It’s time for book news — and there’s a ton of it. Nicola Yoon’s young adult novel, Everything Everything, is being adapted into a film that’ll be directed by Stella Meghie. They also announced that Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson would be playing the leads which caught my attention as an Amandla fan. Yoon’s debut novel follows Maddy, a…
Ghostbusters: Patty Tolan and Black Viewers Deserve Better
The 2016 Ghostbusters movie seems to be—if not a hit—well received. WWAC’s review speaks favorably of it, as does its Rotten Tomatoes rating of 73%. Opening weekend brought in $46 million, enough money that Sony greenlit a sequel, meaning our ladies in grey will be back to protect New York City from the denizens of the afterlife. After…
Dogears: The Power of Symbolism and Storytelling
Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation Edwidge Danticat & Leslie Staub Dial Books September 1, 2015 The complexity of immigration policy may be difficult to explain to a child, but many are affected by it. Saya’s mother is an undocumented Haitian immigrant who has been detained by ICE. To ease Saya’s suffering, her…
David Mack’s Kabuki: Thinking Outside the Panel
When it comes to creators who really push the boundaries of what comics can do, the name that automatically pops into my mind is David Mack. To me, Mack’s work epitomizes the melding of the “visual” with the “narrative,” emphasizing comics as an art form as well as a storytelling medium. I have admired his work since…
The Ballad of Peter Parker: Hannah Blumenreich’s Spidey Zine
Back in March, a bunch of people on Twitter retweeted a comic. What caught my attention wasn’t that it was a comic — I see a ton of short comics/illustrations every day — but that so many people retweeted it in such a short time. So I clicked on it… https://twitter.com/hannahblmnrch/status/708445047369256960 this is aces https://t.co/mjcqmNLd2J —…
Drink Your Comics: Betty & Veronica and the Fourth of July
I don’t know about you, but for me, summer means the Cape, the beach, and long evenings sitting with a cool drink out in the backyard. In general, I reach for my tried and true Tanqueray gin and tonic, but if, like me, you want to try a few new flavors, here are a few…
Trading Outpost: Growing Up Is Hard To Do
Hello and welcome back to Trading Outpost, with me, FST, co-host with the co-most of The Trades, a comics podcast for people who like comics and podcasts. The other half of The Trades is Aaron, who can’t write here, because Aaron’s a dude. You can find the previous installment on WWAC here, and you can…
Get Your Game On Wednesday: Giving the She-Devil Her Due
Happy Wednesday, gaming lovelies! This year, San Diego Comic Con proves that all the news doesn’t have to be big blockbuster super hero movie related. The fine folks at Dynamite Entertainment gave us not one, but two big announcements of comics-to-games crossover news. Read on to find out more!
Who You Gonna Wear? Ghostbusters! The Fashion of Erin, Abby, Holtzman, and Patty
The costuming (the character design) of Ghostbusters announces itself graciously but doesn’t demand your attention. It takes the introduction of the third protagonist to blossom into full life. Once it does, it only gets better.
Frontier #12: Kelly Kwang — It’s the Aesthetic
Frontier #12: Kelly Kwang Kelly Kwang Youth In Decline May, 2016 When I recommend Frontier to people, I say that it’s an anthology of comics and art books by interesting indie cartoonists. This issue, Kelly Kwang’s first published work, is a bit more art book than illustrated story. It’s still a comic, though, so don’t…
There’s an Ekans in My Boot! – Pokémon Go Review
When it’s eleventy-billion degrees outside, the only thing that my kids and I want to do is wander around a park for hours on end, sweat pouring down our faces and battling the initial stages of heat stroke. That’s right. We’re playing Pokémon GO.
Cook Your Comics: Spike Trotman’s Easy Pulled Pork
On a Sunday night this past May, I was perusing Twitter and saw Spike Trotman tweeting her pulled pork recipe. (Trotman’s original series of tweets has been collected on Storify!) It sounded easy and delicious. While reading it, I made a rather primal “mmmmmm” noise that made my husband glance over to see what kind…
