I think roleplaying and sex are two intimately entwined concepts. Even when we’re not discussing that kind of roleplaying, I’ve found it to be true that sexual dynamics are likely to rise whenever a group of adults is cooped up together for an extended period of time. Add to that the tempting factor of veiled…
Inspiring Women Making Comics Today!
Ed. note: Starting this week and continuing until I run out of people to bug, WWAC will be running short pieces on some of the women working in comics now who are doing innovative or inspiring work. And not just women creators, but women working in comics retail, merchandising, marketing, editorial, journalism, and more. If you…
Doctor Strange and the Ancient One: Marvel’s Issues with Real-World Politics
Advertisers traditionally hold that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but Marvel’s Doctor Strange might just be the exception. Though the comic book version of Doctor Strange learns magic from a Tibetan character known as “The Ancient One,” the movie adaptation’s newest teaser trailer reveals that Marvel has changed the setting of Doctor Strange’s…
Picture This: Raggedy and the Cloud
This write-up is more personal than the other ones I’ve done so far, and I hope you will excuse me gushing for several minutes about some artists I love and admire. Sofia Prokofievna (b. 1928) is a Russian illustrator, poet, playwright, and, most importantly to me, the author of many original “fairy tales” for children….
The Thursday Book Beat: Mourning Lois Duncan
It’s been a busy week, book lovers, and I’m sad to say that our first bit of news is a sad one: Lois Duncan has passed away. Very sad news: Lois Duncan, author of I Know What You Did Last Summer and many other books for teens, has died at 82 pic.twitter.com/2nsycviSvK — Children's Bookshelf…
Trading Outpost: Why I Don’t Hate Why I Hate Saturn
Hello, this is the Trading Outpost, in which I, hostess of The Trades, further discuss some of the comics and concepts covered by (yes!) The Trades. The Trades is a podcast by me, FST, and Aaron LaRoche (A boy, hence lack of onsite embed —Ed.). We trade comics, talk about our picks from the month,…
WWAC Talks: Periods, Menstruation, Internal Bleeding, Pt. 2
Recently, WWAC writer Ray Sonne took one for the team and tried out Thinx period-proof underwear. This got a conversation going about the type of menstruation products out there and what this usually means for WWAC is “start a roundtable!” In fact, this topic got so many of us going that lifestyle editor, Ginnis, had…
Review: Threadbare: Clothes, Sex & Trafficking
Threadbare: Clothes, Sex & Trafficking Anne Elizabeth Moore (words), the Ladydrawers (art) Microcosm Publishing May 2016 When Microcosm sent the WWAC mailing list their latest releases, both Ginnis Tonik and Alenka Figa jumped on a comic about fashion, clothing, and the politics of production. Alenka had the chance to attend the launch party in Chicago and…
Get Your Game on Wednesday
Howdy, gaming lovelies! It’s been a busy week for game news with more to come. Let’s jump right in and take a look-see. E3 Round-up links In the wake of this weekend’s events, my heart wasn’t into watching the play-by-play of E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) major announcements. If you’re new to watching the buzz, it…
Indigenous Sci-Fi: 3 Takes on ABC’s Cleverman
Cleverman is a new Australian sci-fi/fantasy series that draws upon indigenous Australian (aboriginal) mythology. Collider called it “District 9 with werewolves instead of aliens,” and The New York Times characterized it as “sci-fi with a social conscience.” The series just premiered on ABC TV in Australia and Sundance TV in the US to favorable reviews…
Warriors: Everybody Wants to Be a Cat
On a normal day, there are three cats in my house causing trouble in their own unique ways, but since my 10-year old discovered Erin Hunter’s Warrior series, I sometimes have five to six felines to care for. Sometimes more. My eldest becomes Cinderleaf, a medicine cat, her friend is Lionpaw, an apprentice training to…
Is Warren Ellis a Prophet? Transmetropolitan in 2016 U.S. Politics
This piece is part of a series of comparative essays examining Transmetropolitan against the backdrop of the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign. It is not a retrospective on whether Transmetropolitan is good or if the comic and its characters have aged well. I’m concerned with only two questions: Is Warren Ellis a wizard who can predict…
