In her new novel, The Impostor Queen, Sarah Fine takes readers on an exciting, emotional and political fantasy adventure. At the heart of this new novel is a young girl named Elli. Ever since she was a child Elli has been in training with the Elders of Kupari and one day she will succeed the Valtia and protect the Kupari…
Comics Academe: Teaching Ms. Marvel – Part One
Last semester I taught the first volume of Ms. Marvel in my honor’s multicultural literature class. Ms. Marvel was perfect for my class, which centered on how minorities used fantastic fiction to show disfranchisement and how old tropes become new when filtered through a different perspective. Superman and Batman are iconic, and that’s a lot…
Lucifer on Fox: Pretty Lukewarm
Lucifer Morningstar got his start in Sandman #4, created by Neil Gaiman and Sam Keith. Based initially in part on David Bowie and John Milton’s Paradise Lost, and fleshed out in a solo series by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, and Ryan Kelly, Lucifer runs the gamut — stories involve angels, demons, ghosts, fighting the armies of Heaven, creating a…
Undertale, GameFAQs, and Sore Losers
Undertale’s victory in the GameFAQs “Best Game Ever” poll is one of those minor internet events that, though only mildly amusing itself, reflects interestingly on the culture around it. Probably most people in the games community are already aware of what happened, but allow me to provide a quick recap. Beginning on the fifth of…
A Brief Q&A with Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger!
Last fall, I was able to conduct a brief interview via email with retired astronaut Dottie Metcalfe-Lindenburger. She is one of four Educator-Astronauts who have traveled into space, the first Space Camp alumna to fly in space, and has spent a total of fifteen days, two hours, forty-seven minutes in space. Today, Metcalfe-Lindenburger shares memories of…
Taboo Connection and Comics as Relics: The Staring Contest, Issue #1
When desirous of a means of getting insight into a person’s mindset and where they are any given point in time, I’ve always thought it would be a good idea to go through their journal. The taboo nature of going through someone’s recounting of their day and their innermost thoughts and desires relative to it. The only electronic text…
Mighty Marvel Monday: The State of Marvel Comics Part Three
It’s the final Mighty Marvel Monday of January, and the one year anniversary of my first Mighty Marvel Monday. It means a lot to me to still be here, being a less British version of John Oliver and also being able to break from the genre of weekly news link roundup and devote full weeks…
This Week in WWAC History: The WWAC Lifestyle
Comic inspired recipes, fashion how-tos, and advice for everyday living from our contributors all can be found in the Lifestyle category on WWAC. Here are a few examples of the goodness that awaits you:
Shinbun Saturday: Awards, Anime Adaptations, and Car Parts, Oh My!
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you’re all nice and warm, especially if you live in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region like me and are currently enduring a snowpocalypse. When the snow’s coming down this fast and hard, there’s not much you can do except hunker down and wait it out. Perfect time to curl up with…
Orchids to Dusk: The Hill You Die On
Welcome to An Adventure in Small Games, a monthly series focused on games that cost less than $20, ideally less than $10. In this series, Eve Golden Woods will focus on the indie game and what it has to offer the world of gaming. There will be spoilers. This month Eve takes a look at Orchids to…
Gin & Kate’s Hopes for The X-Files Revival
The X-Files revival premieres this Sunday, January 24th, on Fox, and Gin and Kate are extremely excited! But there’s always cause for concern when a beloved pop culture artifact is rebooted or redone, so Gin and Kate sat down to discuss ten hopes they have for the revival.
I Am Curious (Publishers): Lois Lane, Reprints, and Unintentional Ignorance
The phrase “walk a mile in someone else’s shoes” isn’t something that most people take literally, on their path to understanding the harsh realities of life that another person can face due to systematic oppression. Unfortunately, in November 1970, the creative team on Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane (writer Robert Kanigher, artist Werner Roth, and inker Vince…
