Civil War II had a lot of promise in its premise: that there’s another issue important enough to the superhero community that they would take sides and fight over it. In this case, it’s the Terrigen cloud released by the Inhumans on Earth, which turned one regular kid into an Inhuman with a power that…
Reel Geek Girl: Disney’s Moana
Moana Starring: Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson Directed by: Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker and Chris Williams Disney, PG November 2016 Moana is the 56th Disney Animated film, and it is a visually stunning piece, showcasing the wonder and beauty of the Pacific Islands. The trailers and synopses online are sadly out of date…
Welcome to the X-Men – Hope you Survive The Experience: How Geeks Can Help
My name is Jamie Kingston. But for the next four years, you can call me Storm. My queer friends? You can call them Northstar, Prodigy, Moonstar and Wolfsbane. Or Anole, Shatterstar, Rictor, Karma and Iceman. My chronically ill friends? You can call them Strong Guy, Cable, Husk. Siren or Sunspot. My Muslim friends? Call them M or…
Cover Girl: Why Doesn’t Riri Williams Look 15?
This J. Scott Campbell Midtown Comics variant cover for Invincible Iron Man depicts 15 year old Riri Williams in the same outfit as she wore on the cover that introduced her to us. She has the same hairstyle, the same earrings. Instead of the ghost of Stark’s past in the background, there’s an industrial robotic…
“Bismuth” and Steven Universe’s Racial Coding Problem
Since season one, I have waved the flag for Steven Universe, going so far as to introduce it to my WWAC co-writers. Naturally, I was as excited as any devoted viewer when Cartoon Network announced the “Summer of Steven” in which we’d get at least two weeks of nightly episodes, including a couple of 22…
Reel Geek Girl: Pete’s Dragon More CGI than Plot
Pete’s Dragon Directed by: David Lowery Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley and Karl Urban Disney PG 102 Minutes The original Pete’s Dragon from 1977 is a whimsical, charming, unabashedly goofy musical with a single animated element – the Dragon himself, Elliot. The Pete’s Dragon that has opened as of 2016 is not…
The Killing Joke Is a Bad Joke that Just Won’t R.I.P
The animated adaptation of the comic The Killing Joke was officially released on July 25th. So far, only a few WWAC contributors have seen it and all declined to review it. Instead we got together to discuss adaptation’s controversial addition of a sexual relationship between Barbara Gordon and Bruce Wayne, and our thoughts on the…
Ghostbusters: Patty Tolan and Black Viewers Deserve Better
The 2016 Ghostbusters movie seems to be—if not a hit—well received. WWAC’s review speaks favorably of it, as does its Rotten Tomatoes rating of 73%. Opening weekend brought in $46 million, enough money that Sony greenlit a sequel, meaning our ladies in grey will be back to protect New York City from the denizens of the afterlife. After…
Ghostbusters Opening Marred by Misogynoir
Ghostbusters released preview showings as early as Wednesday before its official opening on Friday July 15. By opening day, there were the handful of usual suspects we need not name who actually bought tickets to take photos of what they tell us are empty theaters where Ghostbusters is showing. Despite the dire imprecations of sexist fans stuck…
A Voyage Home: Finding Our Star Trek
In part one of this roundtable WWAC contributors discussed queerness in Star Trek. In this part, they discuss which Star Trek was their first, which one(s) they have the most emotional connection, and their hopes of the upcoming film and TV series.
Not So Infinite Diversity: Queering Star Trek
In part one of this roundtable, WWAC contributors discuss the recent revelation that helmsman Hikaru Sulu is in a same sex relationship in the upcoming film Star Trek: Beyond, and the paucity of LGBTQA representation in Star Trek up until now. In part two of this roundtable, they will discuss which Star Trek they found their…
10 Years of Sorcery 101: An interview with Kel McDonald
I ran across Sorcery 101 in its youth. I was reading it back in the aughts until the death of the ancient computer I was using took my bookmarks with it. When the assignment came up, I was pleased to have a chance to revisit a comic I had lost connection with. I believe in…