2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Jem, the beloved 80s cartoon series. Jem and the Holograms have never been bigger, as 2015 will also see the release of a live action film based on the show, a new comic book series published by IDW, and a continuing line of collectible fashion dolls from Integrity Toys….
Picture This: Tao Nyeu
Tao Nyeu’s work splices natural and domestic scenes together to a mesmerizingly adorable effect through the combined use of silkscreens and etchings. To date she has published three picture books as well as contributed to two anthologies, each work with a focus on friendship and non-conformity. Her storylines are peaceful and approachable for all ages…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Welcome to this week’s edition of Get Your Game On Wednesday! This week brings us full coverage lady armor for all your fighting needs, fabulous women in Geek Girl Media, one teen girl’s journey to becoming a game dev, and much more!
Hollywood’s Hypocrisy: The Award Season Debacle
One of the biggest debates that’s been circling the media circuit recently has been centered on the near all white Oscar nominations that were released soon after the airing of the Golden Globes. There’s a startling gap between the Oscars and the Golden Globes that opens up a deeper debate on the subject of Hollywood’s…
Virtual Soldiers and Heroes “In Real Life”
In Real Life Cory Doctorow (w), Jen Wang (a) First Second Released: October, 2014 In Real Life is one of the most underrated graphic novels of 2014. By Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang and published by First Second, In Real Life is a story about how to be your own hero, and make the world…
Con Diary: MAGFest 2015!
MAGFest, short for the Music and Games Festival, was head-to-head with the inaugural PAX South this year, running January 23-26. Big competition for an event that started in the woods of Virginia and has expanded over 13 years into a nerd bacchanal that anticipates 15,000 plus people over three and a half days’ worth of…
Game Review: Child of Light
January is Amnesty Month! We’re writing about things we missed in 2014. Child of Light Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Platforms: PC, Playstation 3/4/Vita, XBox 360/One, WiiU Just a month after the maligned and female-less co-op mode launch of Assassin’s Creed Unity, another development team at Ubisoft Montreal was celebrating some great news: the “playable…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Old-Timey Video Game Comics!
Fans of classic video games got some good news this week, because Viz is reprinting the Nintendo Power-era The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic. The comic adaptation of the super popular Zelda game was written and drawn by legendary manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, creater of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series. Probably not many ten year…
Character Appreciation: Squirrel Girl
Squirrel Girl was originally created in 1991 by writer Will Murray and artist Steve Ditko, based on Murray’s ex-girlfriend who read comics, loved wild animals, and was a big fan of Ditko. Explains Murray in an interview: “I think I got the idea because I had a bunch of squirrels running around my roof and…
Queerness in Cartoons: The Legend of Korra Finale (1/2)
With the finale of The Legend of Korra having officially aired, we can now see the ripples its aftermath has created throughout the media. When protagonist Korra and her close female friend Asami Sato ended the show by walking into the literal spiritual sunset together, the implications of romance were hard to deny, so much…
Say Girlfriend, Say Goodbye: Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass
Love and Other Theories Alexis Bass HarperTeen Seventeen year old Aubrey Housing and her friends have a number of theories about love and dating. High school relationships aren’t forever, so why kid yourself? If you keep your distance you can still have fun and avoid the heartache and tears. Your friendships are what truly matter….
Game Review: The Deep Forest
The Deep Forest is a role-playing game based on the idea that a group of monsters have driven off the humans and reclaimed their land. They have one year before the Heroes will return, and the monster’s time will end. Until then, it is the monster’s opportunity to make the area their own.
