In Café Princess, at the Yonge and Finch intersection, there are four Lolitas sitting together, remembering stories, and enjoying delicious-looking slices of coffee chocolate flavoured cake. Meagan Wilcox, 20, relaxes on a red couch; she’s a lifestyle Lolita and has been wearing Lolita for six years. She started dressing in Lolita when she was in…
A Texas Broad Reads Preacher in 2016
This past March and April, I read Preacher for the first time, which feels like comics sacrilege in 2016. Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s seminal late 90s creation about a man from East Texas who is burdened with glorious purpose—or, more accurately, the spawn of an angel and a demon—is held up alongside The Watchmen…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Marvel is Bad at Math
It’s Memorial Day here in the United States, and that’s important context for Marvel’s latest SNAFU. And so even though there are other Marvel things to talk about, like X-Men: Apocalypse, which just came out, and #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend, which has produced both amusing and important discussion and fanart, I need to take today to write about…
This Week in WWAC History: Casting Decisions and Our Thoughts
If you have any investment in the MCU, you will have paid attention to the recent casting decisions for Thor: Ragnarok. Most notable is the anticipation and excitement over Tessa Thompson who will be playing the role of Valkyrie. I’m hoping my squee was not drowned out by the collective squee of Thor fans everywhere. In…
DC Daily Planet: Rebirth Has Breached the Canal
Hey readers! It’s Ray Sonne, filling in as your host of the DC Daily Planet until we find your next newscaster. And man, what a week. Spoilers for Rebirth and DC movie news ahead.
ONE, TWO, ONE TWO THREE FOUR! : The Sounds of Josie & The Pussycats
As I said in my Black Canary EP review, I am an absolute sucker for fictional bands. Since hearing about CW’s Riverdale, I’ve been antsy to hear some music from the new Josie and the Pussycats. The new band will be lead by Ashleigh Murray playing Josie McCoy, the lead singer and guitarist of the…
Inspiring Women in (Web)Comics Today!
Editor’s 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…
New York Videogame Critics Reward Best Games Journalism
Criticism is essential to a medium’s growth. This is especially true given the current climate of games journalism. Recognizing the important work that critics do in discussing the way games work and how they can be improved not just in a technical sense, but a cultural one, is imperative.
6 First Impressions of AMC’s Preacher
AMC’s television adaptation of the classic 90s Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon comic debuted this week. Preacher‘s debut drew “modest ratings” this past Sunday night and trended briefly on Twitter. Is the comic too 90s for adaptation at this point? Did the material, known for being, uh, risqué, translate well from page to screen? Six WWAC…
Four Reasons You Should Read American Housewife by Helen Ellis
American Housewife Helen Ellis Doubleday January 12 2016 In case you haven’t heard yet, May is International Short Story month and if you’re still looking for a way to celebrate let me help you out by recommending my favourite short story collection of the year (so far) – American Housewife by Helen Ellis. Whether you‘re…
Brand New: An Analysis of DC Comics’ 2016 Logo
DC Entertainment released their new logo, along with a press release explaining its new branding and the motivations behind its decisions. See below for the full announcement. I have highlighted a few key phrases that point toward DC’s branding direction.
The Thursday Book Beat: Bookish Nerds Are Ready to Be Disney’s Guests in Beauty and the Beast
Happy sunny week, dear readers! I’m fresh off a holiday long weekend here in Canada, and with Memorial Day coming up for the Americans, it’s bound to be a quiet week for book news. That said, Disney did set the internet ablaze this weekend with the teaser trailer for the live-action Beauty and the Beast…
