When I first stepped into my local comic book store, it wasn’t about me. Well, it was, but it wasn’t. I’d wanted to explore any comic book store since the first X-Men movie released, but I didn’t think I belonged. It wasn’t just an issue of being a “fake geek girl,” but even more along…
Booger Beard Review: When a Touch of Silly is Just What You Need
Booger Beard Vicente “Vinny” Navarrate (Author), Vinny Navarrate and Keith Wood (Design), Vinny Navarrate (Logo Design), and Jill Beaton and Robin Herrera (Editors) Oni Press, June 2015 (Note: This review contains spoilers and panels. WWAC reviewed Booger Beard with an advanced review copy from Oni Press.) Booger Beard follows young Mijo as he receives a disgustingly awesome…
Swords of Sorrow Polyvore Challenge: Recostume Chastity!
The Swords of Sorrow stage was set high with Marghaid Scott’s Chaos prequel, which featured the baddies of this all-lady character and writers event. The WWAC SoS team was particularly fond of the prequel and its mix of sympathetic baddies and one-dimensional baddies. One of those sympathetic baddies, redheaded Chastity, showed up in SoS #2 with a…
Parenting and Gender Roles: My Observations and Failings
I’ve been a parent for nine years, and I’ve yet to read a single parenting book. I know I should. Parenting is complicated. Like most parents, I’ve read articles here and there, latching on to catchy titles that scroll through my social media feed. But, I find that each article written by parents, or parenting…
Don’t Call Me Sidekick! Big Hats and Camaraderie That Works in Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade and Kato Review
Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade and Kato One-Shot Willow Wilson and Erica Schultz (scripters), Noah Salonga (illustrator), Dinei Ribiero (colorer), Erica Schultz (letterer), Hannah Elder (editor) Dynamite May 27, 2015 (Note: This review contains some spoilers. WWAC reviewed Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade and Kato with an advanced review copy from Dynamite.) Confusion abounds in Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade…
Control Your Gun In Comics: Don’t Put the Muzzle There!
If you’d like a frank discussion over gun legislation, Second Amendment rights, or violence in comic books, this is not the article for you. There is a place for each of these, but what I’d like to bring to the table is a discussion about the respect given to the representation of firearms in comic books….
Swords of Sorrow #1: Let’s Talk About Those Covers
Swords of Sorrow #1 Gail Simone (writer), Sergio Davila (artist), Jorge Sutil (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Scott Campbell & Nei Ruffino (main cover) Dynamite May 6, 2015
Drink Your Comics: Orphan Black
Orphan Black is currently in its third season on BBC America and Space.ca. Not only has the show’s popularity titillated geeks and feminists and feminist geeks alike, but the show has recently branched out into comics. In celebration, we are drinking our comics, Orphan Black style! Trust us, the drinking will help you keep up with…
Fail Better: If Irrational Parenting is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right
Content Warning: Child Abduction, Fail Parenting, Sickos living closer than you think, Child Endangerment, Drowning Have you ever lost your child in a store? How about a sibling you were in charge of or a child you were babysitting that walked away from you? Can you explain to another human being in simple terms that…
Drink Your Comics: Convergence!
So everyone is talking about DC’s New 49, I mean…er, Convergence, these past few months as DC attempts to diversify their lines. In celebration of what I am sure is a well-intentioned attempt to stop fridging female characters and glossing over characters who should be canonically bisexual and preventing lesbian characters from marrying their partners,…
Sweep Me Off My Feet! Next Gen Romance Comics, We Need Better
You’ll hear me say it again and again until I feel I’ve reached a comfort zone, but I am very new to the world of comics. I’m still shamefully Wikipedia-ing my way through definitions and origin stories, and I can honestly say after a couple of years of building a relationship with my local comic…
Say What? Minecraft as a Teaching Tool for Homeschoolers
At some point about a year ago, a friend’s son introduced our eight-year-old to Minecraft on iPad. The game appeared harmless enough, and to be truthful, I had a parenting fail moment because I didn’t even research the game settings and environment before allowing her to dive in. In a very short time, my daughter…