Hi book lovers! Hope your week has been amazing so far! Toronto has settled down after the TIFF mania, and the city has fallen into a lull as we begin to prepare for the hibernation that will come with winter. You know what goes great with the fall season? Knit sweaters, lattes, and books!
Review: Gina Wynbrandt’s Someone Please Have Sex With Me
Someone Please Have Sex With Me Gina Wynbrandt 2D Cloud June 2016 Someone Please Have Sex With Me is a collection of comics from Gina Wynbrandt, whose short comic “Big Pussy” made a big splash (oh god, oh god) in 2015, which nabbed her an Ignatz nomination for Promising New Talent. This collection is an…
Fox’s Gotham Isn’t Great With Women But I Like It Anyway
I’m used to getting raised eyebrows when I tell people that I enjoy Fox’s Gotham. As someone who often rails about the portrayal of women, why do I tune into a show that, on one hand, gives us complex women like Selina Kyle and Fish Mooney, but on the other hand, routinely batters and/or kills…
Labors of Love: A Review of Manga in America
Manga in America: Transnational Book Publishing and the Domestication of Japanese Comics Casey Brienza Bloomsbury January 2016
Get Your Game On Wednesday: Send Your Voice to the Stars
Happy Wednesday, all you dice rollers, thumbstick pushers, and mouse clickers of the world! While I’ve been living in an Overwatch bubble since the recent free weekend, it seems as though the gaming world has continued on without me. Let’s catch up on this week together.
This Rose is Worth the Thorns: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas is amazing. Seriously. Read it, if you haven’t. It has a kick butt female assassin, conspiracies, coups, magic, elves–everything I could want in a fantasy. It’s the kind of series that you want to hole up and binge read. I am eagerly looking forward to the…
#TIFF16 Review: Lion Is an Unforgettable Adoption Story
Not many people know that I was actually kind of adopted twice. Once taken from India at the age of one, and again at the age of twelve by my mother. A lot of people when they first meet me ask me if I’m from India, and my answer is always, “No, well, not really…
Trading Outpost: Genre/Gender/Generic
Hello! And welcome back to another of The Trades, the world’s only comic podcast by people who don’t know anything about pen nibs. This month, we swear off literacy in order to better live out deconstructionism. Also, Aaron reads award nominated comics, while Webtoons is taking over my life, and I don’t know how to…
Supporting Fangirl Jeanne After the Unexpected Death of Her Husband
Fangirl Jeanne is a friend to many in the WWAC community. From her Twitter, she’s been a constant advocate for marginalized voices and an organizer working for diversity in publishing. We’re heartbroken to hear of the sudden death of her husband, and her subsequent economic insecurity. From the YouCaring page that has been set up…
Previously On Comics: She-Hulk, Ignatz Wins, and Waiting for Luke Cage
News, News, News! Some of you remember that I used to write a little column called Mighty Marvel Monday, and it never failed that as soon as my column went out, Marvel would release some big news. Some things never change. But the date of this column did, so BWAHAHA. Marvel announced two new women-led,…
Emmys 2016: Diversity Takes Centre Stage and A Win for Orphan Black
I didn’t watch the Emmys because I find award shows, like graduations, boring unless you have a stake in them. However, I am happy about this year’s winners for a whole host of reasons which include diversity and Tatiana Maslany. Finally the actress who should have been sweeping the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category…
Kill Screen, Warby Parker Release Game and Glasses
Gaming magazine Kill Screen, in collaboration with eyewear company Warby Parker, has developed a pair of exclusive glasses that combine both companies’ philosophies of design and function. The glasses, available in men’s and women’s designs with no discernable difference between the two, come in a light transparent gray color and feature the Warby Parker x…