Content Warning: Several of the comics discussed include adult themes or adult situations. Yuri, the genre focused on female/female romantic relationships. It started in the early 70s with the publication of Shiroi Heya no Futari. These early works often ended tragically with one of the characters dying. This changed over the years, and in the…
The Thursday Book Beat: J.K. Rowling Criticized for Appropriation of Native Culture for New Pottermore Stories
Another week, another set of book news. This time, I’m bringing you the headlines with late afternoon sunshine coming through the window, a very welcome change! This week, we’ve got author Meg Rosoff emerging once again from her tower to call out “diversity and race activists” for not protesting Donald Trump and his racist comments….
Zine Review: Punk Rock Glee Club #1
We are all fans of something; however, the passion that goes with being a fan can create a barrier between the individual and the object of that passion. Anyone who’s awkwardly approached a celebrity or creator at a convention has felt this strange barrier, and some avoid meeting people they admire because of it. Liz…
Batman v Superman: Whose Shadow Are You On?
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice comes out this month, and in between more morose trailers and recent adorably fun skits, I was hit with inspiration. Racking my brain for this month’s Beauty and the Geek, I knew I wanted to make it a good one to make up for the two months column absence. I…
Review: Dejah Thoris #2
Dejah Thoris #2 Frank J. Barbiere (writer), Francesco Manna (art), NEN (cover) Dynamite Comics, March 2, 2016 Disclaimer: A review copy of this publication was provided by the publisher.
MAN PLUS Take Two (and Three): Araujo’s Midsection
Man Plus is currently being published by Titan Comics as a four issue mini; it’s also being serialised for free online through page by page release. Claire and J.A. discuss the second and third issues of Araújo’s Shirowpunk passion project, as they did for part one previously.
Get Your Game On Wednesday: GDC and SXSW
Happy Wednesday, gaming lovelies! Next week starts both GDC and SXSW so I expect the feeds to be full of bleeding edge coolness soon. Until then, check out some of my pet peeves and happy dance moments about games this week. 5 Weeks in a Balloon: Where are the People of Color? Last I checked…
Stay Weird: Goodbye, Gravity Falls
We all knew this day would come, but we didn’t think it would come so soon. It’s the end of an era in cartoons. Gravity Falls is over.
Dogears: Under a Painted Sky, The Vegetarian, The Widow
Under a Painted Sky Stacey Lee G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers March 17, 2105 I never thought that I liked Westerns all that much until I read Under a Painted Sky. Or maybe I still don’t like Westerns that much, but rather I just really like feminist Westerns starring two kick ass women…
Fish Out Of Water: Black Canary’s EP1 Review
I’m an absolute sucker for fictional bands. Every time I read a story involving a fictional rock band, I’m all about diving deep into it and figuring out what type of music they’d play. That’s what drew me into the excitement of Black Canary. One of my favorite DC ladies of all time was in…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: #VisibleWomen
On Sunday, the unofficial queen of comics, Kelly Sue DeConnick, put out a call for women artists under the hashtag #VisibleWomen… Women comic book artists who'd like a signal boost, tweet me yr portfolio links today/tomorrow & I'll RT. #VisibleWomen — Kelly Sue DeConnick (@kellysue) March 6, 2016 …and by Monday, hundreds of artists had responded…
The Working Class Substitute to the American Girl Dolls
What I love and simultaneously resent most about sites and online magazines, like Bustle, Buzzfeed, The Hairpin, and The Toast, is how they fuel my childhood nostalgia. It’s like kids born in the 1980s are retroactively trying to create online fan cultures over fandoms and cultural artifacts long past their expiration date (which is really…
