Xena: Warrior Princess #1 Genevieve Valentine (writer), Ariel Medel (artist), Nanjan Jamberi (colorist), Rob Steen (letterer), Jenny Frison (cover artist) Dynamite April 13, 2016
Review: Mama Tried: Italian Cooking for the Screwed, Crude, Vegan & Tattooed
Mama Tried: Italian Cooking for the Screwed, Crude, Vegan & Tattooed Cecilia Granata (writer and illustrator) Microcosm Publishing April 12, 2016 Mama Tried: Italian Cooking for the Screwed, Crude, Vegan & Tattooed is an Italian cookbook with two twists: it’s for vegans and tattoo lovers. Filled with vegan transformations of many classic Italian dishes and…
Representation & Desire: A Plus Sized Male Model
Plus-sized female models are making inroads in mainstream fashion, and while this representation isn’t without its problems, it is telling that the question of plus-sized male models has only recently entered the conversation with the signing of Zach Miko as Target’s first ever plus-size male model.
Review: Miss Fury #1
Miss Fury Vol. 2, #1 Corinna Bechko (writer), Jonathan Lau (illustrator), Vinicius Andrade (colorer), Simon Bowland (letterer) Dynamite April 6, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite and may contain spoilers.
Porn vs. Erotica: What Gets Me Off
What is the difference between porn and erotica? If there is a distinction, is it generic or moral? Five WWAC staffers explore the question, their own preferences in sex and sexual media.
It’s Porn, But Is It Art? A Lost Girls Retrospective
Content Warning: Discussions of sex, rape, and pedophilia. It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since the release of Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie’s Lost Girls—and all the controversy that came with it. Part an attempt to elevate pornography as a genre of storytelling, part a celebration of love and beauty in the face…
Review: Toil & Trouble #6, The Final Issue
Toil & Trouble #6 Mairghread Scott (words), Kelly & Nichole Matthews (art), Warren Montgomery (letters), Kyla Vanderklugt (cover) Archaia February 3, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced review from Archaia and may contain spoilers. The final issue of the miniseries based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth dropped at the beginning of this month. As…
Heathen Vol.1 : A “Feminist Lesbian Viking Comic Book”
Heathen, Vol. 1 Natasha Alterici (words & art) Literati Press January 20, 2016 “Feminist lesbian viking comic book.” That phrase was in the first sentence when author and artist, Natasha Alterici, reached out to us about her latest creative endeavor. I was hooked immediately, and I snagged the comic for review. (Note: This review is…
Review: Casati: The Selfish Muse
Casati: The Selfish Muse Vanna Vinci (writer and artist), Edward Gauvin (translator), Calix Ltd. (lettering) Europe Comics 2015 Set during the Belle Epoque, throughout great European cities like London, Paris, Milan, Rome, and Venice, and featuring outstanding creators and creatives of the era? I had to get my hands on the digital graphic novel from…
March Break? Check Out These 7 Great Horror Shows for Kids
Horror shows for kids are a rarity and you’re very lucky to come across one of these gems. Horror shows are often to be thought of as “inappropriate” for kids. There are a couple of different reasons for this, but we can narrow it down to one fundamental reason: they’re just too scary. But… Isn’t that what…
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…