Ursula K. LeGuin’s A Wizard of Earthsea sank into me like a song. I don’t recall the exact summer that I first read it. It was somewhere between Patricia C. Wrede’s Dealing With Dragons and Mercedes Lackey’s Arrows of the Queen, and I was somewhere between ages nine and thirteen. It was probably one of those summers I spent…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Battling Boy Gets Director for Animated Adaptation
Transformers Creators Talk In-Depth About New Female Characters, Sci-Fi Politics IDW has just wrapped up a big Transformers event that introduced a bunch of new female characters as well as all the bombastic action that an event comic demands. This interview with writer Mairghread Scott and artist Corin Howell about their work on Transformers: Windblade and all the heavy politicking…
Webcomics to Binge On: German Bees, Fresh Starts, and Dangerous Hardware
August, the month of International Beer Day and International Left-Hander’s Day. Perhaps some of these webcomic creators drink beer! Maybe they’re left-handed! A mystery! It is also yet another summer month, and yet another perfect time to get into webcomics. Some throwback posts, still relevant today: Superheroes and Feminists Carolina interviewed Sfé R. Monster about genderqueer…
Jesuits in Space, or A Sci-Fi Sub-genre Examining Religion’s Failings
Having a faith or following a religion is important to a lot of people. To some people, faith can be an almost endless source of comfort and strength. Others see it only as a bastion for bigots, prejudice, weakness, and more. Wherever you fall on that spectrum, fiction is still a great place for many…
Dispatches From Academia: Where’s The Nerd Party?
If, like me, you hate failing at anything, academia is a tough place to be. When I got accepted for a PhD in comics research, I genuinely envisioned a three-year nerd party where I could enthuse about overanalyzing comics to my heart’s content. The research process would be challenging but rewarding. My amazing skills would…
The Twin Peaks Log: S.2 E’s 17 /18
Welcome to our biweekly roundtable of Twin Peaks where we are working our way through every. Single. Episode. Some of us are regulars and some of us newbies, but none of our experiences are the same. So get yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, watch along with us, and feel free to chime in…
Diversity in The Walking Dead: Clementine Will Remember That
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, The Walking Dead comic, now TV show, is set in a not-too-distant future in which the wide-spread zombie plague has brought about the apocalypse. The video game is set in the same general area as the comics, but centers around a different cast…
Mighty Marvel Monday: “Course Correcting”
It’s Mighty Marvel Monday! As promised, this week’s column will be mainly focused on the release of Fantastic Four, but before I get to that, I have to take a moment to address the Axel-In-Charge released this past Friday. TL;DR — Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso spoke to CBR about “course correcting” Marvel’s diversity problem, and…
Kanban Warrior – My Productive Life in Kanbanchi & HabitRPG
Last month for the lifestyle section, we explored the world of cosplay in its many manifestations. For the last month of summer, we are exploring organization and productivity in preparation for the approaching fall, new school year, and the slow fade of the lazy days of summer. Most of us work other jobs in addition to…
Sorry Marvel, Hercules Is Bi in Every Universe
Marvel chief Axel Alonso has spoken: Hercules is not bisexual in Marvel’s 616 universe. That time Hercules and Wolverine were in love? Alternate dimension. A uniquely queer dimension where hypermasculine hardbodies could be queer and in a loving, long term relationship. HERCULES IS STRAIGHT, he shouted from the rooftop of Marvel’s New York office. Our…
Into the Valley of WTF: Gin and Kate review IDW’s The X-Files: Season 10, Volume 4
The X-Files: Season 10, Vol. 4 Joe Harris (writer), Francesco Francavilla (cover) “Immaculate” Colin Lorimer (artist), Jeana Lafuente (colors), Neil Uyetake and Shawn Lee (letters) “Monica & John” Matthew Dow Smith (artist), Jordie Bellaire (colors), Shawn Lee (letters) “G-23” Tom Mandrake (artist), additional inks by Area 52 studio, Sian Mandrake (colors), Robbie Robbins and Neil…
WWAC’s Summer Cosplay Series
For the month of July, the lifestyle section ran a series on cosplay in its many manifestations. As a diverse geek girl community who promotes intersectional feminism, we provided personal experiences and interviews in order to share a variety of experiences and thoughts on cosplay.
