There is no shortage of tough ladies in the WWAC Archives, whether they are fictional, staffers, or industry professionals. Last April, WWAC spotlighted a few and through these spotlights we hope these tough ladies will gain a few more fans. Enjoy!
Shinbun Saturday: Another Classic Manga Jumps on the Kickstarter Bandwagon
Hello readers! Vernieda checking in from the U.S. Mid-Atlantic, where we’re kicking off April with showers. Hopefully, that means we’ll indeed get flowers in May! Over the past couple years, we’ve been seeing lots of Kickstarters to bring over classic manga like Osamu Tezuka’s extensive catalog and more recently, anime like Escaflowne and Skip Beat!…
Win Tickets to an Advance Screening of Outlander Season 2!
Outlander is a TV show based on the best-selling book series by Diana Gabaldon which have sold over 26 million copies, with all eight novels appearing on the New York Times best-sellers list. The show is a global hit that has garnered critical acclaim winning a People’s Choice Award and a Critic’s Choice Award. It stars Golden Globe Award…
Avengers Academy: Everyone’s Playing It
Recently, TinyCo released MARVEL Avengers Academy, and it’s been all many phone gamers can talk about. Tea Fougner reviewed the game for us when it first came out, but after hours of gameplay our writers still had more to say. So, why is this game so addictive? Kate: So, I play my games on my…
Feature Films At The 2016 Canadian Film Fest
The Canadian Film Fest is an event set in Toronto celebrating Canadian filmmakers where they can showcase their work and network with others in the industry. A non-profit organization, Canadian Film Fest hopes to inspire these filmmakers to continue making motion pictures and to expose Canadian audiences to independent works. We have created an annual film festival…
Colorist on Coloring: What Is a Flatter?
Hey there, have you been wondering just what the heck a flatter does? Well I am going to give you another long serious professional dissection of what a flatter does and why it is important. To further prove that I am a very boring person obsessed with minutia. [You’re very interesting actually — Ed.] A…
DCDP Rebirth Roundup: The good, the bad, and the concerning.
If you’ve been following along with my (admittedly all over the place) twitter feed at all this weekend, some of this is going to sound pretty familiar to you. Wondercon was this weekend and with it came a flood of information and announcements regarding DC’s new not-a-reboot event, Rebirth, followed up by an official list…
#BatmanvSuperman: A Breakfast Cereal Civil War
After I reviewed General Mills’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tie-in cereals, there was much crying and moaning from WWAC staff and Twitter passersby.
In Real Life: Online Friendships and Our True Selves
In Real Life Jessica Love St. Martin’s Griffin/Raincoast Books March 1st, 2016 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. You know when you read a book and you don’t expect it to inject you with so much emotion that it catches you off guard? That moment of…
A Less Stressful Writing Challenge: Flash Fiction Wednesday, April 6
Many of us have tried to make a habit of writing fiction, with various degrees of success. Writing challenges can feel overwhelming, especially more time-intensive challenges like NaNoWriMo. On April 6 and recurring the first Wednesday of every month, you’re invited to participate in Flash Fiction Wednesday, a writing challenge aimed to require as little…
Diamonds in the Rough: Our Problematic Faves, Who Coincidentally, Are Women
WOMEN. We hate’em. Well, a lot of people hate’em. Us. Hate us. Okay, we don’t hate women. We are women. We love women! We love woman characters … whom other people hate. And we’ll defend them. Okay? Just listen.
The Thursday Book Beat: Angolan Rapper Arrested for Book Club Pick
Once again, I’ve taken over Angel’s book beat which means I have all of the power where book news is concerned! (cue cackle). Before we begin, I just wanted to say RIP to Ellen Seligman who died this past Friday. She was an editor and publisher of McClelland & Stewart for four decades. An Angolan rapper and activist, Luaty…