Last weekend I went to a sleepover. As an adult I don’t get to enjoy many of these sorts of activities anymore, so it was a real delight. Particularly because it was a sleepover with a purpose: zine-making. Quimby’s is a great comic shop in Chicago that organizes all sorts of interesting events, including the “Zlumber…
Shall We Date?
Once upon a time, our games editor, Al, asked if any of us would like to play and write about Japanese dating games or “otome.” Otome are story-based romance games largely targeted at a female, heterosexual audience. The player role-plays as the ambiguous main female character whose goal is to develop a relationship with one…
The Thursday Book Beat: Censorship, Harper Lee, and FAQs
Author Raziel Reid Criticized For His Book’s Governor General Literary Award Win More than sixteen hundred people, including some authors, are petitioning to have Reid’s debut young adult novel, When Everything Feels like the Movies, stripped of its Governor General Literary Award win for being “vulgar, offensive and graphic”. The book was recently chosen for CBC’s Canada…
What Does “Diva” Mean To You? Wrestler, There’s a Girl in My Chokeslam [GIFs]
Hey readers! This is Claire, your Features and Opinions Ed, introducing Karina Cooper’s piece on women in the WWE. We don’t talk Pro Wrestling much at WWAC, but when we do, we do it with spirit. Do you have a wrestlepinion to share? Get in touch!
Review: Red Sonja – Vulture’s Circle #2
Red Sonja: Vulture’s Circle #2 Nancy A. Collins & Luke Lieberman (W) Fritz Casas (A) Jay Anacleto & Ivan Nunes, Walter Geovani & Alex Guimaraes, and Lucio Parrillo (covers) Dynamite February 4, 2015 After The Black Tower (btw, #4, meh), the Red Sonja love continues with another woman writer at the helm. Nancy Collins, who…
This One Summer: Groundbreaking Caldecott Honoree
The 2015 Newbery, Printz, Correta Scott King, and Caldecott winners were announced on Monday, and hooray for all of the winners. Let’s fast forward to the really interesting part: this year’s Caldecott honor recipients.
Cool Games of February! [GIFs]
Evolve Turtle Rock Studios 2K Interactive Win, PS4, XBO February 10, 2015 I’ve always loved the Left 4 Dead series and have had a blast with it and friends. The added dimension of play with the second one where players could control enemy zombies was something that had me so invested. Now, with the original…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Welcome back, gaming friends! This week’s wrap up includes ridiculous rules on LGBTQ players in esports, prime time TV tackling gamergate themes, sexy Super Bowl mobile game commercials and cute Daleks. Read on! Restrictions placed on LGBTQ players in League of Legends tournament When this popped up in my Twitter feed yesterday, I, like many…
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Batwoman Gets Wonderfully Weird [Spoilers]
Spoiler Warning! Minor Spoilers for Batwoman #33-38 ahead.
harlequin creature: One of a Kind Literary Experience
*Cover art is the manifesto by Alvey Jones, Jade Fusco, Gustave Morin, Meghan Forbes, Ian Mclellan Davis, Hannah McMurray* I am a lover of literature, and of the special literary treasure that is the lit mag. Lit mags, literary journals, zines, and some graphic novels have so much overlap — and it is the publications…
Chris Evans and Chris Pratt Photobomb Superbowl Fans on The Tonight Show
It’s the month of love and what better way to begin this month than gushing about our love for Chris Pratt and Chris Evans being adorably hilarious on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon? Everyone – even those like me who don’t follow or like sports – kept an eye on the epic battle that…
WWAC Warriors: The Superhero Journey Continues
TW: This piece involves discussion and one image of body measurement So, I’m back again to follow up with my original piece about bodybuilding or rather muscle building for a novice like me. It has currently been about four months since I started, and I’m happy to say some progress has been made. More importantly, I’ve…