On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled by a vote of 5-4 that the American Constitution guarantees the right for same-sex couples to get married. Twitter went up in rainbow splashes of celebration in the #LoveWins tag and a myriad of ignorant tweets — the tweets from disgruntled folks saying they were going to move to…
Play Dress-Up With Moomin! Weekend Polyvore Fun
There are some gorgeous Moomin-themed apparel lines out there, and despite misgivings I can’t help but want to bury myself in them and hibernate. A lot of these lines come via Japan, and the latest is no different: Moomins have landed at UNIQLO. I have waved my Moominous flag all over this site before, but allow…
#FreePeterParker: Spidey is Trapped in a Timeloop — WWAC to the Rescue!
When Sony agreed to let Marvel Studios give us the next Spidey film, we had our hopes that we’d get something more, because really, after five Spider-Man movies, we’re tired of Peter Parker and had our hearts set on a fresh take on the webslinger. Alas, we’ve got a new Spider-Man and it’s, unsurprisingly, not Miles Morales and…
Oishii Manga: Barakamon’s Island Pickles
I like manga. I like food. Fortunately, there are a lot of manga that feature food! And thus, my summer plans are complete. To kick off the summer months, I decided to make some pickles. Cool, spicy-sweet summer pickles to complement the bright, hot, sunny days. I believe in the “beat the heat with more heat”…
Kickstarter of the Week: More Tezuka, More Better!
Amanda and Angel, here, bringing you our excitement over the latest Kickstarter campaign to publish more work by Tezuka Osamu!
The DC Daily Planet: Transphobia Strikes DC Again!
It’s with a pretty somber sigh that my first official DC Daily Planet piece has to be about Justice League 3001, and the transphobia within. MJ Feuerborn and Rachel J Stevens have both written in-depth about the transphobia within Justice League 3001 and its depiction of cloned Guy Gardner. Considering this is DC’s second time battling justified…
WWAC Warriors: Standing Eight
In the course of eight days before beginning this article, I had six separate pep talks from five different people about my upcoming second fight. A week and a half before I was scheduled to get back in the ring, I asked my kru (my coach; see previous previous posts 1 and 2) to take…
Kingpin over Catwoman: Organised Crime vs Spontaneous Theft
Over a year ago Batman volume 2 #28 came out and introduced us to Selina Kyle as the new Kingpin of Gotham. She declared that Catwoman was dead–and I instantly disliked the new direction. I was expecting DC to introduce a new creative team and outlook. Writer Ann Nocenti’s run was widely disparaged (though I…
All Aboard! An Interview With The LAST MAN Creators
This is the last stop on the tour! I was fortunate enough to be asked to participate in the Last Man (The Stranger & The Royal Cup) blog tour and got the opportunity to submit interview questions to its creators: Bastien Vivès, Michaël Sanlaville, and Balak. The second book is out this month and it’s available for purchase. Here’s…
Into the Wild with Jen Lee’s Vacancy: A Review
Vacancy Jen Lee (artist/author) Nobrow Ltd. June 2015
Transphobia in the Year 3001: Superman A Super Jerk, No Justice For Guy Gardner
“These great heroes called themselves the Justice League — protectors not just of Camelot, but of all the universe,” rambles an insect-like robotic being on the first page of Justice League 3001. It’s part of a speech used to set the stage for the futuristic superhero comic by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Howard Porter….
Game Shames Roundtable: “All Games Are Too Hard to Finish!”
Games Section writer and general excellent person Jules Low recently wrote this awesome piece about their ‘Game Shames.’ They wrote, “There’s an odd sense of guilt surrounding the idea that we can’t complete the video games we attempt, that we are somehow lesser for it.” I thought it would be interesting to see how the…