The Spectator unveiled their cover for their latest issue on Twitter yesterday, which boldly declares The End of Feminism. The art, by an as-of-now uncredited artist, depicts an apoplectic looking woman with short hair and can of spray paint in her fist, which she’s used to paint over a staid looking suffragette’s “Votes for Women”…
We Got The Beat: All-Women Bands in Comics
Hey there, Cats and Kittens! Have you heard the new sensations sweeping the nation with their spectacular sounds, rockin’ riffs, and show-stopping, toe-tapping, sell-your-worldly-possessions-for-a-chance-to-touch-glory performances that will make you question your purpose in life? Yes? No? Well then, sisters and brothers, have I got some bands for you! If you’re diggin’ the New York scene, check out…
My First Horror Movie: The Last Unicorn
My history with scary movies is, at the very least, embarrassing. As I told my WWAC colleagues, “I have a long history of allergic reactions to horror: Couldn’t sleep with the lights off after Friday the 13th; slept in my grandmother’s bed for a week after Sixth Sense; vomited when the aliens first show up…
Guilty Gear’s Guilt-Free Wicked Woman: I-No
Guilty Gear is a fighting game series that began in 1998. Guilty Gear: Xrd SIGN came out in 2014; with a pachinko game and a free-roaming melee-action title also in the bag, the franchise is going strong. In the two-dimensional, Street Fighter mould, the main games star two serious men with a rivalry—one blonde, one…
Hover Boards Don’t Work on Water
Predicted in 1985. Created in 2015. #LexusHover. https://t.co/ZCAGKVkA6L pic.twitter.com/pYLQU31R4w — Lexus (@Lexus) October 21, 2015 I clicked the link feeling silly and remembering the feeling just after I told my parents, confusedly, about the amazing way that rabbits could now be grown from pellets. Live and Kicking, a Saturday morning magazine show for young people back in…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Howdy, gaming lovelies! As Halloween approaches, I’ve been scoping out DIY costume ideas. I came across this Hungry Hungry Hippos one that makes me giggle. I think I still own a copy of that game. Cloud Chasers now available Looking for a new mobile game? Cloud Chasers is a steampunk-styled immigration journey of a girl…
Drink Your Comics: Witchy Comics
What better way to enjoy cocktails, comics, and swiftly approaching Halloween than with witch comic inspired cocktails? Between Harrow County, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Wytches, Toil & Trouble, and others, there’s plenty out there that helped inspire this installment of Drink Your Comics.
Get On With Ron: Ronald Wimberly, Cartoonist in Profile
You may have heard of Ronald Wimberly. Perhaps you discovered him through The Nib when they published “Lighten Up,” in which he discusses being told by an X-Men editor to lighten a character’s skin, and then elaborates on the complexity of skin tone, race, ethnicity, and mainstream comics’ narrow view on the subject. Maybe you’re a…
A Gender-bent Bella: Damsel No More in Meyer’s Life and Death?
October 6th was already a big day for middle grade and young adult lit, from the illustrated re-release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to Magnus Chase, Simon and Baz, and the rest (of us who just live here). Then Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and Stephenie Meyer decided to Beyoncé the market…
Raising Dion Has a Lot of Potential
If you’ve ever wondered what life was like for Martha Kent, then Raising Dion, by Dennis Liu and Jason Piperberg, is your answer. About a woman raising a superpowered kid, Raising Dion is a warmer side of superhero comics, the domestic side that’s been so forgotten in recent years. I’m not going to lie, I’ve…
Just Let It In: The Force Awakens Trailer
Last night after work I sat down to watch two things – the Canadian election and the first full trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And if we’re being completely honest it’s hard for me to say what I was more anxious about. But now after many hours and hitting the refresh button more…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: TV Comic Dramas Bonanza
Welcome back, dear readers! Apologies for my unexpected time away–work emergencies took me away from my one true love, reporting indie comic news to you. But thankfully I’m back to bring you the highlights from the past few weeks of news! Y: The Last Man Going to FX For Potential TV Series Long lost in development…
