It’s hard not to form friendships after hours spent slaying orcs, grinding rep runs, or collecting gil. The friendships we forge in the storytelling and dungeon-crawling fires of gaming can be just as profound—if not more—as those from other sources, and some of the WWAC writers have come to share their stories of triumph, camaraderie,…
App Review: Promoting Productivity with Coffitivity
If I had my way, I would not work in an office, but spend most of my day working from a coffee shop or cafe of some sort. I find the ambient noise to be just enough to keep me focused. The bustle of the staff, people entering and leaving, gentle murmuring as people work…
The Racial Medical Commentary in Alvin Hollingsworth’s DDT
Alvin Hollingsworth (1928-2000) was a comic strip illustrator and painter who grew up in New York City. His focus was primarily on contemporary social issues such as the Civil Rights Movement, women’s issues, and various other controversial themes at the time [We’ve a full profile on Hollingsworth coming — Ed.]. One of his most famous…
Princeless #1 Joins the Scholastic Book Club
I was almost late for my chat with Princeless author Jeremy Whitley the other night. Why? Because my daughters wanted to read Princeless volume 1: Save Yourself again. When I first went hunting for Princeless, it was indeed a hunt. I eventually scored a copy of the original manga-sized first print, which, Whitley says, he’d seen…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Bad News For Diversity
So last week’s Mighty Marvel Monday, I wrote about how wonderful it was to see Marvel making actual attempts at diversifying its creative teams and also being recognized for the quality work they do (side note: isn’t it weird how the stories being written by women – that have characters from underrepresented groups being treated as…
This Week In WWAC History: Awesomeness
There is a ton of awesomeness in the WWAC archives, from the aptly named Awesome Awards to the awesome memories of Leonard Nimoy shared by WWAC staffers. Join us in a look back at the end of February last year to see if your favorite games and books made the awesome list, or scroll down to…
Con Diary: OK True Believers, Take Two
On the sixth of February, OK True Believers had its second outing. My local convention. I went. I wrote last time about the values of local shows, and I think that’s reflected in the nicest thing about OKTB: if you get there early, there’s no room. Everybody’s also there, and the queues are too turgid,…
Shinbun Saturday: Sherlock Gets a Manga Adaptation
Happy Saturday, dear readers! Can you believe February is over? I certainly can’t, but I’m excited about the coming of spring. The manga world lit up this last week with the news that BBC’s Sherlock will be getting a manga adaptation. It’s not the first time we’ve seen this happen. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has…
The Longest Night: Stargazing at the End of the World
Welcome to An Adventure in Small Games, a monthly series focused on games that cost less than $20, ideally less than $10. In this series, Eve Golden Woods will focus on the indie game and what it has to offer the world of gaming. There will be spoilers. This month Eve takes a look at The Longest…
Finding Black Girl Magic with Niobe and Amandla Stenberg
Earlier this month, I was on a mission to find the latest Teen Vogue issue—the issue featuring Amandla Stenberg. I wanted it for two reasons: 1) The cover is stunning. And 2) it would make a great companion for discussing Stenberg’s comic, Niobe: She Is Life, that she co-created with Sebastian A. Jones (co-scripter), Ashley A. Woods (final…
Teen Trees Get Knowledge: Michael Deforge’s Big Kids
Big Kids Michael Deforge Drawn & Quarterly Janurary, 2016 The new graphic novel from Michael Deforge, his first since Ant Colony, is a queer coming of age story with a fantastical, metaphysical edge. Like a lot of Deforge’s work, Big Kids exists in a world that’s slightly strange, as far as the rules of science…
DC Daily Planet: Woo! Woo! Etta Candy, Super Hero Girls, and Ben Affleck
This week’s DCDP is going to be all about catching up on the news from corners of the DCU that got pushed to the side in the frenzy of keeping up to date with Rebirth. Can you believe it? We’re finally living in a (sort of) post-Rebirth Panic world. We made it, you guys. There’s…