Sitting down to write about Zendaya’s casting as Mary Jane Watson, I actually thought it would be simple. I settled down with a notebook full of facts and told myself that with it my words would crush all the angry fans and turn away the naysayers; I ended up hitting backspace more times than I…
The Thursday Book Beat: New Reads for Your Morning Commute
Happy Thursday Booklovers! Christa here, stepping in this week to share the latest news from the literary world. Penguin Random House has launched their new Subway Reads program to celebrate the installation of free Wi-Fi in the New York City subway system. The program offers “40,000 pages or 50-plus hours of reading time” to commuters….
The Midnighter Roundtables: The Authority by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch
In a historical move, DC Comics has slated to publish the first direct market comic book industry title led by a queer couple, Midnighter & Apollo #1, on October 5th. Midnighter and Apollo certainly aren’t the newest kids on the block, however. The two first appeared in 1998’s Stormwatch #4 by Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, and…
Losing It by Emma Rathbone Doesn’t Scratch That Itch
Losing It Emma Rathbone Riverhead Books July 19 2016 Julie Greenfield is a virgin—a twenty-six year old virgin to be precise. She’s not saving herself for marriage, or waiting until she’s in love, or anything like that. But somehow there’s just never been the right moment. Now here she is a college graduate with a…
Stranger Things: Cool Girls, Missing Girls, and Our Girls
This essay will contain spoilers for the full run of Stranger Things. Teen boys playing D&D in a lovingly reproduced 1980s basement. That’s how Stranger Things really gets going, and that’s when I knew that this show probably wasn’t going to be for me.
Get Your Game On Wednesday: A Little Bit of Indie Heaven
Happy Wednesday, gaming lovelies! Is anyone else loving this amazing 8-bit ode to tennis champ Serena Williams? Kudos to Gatorade for a fun little game where you play as the tennis champ in each of her 22 Grand Slam matches. The game is available on ESPN’s Snapchat channel or for desktops.
Finding My Place at Flame Con
“There’s this one balloon where someone says ‘Can anyone hear me?’ And there’s a reply shot of [Supergirl] saying, ‘I can,’” Steve Orlando describes to me a pivotal page in Supergirl: Rebirth #1, which came out earlier in the week. It’s Sunday afternoon, and we’re holding an interview in a quiet hallway outside of the…
The Wonder of Stamps for Geeks
This year is a big one for Wonder Woman. Not only is it the 75th anniversary of her first appearance, but she has also appeared in a major motion picture and was finally granted her own film for next year. The biggest news of all, I’m sure you’ll agree, is that come October, she’ll have her own…
Review: Lady Killer Vol 2, #1
Lady Killer Vol. 2, #1 Joelle Jones (story & art), Michelle Madsen (colors), Crank! (letters) Dark Horse August 3, 2016 Lady Killer is back, which means more bloodshed and mid-century modern fabulosity! (Note: This review is based on an advanced review copy from the publisher and may contain spoilers.)
“Bismuth” and Steven Universe’s Racial Coding Problem
Since season one, I have waved the flag for Steven Universe, going so far as to introduce it to my WWAC co-writers. Naturally, I was as excited as any devoted viewer when Cartoon Network announced the “Summer of Steven” in which we’d get at least two weeks of nightly episodes, including a couple of 22…
Review: The End of the Perfect 10 by Dvora Meyers
The End of the Perfect Ten: The Making & Breaking of Gymnastics’ Top Score–from Nadia to Now Dvora Meyers Touchstone 2016 The Olympics may be over, but your gymnastics obsession doesn’t have to be. Admittedly, I am only an every-four-years watcher of women’s gymnastics, so my obsession is limited to a short time frame, but…
Colorist on Color: Matt Wilson
We had a chance to talk to longtime colorist Matt Wilson. You can follow Matt on Twitter and buy his shirts and prints on Big Cartel.
