As our summer cosplay series winds to an end, Jennifer, a self-admitted “not crafty” person talks about semi-homemade cosplaying and how to get start out easy and build up to more advanced cosplay techniques.
Manga to Movies: Why Eastern Comic Film Adaptations Thrive and Western Don’t
Marvel and DC have always been large moving forces for comics, and their recent forays into expanding movie universes has helped put comics in the popular culture limelight in a huge way. While Hollywood filmmakers have been “loosely basing” movies from comics on the sly for years, the open appreciation of comics and comic film…
Jurassic World? Read Age of Reptiles Instead
Age of Reptiles: Ancient Egyptians #1 Ricardo Delgado (writer, artist) Dark Horse Comics June 3, 2015 (Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Jurassic World and Age of Reptiles: Ancient Egyptians by Ricardo Delgado)
Girls Just Want a Warrior Princess: A Roundtable on Xena
The Hollywood Reporter sent a generation of young adults into a tizzy on social media this week with their report of a Xena the Warrior Princess reboot from NBC and NBC Universal International. Despite star Lucy Lawless’ later tweet about the reboot remaining a rumour, the response definitely proved that in a time where ancient…
Support Charity for a Chance to be in Star Trek Beyond
Fellow Trekkies, whether or not you’re a fan of the new movies (which are actually quite fun), here’s an opportunity for you to pretend to be Captain Janeway and hang out on the bridge. The cast of the Star Trek film franchise has created The Star Trek: To Boldly Go campaign via Omaze, which will…
What’s Cute? YOU ARE! Imperfect Fun With Chanrio
Sanrio! You’ve heard of Sanrio. Hello Kitty, Badtz Maru, and my personal fave Gudetama. Millions of other mascot characters are out there in the Sanrio fields—and now so are you! (Possibly. The engine has its limits.) Chanrio is a cute little game or art program that lets you pick from a limited number of facial…
Review: Swords of Sorrow Red Sonja/Jungle Girl #1 – A Visit to Coachella
Swords of Sorrow: Red Sonja/Jungle Girl #1 Marguerite Bennett (writer), Mirka Andoifo (illustrator), Jay Anacleto (cover) Dynamite July 22, 2015
This Week in WWAC History: Avenger Finger Puppets, Summer Reads, Kittens, Barbarella, and Ghost in the Shell
Welcome to this week’s stroll down memory lane. Summer is speeding by but you can still pick up some great Late Summer Reading recommendations you may have missed from the staff in July, 2013: Summer reading lists usually come out in late spring, early summer. Just as you’re starting to dream of a cold drink on…
Shinbun Saturday: Star Wars Gets the Ukiyo-e Treatment, Thanks to Fans
School Live and the positive relationship between manga sales and anime series If anyone ever doubted the purpose of anime, the team behind summer success Gakkou Gurashi!, or School-Live! might have some insight to share with them. With the release of the anime in early July, sales of the manga have seen a substantial increase,…
Diamonds are a TOON’s Best Friend: An Interview with Kimberly Guise
In May 2015, TOON Books and Diamond negotiated a new distribution agreement, with Diamond taking on international distribution outside of the US and Canada in comic markets. TOON Books, founded by The New Yorker’s Françoise Mouly, publishes quality comics for younger readers that engage them through both art and narrative.
Lion Forge and Their Girl-Friendly Comics, Debut on ComiXology
comiXology appears to be on a roll. Since June, they’ve added five publishers to the mix: Marvel, Dark Horse, Kids Can Press, DC Thomson, and now Lion Force Comics. comiXology has announced a digital distribution agreement with Lion Forge Comics, a digital-first comics publisher known for its growing library of action/adventure, sci-fi, superhero, and children’s titles. Intriguingly, the relatively new…
A Cosplay “Con”-parison: Cosplay Culture at Comic and Anime Conventions
In the next installment in our summer cosplay series, Paige takes a look at how cosplay compares at comic cons versus anime cons.