Disclaimer: I am not a psychologist. SPOILER WARNING: This article discusses plot points of Avengers: Age of Ultron. CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of abuse and rape culture. Joss Whedon tossed a number of Big Thought Subjects at us with Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Religion. Accountability. Birth and Parenthood. He tied that one to the one that…
Holy Neon Pits, Batgirl! WWAC Talks Body Hair
Last month, Claire Napier discussed the taboo topic of … female body hair! Lately, some ladies are doing such scandalous things as growing out their armpit hair and even dying it bright colors. This month, we are all jumping in on the body hair discussion in the vein of our On Make-up and Femininity: WWAC Talks…
Screen Daze: Webcomics to Binge On
Webcomics are a wonderland. There is so much variation and possibility out there. So much to read! So much to keep up with! it can be intimidating. Luckily, we’ve got your back.
Writer Mikki Kendall Talks Dynamite’s Swords of Sorrow
Mikki Kendall is a writer and feminist activist. Her writing can be found on Hood Feminism, XO Jane, Salon, and the Guardian. In 2014 she created the hashtags #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen and #FastTailedGirls. A life long SFF fan, in 2015 she makes her debut as a comics writer, contributing to Storm of Sorrows for Dynamite. We caught…
Reading Diaries: Buried Under Books
Christa: This month I’ve had a pretty good streak. I burned through the first three volumes of the iZombie comic, but I am holding out on the last volume because I’m not quite ready to say goodbye just yet. I also finally read Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. I can’t believe I’ve been…
Cinderella! It Can Do Magic, Believe It Or Not: Feminist Fominist Foo! [GIFS]
Disney’s live action reboot of Cinderella is being billed as a feminist retelling of the classic tale, where Ella “isn’t just waiting for her prince” and demands to be accepted on her own terms. However, the movie’s apparent message that soldiering through mistreatment with a stiff upper lip is a kind of ultimate heroism is…
Wonder Woman’s New Outfit: Crotch Flap and Confusion
Wonder Woman has a new outfit! A full coverage outfit! We ought to be happy about this, right? Getting her out of panties and into something more demure is what we want, right? Well… actually…
Short & Sweet: Transformers & The Black Vortex!
Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #37 James Roberts (W), Alex Milne (A), Joana Lafuente (C) IDW Publishing February 4th, 2015
Bone Street Rumba: Half Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older
Half Resurrection Blues Daniel José Older Roc January 6 2015 Full disclosure: I am enthusiastic about the things I like. Being a fangirl is part of the reason why I love this WWAC gig. I went straight-smooth-serious into fanning hard for this book: I looked for the TV Tropes page; there was none yet, so…
Con Season Survival Guide
Con season is already underway for many of us, and while surviving a con may not be as stressful as surviving a zombie apocalypse, they’re pretty damn close. So, I polled our amazing staff and contributors, who are seasoned con pros, mind you, to share their tips for surviving con season.
Heroes Reborn: Down to The Wire
NBC premiered its tiny fifteen second teaser during the Super Bowl for its revival series Heroes Reborn, a variation on its once-lauded, but mostly lamented series Heroes. The original series flew like a rocket, but sadly crashed at the end like a badly damaged rocket. Wendy and Jamie, who discussed this about one year ago…
Queerness In Cartoons: The Legend of Korra Finale (2/2)
In part one of our roundtable, we discussed the season finale of The Legend of Korra. In this second part, our crack team of cartoon commentators will contextualize the episode by discussing the wider world of queer representation in cartoons and children’s media.
