Welcome to Part Two of WWAC’s contribution to our most recent Blog Carnival! Our topic: is there a difference between censures and censors? If so, what? Be sure to check out the accompanying posts from our friends at The Hooded Utilitarian, Panels, Deadshirt, and Paper Droids!
Game Diary: Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel! (Finale)
Spoiler Warning This week, Tracy and I finished up our playthrough of Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel! We called in the cavalry, fought our way onto and through an alien installation, and killed a many-faced alien god, possibly prompting some kind of interstellar war. But did it matter? Let’s find out! Jo is: Aurelia, literal ice queen…
Censoring the World: The Fight to Protect the Innocence of Children
Welcome to Part One of WWAC’s contribution to our most recent Blog Carnival! Our topic: is there a difference between censures and censors? If so, what? Be sure to check out the accompanying posts from our friends at The Hooded Utilitarian, Panels, Deadshirt, and Paper Droids!
“I Want to Do Stupid Things”: Interview with Emma Beeby
In case you missed our earlier EXCLUSIVE (then-) BREAKING NEWS ITEM, Emma Beeby — the first woman to write for Judge Dredd — will also be the first woman to write a Judge Anderson story. The two-part story will be published in the Judge Dredd Megazine, and will feature a new take on Anderson and a new…
Why This Atheist Will be Watching the CW’s New Show About Angels
The Messengers, the CW’s new show premiering April 17th, already had two strikes against it for me. The first strike was because I already watch a show on the CW about angels. It’s called Supernatural. The second strike was because I’m an atheist. I tend to lean more towards the agnostic end of the spectrum,…
How Not to Run a Comic Site: Comikka’s Problems with Permission and Attribution
The 21st century has provided writers, artists, and other creators with a multitude of platforms for sharing their work. Unfortunately, the systems that have made it easier for creators to share their work also make it easier for other people to abuse it. While copyright infringement is not always a case of outright plagiarism, it is important to be…
Movies That Shaped Me: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure Directed by Tim Burton Written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, and Michael Varhol Produced by Richard Gilbert Abramson, William E. McEuen, and Robert Shapiro Starring Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, and Mark Holton 1985 If I really wanted to impress you, I’d tell you that I can quote every single line from Pee-Wee’s…
Twiny Jam: Make a Game in 300 Words
This March, legendary interactive fiction and game creator Porpentine hosted a game jam challenging new and experienced authors to create a Twine story in 300 words or fewer. Twine is a game-authoring platform that helps creators make games without having to learn (too much) code. While it’s mostly used for deceptively simple text-based games, the…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
I can’t believe it’s Wednesday already. This week is flying by. Our weekly round up has too sexy men in video games, a free iOS game, Five Nights at Freddy’s news and more!
Fail Better: On Being Happily Divorced
The first thought I had when my husband of eight months informed me that he had just suddenly stopped loving me and was no longer happy with me and wanted a divorce was “I have to refund all those people who bought us gifts for our wedding.” This seemed a logical thought to me. We…
She’s on the Case: Lois Lane in “A Real Work of Art”
Lois Lane: A Real Work of Art Gwenda Bond Switch Press March 4 2015 This May, Switch Press will be publishing Fallout by Gwenda Bond, a young adult novel about a teenaged Lois Lane. This is exciting for a number of reasons, starting with the format itself.
Review: Nemo: River of Ghosts
Nemo: River of Ghosts Alan Moore (W), Kevin O’Neill (A) Knockabout Comics & Top Shelf Comics March 25, 2015 Content Warning: Discussion of rape Janni Dakkar, the infamous “Pirate Jenny” and daughter of Captain Nemo, cut off the head of the long-lived sorceress Ayesha in Berlin decades ago. Yet sightings of the fearsome, goddess-like figure…
