For the September edition of the #WWACBookClub, we discussed one incredibly bizarre, violent, and engrossing book – The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. The Shining Girls is the story of a time travelling serial killer, Harper Curtis. After stumbling across a house that allows him to jump to different points throughout the 20th century, he…
New to Manga: Trying Pluto by Naoki Urasawa
As the title of this post suggests, I am a relative newcomer to manga. I’ve seen my fair share of anime and devoured every volume of Sailor Moon and Full Metal Alchemist, but I’ve never really attempted to explore the great body of work that is Japanese comics—which in hindsight seems rather silly, given how much…
School’s In Session: The Gotham Academy Launch Party
Last week, the first issue of a brand new comic series, Gotham Academy, hit shelves. It’s a series set within the Bat-verse, but it focuses on the daily lives and hijinks of the students of an elite prep school. Think of it as the Gotham version of Hogwarts. To celebrate the release of this book, the…
Reviews Roulette: Crime, Magic, Surgery
As Romona states below, Reviews Roulette is a feature where editorial staff assign comics to staff writers — comics they’ve never looked at, comics out of the blue. It’s a grab bag of mystery, and here’s what our women think! Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #2 Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden (W) Peter Bergting (A) Ben…
October Staff Picks: Movies!
Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone Fox Searchlight The studios threw me a curve ball by moving my September pick, The Book Of Life, to October. But I won’t cheap out and pick the same movie both months. I’m a little intrigued by the concept of Birdman: a has-been…
Hoist the Sails: Child of a Hidden Sea Review
Child of a Hidden Sea A.M. Dellamonica Tor Books Like so many adopted children before her, Sophie Hansa is curious about her biological parents. But when she finally decides to track them down, she gets a little more than she bargained for. For starters, her mother wants nothing to do with her. But even more…
Giller Prize Longlist revealed!
This morning at McGill University, the twelve titles making up the 2014 Giller Prize Longlist were revealed. The Scotiabank Giller Prize is well known as one of the top literary prizes in Canada. Previous winners include Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje and Mordecai Richler. In addition to the fame and prestigious, the award comes with…
If You Liked…Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy has held the number one spot at the box office four of the six weeks it’s been out, and has grossed over $500 million worldwide. It’s official – everyone loves Guardians of the Galaxy. But its heyday at the theatres will soon be drawing to a close. Fall movies are just…
The Windy City Special: Batman Eternal #19-20
#19 – Breaking Bat Story by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Script by Tim Seeley Consulting writers: John Layman & Ray Fawkes Art by Emanuel Simeoni After a number of mediocre issues, it’s beginning to feel like this story is back on track. Or maybe it’s just that I care about these subplots more…
The #WWACComicClub talks Y the Last Man
On the first Monday of every month we meet up on Twitter for the #WWACComicClub. Last week we discussed Y The Last Man Volume 1: Unmanned by Brian K Vaughan and Pia Guerra .
Mysterious Girls: Fall #WWACBookClub Picks
Last week we announced that the next theme for the #WWACBookClub would be a mystery, and we gave you the opportunity to vote for our next two picks. Today we’re pleased to announce that we’ll be reading the following books in September and October. September’s Pick: The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
War. What Is It Good For?: The #WWACBookClub on Insignia
On Monday we got together under the hashtag #WWACBookClub to discuss our latest book club pick – Insignia by S J Kincaid. The story takes place in the middle of World War III. Most of our natural resources are gone so what are we fighting over? The resources found in space. But this war is…