Women Write About Comics was given the opportunity to watch the first two episodes of VIKI’s new series, Dramaworld, ahead of its release on Sunday, April 17th. Angel gives an overview of the show and its context while Aimee, Angel, Claire (who will go by “Real Claire” for this review, because the show stole her name), and I…
2014 Hugos Versus 2015 Sad Puppies: Novels
Throughout this series I have been comparing the 2014 Hugo nominees with the 2015 Sad Puppies slate that was, in part, drawn up in response. Out of the five categories that I decided to cover, I have so far looked at Short Story, Novelette, Novella and Related Work. Now it is time for the last of…
Build Your Own Mountain: A Conversation with a DIY Comics Writer-Publisher
Review copies are nice, but review copies that you’d be excited to buy are better. Zachary Clemente sent me two comics that he self-published, with Arielle Soutar on lettering, and Kelsi Ricks (Remnants) and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (Immolation) putting image to page. I wanted to know more about the connections between these two books, and, lucky…
The Thursday Book Beat: All the World’s a Birthday Card for the Bard
We’re taking a step back into history today on the Beat, which is appropriate as it’s also the week of William Shakespeare’s 452nd birthday! Celebrations are ongoing in Britain and elsewhere to honour his life and work. I suppose this gives me an excuse to rewatch my favourite production of a Shakespeare play, Much Ado…