We are Currently Seeking: Our book section is growing here at Women Write About Comics and we’re looking to add three new members to our team. Are you an avid reader, knowledgeable about book the industry, and have writing experience? Then we want you! You will be working closely with the Books Editor, Christa Seeley,…
Reviews Roulette: Girl Fighters, Burger Cupids — Dinomite!
In Reviews Roulette comics are assigned without foreknowledge or regard to preference. Basically Megan picks stuff from her previews queue and doles it out haphazardly. These are the results. Cap Stone #1 Christina McCormack, Liam Sharp (W), Liam Sharp (A) Titan Comics Release Date: December 16, 2014 The world’s only superhero, Captain Stone, has disappeared…
Dogears: Murder She Wrote
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes James Anderson W H Allen & Co This is a Murder She Wrote novel. When I found it, in the charity bookshelf area of Homebase (a DIY outlet), I lost track of my eyeballs as they shot out of my head and skittered away across the lino. I didn’t care….
Reading Diaries: Reading Resolutions
We’re doing something a little different for January’s Reading Diaries. Instead of what we’ve been reading, we’re sharing our reading resolutions for 2015. Such as, books or authors we’ve always wanted to read but have never had the chance to, new releases we’re looking forward to, and genres we want to explore. Christa: I went on a huge…
Cool Books of January
Fairest: The Lunar Chronicles: Levana’s Story Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends January 27, 2015 A prequel to Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles – a sci-fi, steampunk take on classic fairytales, Fairest tells the story of how Queen Levana came to be queen. Is she a true villain or a pawn in other people’s games?
Cool Comics of January
Angel and Faith: Season Ten Volume 1: Where the River Meets the Sea Victor Gischler (W), Derlis Santacruz (A), Michelle Madsen (C) Dark Horse January 6, 2015 Considering that I never particularly cared for Angel or the Angel series, I find myself preferring Angel & Faith to the regular BtVS. Now, that has a lot…
New Year, New Books: A Guide to Books in 2015
It’s 2015! How did this happen? *takes deep breath* It’s ok. We’re all going to be ok. Why? Because a new year means lots of new books for us to fall in love with. 2014 was a good year book-wise. I read a lot of great titles, discovered a bunch of new (and new to…
Standout LGBTQ Reads of 2014
I know by now you’re probably tired of “Best of 2014” lists but I can’t help adding one more. There were a lot of incredible LGBTQ books released in 2014 and I didn’t see nearly enough of them on other “Best Of” lists. The following are the titles I read that really stood out.
The Red Tent Miniseries
The Red Tent Directed by Roger Young Starring Rebecca Ferguson, Morena Baccarin, Minnie Driver, Iain Glen Lifetime Television I grew up knowing the story of Jacob and his sons. Jacob is the son of Isaac (who is the son of Abraham), and he is generally considered the father of the Israelites as his twelve sons…
The Ten Must Read YA Novels of 2014
This was a big year for Young Adult novels. Some big series came to and end and some new ones exploded onto the scene. Scandals broke out, articles were written. Dystopian stories finally began to fade away and stand alone contemporaries were all the rage. So it’s no wonder that it took three Women Write…
The Thursday Book Beat: Saying Goodbye to Norman Bridwell
Christa here, filling in for Ardo for this week’s Thursday Book Beat. There was a lot of book news this week so let’s dive right in. Norman Bridwell, creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, has passed away The legendary creator was 86 years old. The Clifford books have sold millions of copies in 13 language and have…
Reviews Roulette: Family, Romance, Drama
Welcome back to Reviews Roulette, where Megan assigns random comics to the intrepid WWAC staff. They are bound by the sacred Reviews Roulette contract to deliver an honest review, whether liked, loved, hated or disdained the comic they were assigned. This week they read webcomics Salmagundi and Validation, and new Dark Horse offering, Father’s day. …
