 1-4 Adachitoka (mangaka); Alethea Nibley & Athena Nibley (translation); Lys Blakeslee (lettering) Kodansha, September 2014-April 2015 Note: this essay contains mild spoilers; review copies provided by Kodansha. You’ve got a sassy small god who wants to be a big god. You’ve got a girl who sometimes has a catlike tail. You’ve…
Witcher Diaries #4: War
Spoiler Warning: These diaries contain spoilers for The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red, possibly the books upon which they are based by Andrzej Sapkowski, and the comics from Dark Horse, depending on just how ambitious/obsessive I’m feeling. Previously on The Witcher Diaries: Triss remains missing, but Geralt has…
Marvel Wants Girls…to Do Math and Science
Marvel Studios and Raspberry Pi announced May 21 that they have teamed up (along with Dolby Laboratories and Visa) for a STEM challenge for teenage girls. The Ant Man Micro-Tech Challenge is a DIY competition for high-school aged girls, looking for projects that involve a component of micro-technology for any purpose: education, functionality, or all out…
The Thursday Book Beat: Fifty Shades Is Back Mofos
Christian Grey is Coming Yes! The S&M loving, business suit wearing, hot for the lip biting man we have all come to know in his real boy form as Jamie Dornan) is back. I guess you could say he wasn’t the dominant (har har) in the last round of storytelling, but that will soon change! We’re getting…
