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Classic Anime that Aren’t For Me: What IS the Anime Canon?
What comes to mind when I mention “classic anime” or “anime canon”? What kinds of films are included in the “anime canon”? Paige Sammartino: In terms of films, Studio Ghibli is the first thing that comes to mind, particularly Princess Mononoke. Films like Akira and Ghost in the Shell are not only great on their…
Out with the Old, In with the New: Gaming’s Attempt to Diversify Leaves Out the Women Already Here
Can you really encourage someone to enter an environment that devalues their experiences and knowledge because of their gender? More men in game development say they want more women in gaming, but they do nothing to make the industry more accepting of women. All eyes have been on the gaming industry since one year ago….
Mighty Marvel Monday: Labor Day Edition
It’s Monday, which means it’s Mighty Marvel Monday, the weekly news round up of Marvel-related news, or as I like to say, my version of Last Week Tonight except I’m not a British man, and this is not HBO, so not really much like Last Week Tonight at all except for the once-a-week news format thing….
Fail Better: Going Back to School, Roommates, and Chore Charts
I was often the first one to arrive on campus in my dorm room. For a couple hours, I could unpack my things and determine what my ideal living situation would be. I learned a lot about myself in college, but I never knew I had a hatred for messy living spaces, considering I lived…
Diversity in Muslim Superheroes: The Webcomic Qahera
One of the joys of webcomics is that they are so free from constraints. It’s just the creator, the Internet, and the reader. Anything can happen. Sometimes it amounts to almost nothing, but sometimes it is the thing of dreams. In 2013, Deena—a Muslim Egyptian student—created Qahera, a Muslim superhero who has supersonic hearing for misogyny…
PEOW! Studio’s Bio-Whale Flies High
Bio-Whale Ville Kallio PEOW! Studio August 2015 Disclaimer: Bio-Whale was reviewed using a digital review copy provided by PEOW! Studio. The first thing Bio-Whale hits you with is color. Vibrant pinks and blues are splashed over the pages, a spectrum of carnival cotton candy. It’s the sort of book that seems like it would feel…
Review: Swords of Sorrow: Miss Fury & Lady Rawhide
Swords of Sorrow: Miss Fury & Lady Rawhide Mikki Kendall (words), Ronilson Freire (lines), Kirsty Swan (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Mirka Andolfo & Vincent Di Salvo (cover) Dynamite September 2, 2015 Synopsis from Dynamite: “When everything is going wrong, sometimes the only person you can trust is a complete stranger. Can Miss Fury and Lady…
This Week in WWAC History: Female Antiheroes and a Manga Journey
The end of September brings us a hoard of television series premiers. Do any of your favorite series include a female antihero? Not sure? Kristi educates us on why there should be more female antiheroes in 0 Shades of Grey: Female Antiheroes on T.V., September 13, 2013,
Shinbun Saturday: Manga Continues Its Digital Expansion
More Manga Hits ComiXology Earlier this week, VIZ Media announced that manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump would now be available on ComiXology. Now English-language speakers can read the latest chapters of One Piece and Bleach on the same day they’re released in Japan. Kodansha Comics also joins the digital platform, adding more than 350 manga…
Game of Thrones: Cersei’s Walk of Shame
Cersei Lannister deserved it. That was the crux of my friend’s argument. After all, this was the woman responsible for Ned Stark’s death; for the death of King Robert Baratheon. She has tortured and mistreated any number of characters. She is the one who appointed the High Sparrow to the position of High Septon and reinstated…
Kickstarter of the Week: Adult Coloring Books
Were you that kid, too—did your parent know exactly how to get you out of their hair, and all it involved were colored pencils and a book full of empty line drawings? Were you that kid who disdained tables to lie flat on the floor, feet in the air, nose to crayon to coloring book for…
