You know that late-night confessional feeling, like when you spend too much time awake and start feeling the need to talk about things you wouldn’t otherwise discuss? You might be pulling an all-nighter with a study buddy or be twelve hours into a road trip, but soon enough, the secrets start spilling out.
The Soska Sisters and Hollywood’s Complicated Relationship with Women and Horror
To be a woman who loves horror is a strange thing. It’s the constant navigation of a genre steeped in misogyny and racism. It’s looking for yourself in something that on a surface level seems to torment and torture you just for entertainment. Yet despite all of this, women have always been a large and…
Doctor Who Review: Third Doctor #1
Doctor Who: Third Doctor #1 Paul Cornell (Writer), Christopher Jones (Artist), Hi-Fi (Colors) Titan Comics September 14, 2016
Train to Busan Is A Refreshing Zombie Flick
Train to Busan Director: Yeon Sang Ho Starring: Gong Yoo, Kim Soo An, Jung Yu Mi Next Entertainment World July 20th, 2016 (S. Korea)/July 22nd, 2016 (Canada)
Fell in Love with a Dream: Calista Lynne’s We Awaken
We Awaken Calista Lynne Harmony Ink Press July 14, 2016 Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Comics Are What They Should Be at Small Press Expo
There is no gatekeeping at Small Press Expo. This might seem counter to the hipster attitude stereotype that comes with SPX’s crowd, which is defined by undercuts, plaid, and thick-rimmed glasses. I can say that because I am a woman into comics who has an undercut, loves plaid, and wears thick-rimmed glasses. Also, as a…
Thursday Book Beat: Banned Book Week, Giller Prize, and Bisexual Day!
Happy Thursday book lovers! Currently typing this as my dog sits beside me while passive aggressively pawing my keyboard. She’s like her mom that way. Unfortunately, I was sick this past weekend and I couldn’t make it down to the Word on the Street book and magazine festival in Toronto. I heard it was great…
Emotional Survivalism & Powdered Sherbet: How to Survive in the North
How to Survive in the North Luke Healy NoBrow November 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on a review copy provided by the publisher. I’ve never been satisfied with sayings like you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. Why bother having the saying if the meaning isn’t possible to apply preemptively? I am…
#TIFF16 Review: Sadako vs Kayako Is Funnier and Less Scary Than Expected
Sadako vs Kayako Director: Kôji Shiraishi Cast: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Misato Tanaka, Masahiro Komoto, Masanobu Ando, Runa Endo 2016
Political Cartooning and How to Survive the Pitfalls of the Internet
I’ve been cartooning a long time, and in the last year as our society has boiled over with all of its longstanding ills, drawing has felt like the best way I know how to preserve my sanity so, armed with a pencil, I took a sharp turn away from fiction and toward social commentary. I strongly encourage…
Get Your .games On Wednesday
It’s Wednesday! What’s on your gaming schedule for the week? Okay okay I don’t really schedule my gaming. Well, except for Dungeons & Dragons on Sunday nights at 9PM EST. Or the Thursday night Telltale Games Batman group play date I have with my friend. Do my plans to put in an hour or two with…
#TIFF16 Review: Raw Is Your New Favourite Cannibal Movie
Raw (Grave) Director: Julia Ducournau Cast: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella 2015 This review contains discussion of cannibalism and rape culture.