Halloween is on a Saturday this year, and while some people will don their costumes and head out to the bars, others of us are looking for something a little quieter, but still fun. I’ve reviewed a few creepy games before, but here are fifteen RPGs you can play with friends this Halloween, with options…
Mighty Marvel Monday: All-New, All-Different Edition
Mighty Marvel Monday: All-New, All-Different Edition! I know I promised that this week I would catch you all up on the new All-New, All-Different Marvel titles and other comics news, but the official Jessica Jones trailer came out on Friday. I have to take a moment to reiterate my absolute excitement about this series, about…
“This is Halloween!”: A History of Halloween, Part 2
The Mad Historian returns in Part 2 of “This is Halloween!” a two-part series that looks into the history of Halloween traditions, symbols, and more. Part 2 is a quick and dirty look at a few specifically American Halloween tradition for those history-loving folks who are intrigued by Halloween’s convoluted past. For an overview of how…
Don’t Destroy the Brain: Corpse Talk Lets History Be Gross
Running in British weekly comics magazine The Phoenix, now seeing its second collected volume released by David Fickling Books, the conceit of Corpse Talk is that the reader is viewing a talk show. The host—the cartoonist—is visited by the dead bodies of big movers of the past, now deceased, and together they discuss important moments…
Gothic is the New Graphic: Crimson Peak is Not a Horror Film and That’s Wonderful
When I first saw the trailer for Crimson Peak, my initial thought was: Not for me. Dammit. This is because the trailer SUCKS for someone like me. The film’s marketing presented to us this dark, creepy story in this dark, creepy house full of dark, creepy creatures that were constantly after a woman who was neither…
This Week in WWAC History: Halloween
So much Halloween… Top 10 Frightened Blonde Woman Horror Comics, October 30, 2013, The golden-haired young woman flees a dark, secluded castle on a foggy night. Her long white gown would make a Hammer Horror starlet proud, but no matter how far she runs, there’s a vampire, a werewolf, or a man-monster called–TABOO! right behind…
Dead But Not Forgotten: Our Favourite Moments of Death in Video Games
What does death mean when it’s not permanent? Can it still make you cry if your character regenerates? Can it be meaningful? Or is it necessarily just an annoyance, a product of “failing” at gaming? In games “The End” is hardly ever true. It’s just “The End” of that attempt, but your character will resurrect…
Shinbun Saturday: Osamu Tezuka Biography Comes to North American Shores
Stone Bridge Press to publish Osamu Tezuka biography Earlier this week, Stone Bridge Press announced that they would be releasing The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, a manga-style biography next summer. At over 900 pages long, the book covers the entirety of Tezuka’s career–including his early successes. It’s a nice way…
The Problem with Dangan Ronpa: Another Episode
“Hey, are you the type that’s okay with spoilers? The 3rd game of ‘Dangan Ronpa’ is so good, I gotta talk about it! But are you okay with spoilers?” CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of child abuse and sexual abuse. Graphic sexual descriptions and images. SPOILER WARNING.
TGIFeminism: Bad Feminism, Good Feminism
Welcome back to our weekly installment of feminist news, updates, and resources! Did you know that the reason why Jennifer Lawrence is paid less than her male co-stars is not because of sexism or the social construct that women need to seem “nice” and avoid creating conflict? According to this article by Elisaveta Dolghih, the wage…
Knit Your Comics: DC Bombshells Inspired Batwoman Hat
It’s October, and when I think October I think bats and baseball. I know that for most people, baseball is a summer thing, but for me, baseball is most made “real” in October, because it’s the playoffs. And October is also the month for Halloween, and when I think Halloween, I also think of bats,…
5 Things From the Manga Prison School That Made It into the Anime
When I first heard that Prison School was getting an anime adaptation, my reaction was one of skepticism. It’s a raunchy sex comedy, after all. One of the regular characters is a buxom young woman who wears stiletto boots and a school uniform that leaves little to the imagination. Subway advertisements promoting the anime placed…