New York Comic-con is officially in full swing, and people are lining up for the most popular events–including some of our own WWACers! In addition to celebrity panels and autograph sessions, there are sure to be some major announcements. I’m hoping for new North American manga licenses myself, but maybe that’s just me being greedy….
We Know the Devil: Choosing Isolation
I’m obsessed with stories about young women, particularly young powerful women. Comics and movies seem to be enjoying a surge of magical girl stories, but mainstream gaming hasn’t quite caught up. Though it’s better than it has been, it’s still no girl game movement. However, indie gaming, like usual, is the place to be. This…
Review: Red Sonja #18
Red Sonja #18 Gail Simone (script), Walter Geovani (art), Vinicius Andrade (colors), Simon Bowland (letters) Jenny Frison (main cover), Adriana Melo (variant cover), Stephanie Buscema (subscription cover) Dynamite September 21, 2015 (Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite.)
It’s Time to Reconsider Fanfiction
For almost four years now, the popular YouTube gamer channel ScrewAttack! has hosted a show titled “Death Battle!” In each episode, two commentators (Ben Singer and Chad James) pick two characters from separate geek properties and glean the extent of their powers and abilities based on a particularly thorough combing of each character’s history and…
We Still Believe: Gin & Kate review X-Files Season 10, Vol. 5
X-Files Season 10, Vol. 5 HC Joe Harris (script), Matthew Dow Smith (art), Jordie Bellaire (colors), Chris Mowry (letters) IDW September 30, 2015 Gin and Kate finally wrap up X-Files Season 10 with Volume 5. Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from IDW.
The “Love Triangle” Arc of Daria or The Ballad of Daria, Jane and Tom
Daria had some amazing character development for its time. The show featured superbly colorful characters and the storylines were simple and easily to follow along with. If you’re already caught up with Daria (from either watching it for the first time or a life long fan), you may notice at the end of season three moving into season…
Read Only Memories’ Cute Robots of the Future and Respect for Identities
Read Only Memories MidBoss October 6, 2015 It almost feels like we—fundamentally flawed, imperfect humans—will always find something to fear. However, in Read Only Memories, queer identities are accepted without question, and that’s not only a breath of fresh air but something that should be expected of game developers by now.
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Fall has arrived in New England, gaming lovelies, and it’s gorgeous. Someone needs to make a world exploring game of hiking in the mountains during leaf peeping season. It could be so relaxing. On to the news!
Geek Parenting: Finn from Adventure Time Costume, Semi-homemade Style
So you have a kid who wants to cosplay. Or maybe they just want a really cool Halloween costume. Or maybe they just like to play dress-up as their favorite characters. Whatever the reason, they’re looking to you (as the coolest parent on the planet clearly) to make it happen. But…what if you’ve never made a costume before?…
Books That Shaped Me: L.J. Smith’s Night World
There are the YA classics many of us read, such as Newberry Award recognized books like The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle, Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry, and many more. I vaguely remember these books, but I certainly don’t…
Review: Beyond: The Queer Sci Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology
Beyond: The Queer Sci Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology Editor: Sfé R. Monster Assistant Editor: Taneka Stotts Beyond Cover Artist: Levi Hastings Beyond Interior Artist: Evan Dahm Contributors: Gabby Reed, Rachel Dukes, Niki Smith, Reed Black, Christianne Goudreau, Taneka Stotts, Ted Closson, Wm Brian MacLean, Blue Delliquanti, Shing Yin Khor, Kiku Hughes, Jon Cairns, Sfé…
Zine Review: Nonbinary by Melanie Gillman
Nonbinary Melanie Gillman If you’re a webcomics reader, you may be familiar with Melanie Gillman’s beautifully illustrated As The Crow Flies. Nonbinary still features Gillman’s extraordinary shading and color-sense, but jumps genres into nonfiction, autobio comics. In sixteen pages, the artist crafts a highly accessible and very personal portrait of their experience coming out as…