Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo Henry Holt and Company/Macmillan September 29th 2015 This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review I read Six of Crows after the initial excitement swept the young adult book community, which tried to get the book into the hands of everyone in sight. I try to…
W.W.A.Civil War: The Comic Edition
With the release of Captain America: Civil War trailer officially hitting our screens fan and viewer reactions have been mixed between the positive and negative. At WWAC our staff began discussing in detail about both the upcoming movie, and the 2006 Marvel Civil War comic event written by Mark Millar. The event pitted Captain America against Iron…
W.W.A.Civil War: The Movie Edition
When the world first discovered that the third Captain America movie would be called Civil War, fandom’s reaction was, well, divided, to say the least, with some quite firmly against the idea thanks to the 2006 Marvel Civil War comic event on which the film is loosely based. Writes our Ivy Noelle Stevens: “Let’s be…
Pokemon’s Gym Leader Dad is Rare & Shiny
This article discusses Norman only as he appears in the Pokemon games, not in his anime or manga iterations. November 21st marked the one-year anniversary of the 3DS remakes of Pokemon’s third generation of games. After years of Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald (RSE) fans lamenting the unlikelihood of re-releases, the announcement of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (ORAS)…
Jamie’s Guide To Less Stressful Holidays
Listen… Do you hear what I hear? The distant sleigh bells coming ever closer… the hoofbeats of reindeer… The inexorably shambling footfalls of shopping mobs… It can only mean one thing. They’re coming. They’re coming! They’re almost here! Are you ready for the holidays?! Are you ready for the stress that inevitably comes with them? Yes, the…
Mighty Marvel Monday: The Civil War Trailer and More Jessica Jones
It’s time for another Mighty Marvel Monday! Let’s get right to it, shall we? Marvel fandom (and everyone, really) lost their shit last week when Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans appeared on Jimmy Kimmel to release the first official Captain America: Civil War trailer. In case you need to see it again, but want…
Some Folks Think Midnighter Should Be Biphobic, Yes Really
There’s been a lot of talk about bisexual characters in comic books, namely the erasure of various bisexual characters, and overall lack of bisexual representation in mainstream comic books. Another conversation on bisexual representation cropped up today on Gail Simone’s (Secret Six, Birds of Prey) twitter feed this morning. Namely that Midnighter, the popular gay…
This Week in WWAC History: DC Codenames and Dragon Age Inquisition
This time of year always has me thinking about community. In our WWAC community we strive to bring our readers a wide variety of coverage from all aspects of the arts communities. Check out these gems from the past couple of years.
WWAC Likes Food, A Lot
In the Northern Hemisphere, it’s getting colder as winter approaches. Such coldness calls for bulkier clothing and warmer foods, maybe even taking a little time to slow down and take in the changing season. It’s my favorite time of year food-wise with the abundance of apples, pears, root vegetables, and winter squash, thus when I…
Podcasts You Should Put in Your Earholes
Do you know how much time you spend listening to babies crying? Or strangers arguing? Bad music from the next car over? Men yelling stupid words at you? Endless street vendors in the bazaar that is life? You probably experience many of these things. Do you know what you could be doing instead of listening…
Shinbun Saturday: ’90s Manga Classic Takes the Stage
’90s manga Fushigi Yuugi gets stage musical adaptation The official website for the production based on Yuu Watase’s manga launched earlier this week. The role of heroine Miaka will be played by Reina Tanaka, a former member of girl group Morning Musume. This is the third time the manga has received a stage play. Hiromu…
Why I Game: World Building, Ceramic Christmas Villages, and Township
I recently read this article via Longform (a website that curates the internet’s best longform articles, which you should be following) about this author’s obsession with his Christmas village. You know the the ceramic houses and knick-knacks that line the aisles during the holiday season? Most of them seem to hail back to a bygone…