It’s safe to say that if you haven’t heard about the hit musical Hamilton by now, you will soon. Grammy performance aside, the show has been capturing attention outside of theatre circles since it premiered on Broadway last summer. The core of Hamilton’s story is told through forty-six evocative and creative tracks, all written by Lin-Manuel…
The Midnighter Playlist: How Music Enhances Comics
If you travel to fandom spaces online, you will find something that might surprise you. One of the many ways fans expand upon the experience of watching their favorite television shows or reading their favorite books is by finding thematically related songs or making entire playlists to associate with these characters. This is merely a…
Review: Is “Litsy” the Best New App for Book-Lovers?
As far as social network systems around books go, Goodreads is the best known. However, although I’ve used Goodreads for a number of years, I’m far from considering its app perfect. So when Women Write About Comics lifestyle editor Ginnis Tonik asked me to review new smartphone app, Litsy, I took it on in hopes that it…
That Dr. Strange Trailer Sure Is Awful
The Dr. Strange trailer. So… it’s here. We hated it. Here’s why: Megan Purdy: This seems like a trailer for four movies in one: The Matrix, Inception, Eat Pray Love and a watery wuxia ripoff for white America. It’s visually confused and so derivative that it makes no argument for its own existence. It relies…
Why I Love Erotic Fanfic and What I Learned From It
Fanfiction has a historical relationship to erotica and porn Slash: the subset of fanfiction that now encompasses all sorts of queer relationships that originally denoted a sexual relationship between Kirk and Spock through punctuation (K/S) as opposed to other punctuation markers which denoted friendship or non-sexual relationships (K+S). But contemporary mainstream media, thanks to stories like 50 Shades…
That’s What Turns Me On; Or, How Female Superheroes Need Better Sex
There aren’t many examples that come to mind when one is asked to find a sex-positive instance of a female superhero getting her groove on. It’s almost funny: fanboys like to talk up Emma Frost as sexually empowered, but has that woman gotten any good ass lately, or ever? Then on the other side of…
#BatmanvSuperman: A Breakfast Cereal Civil War
After I reviewed General Mills’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tie-in cereals, there was much crying and moaning from WWAC staff and Twitter passersby.
DC Devotees and Making Mine Marvel: What Does Brand Loyalty Mean In Comics?
Are you “a Marvel fan?” Dedicated to DC? Do you have a loyalty to a different publisher or publishing brand? Does this whole idea perplex or enrage you? Where do you stand in terms of publisher loyalty? We’re thinking about it.
BABIES! They’re Cute. But Which Are the Cutest? Here’s a List
Hey now, it’s spring! That means things are hatching. Chicks, rabbits, tulips, etc. And babies! Babies are born all year round (and so are comics published), but lets celebrate the sweet fresh shoots of character while cherries begin to blossom and the air begins to warm. It’s BABIES! The cutest in comics. What age is a…
Music Videos That Shaped Me: AFI’s “The Leaving Song, Part I”
I could not tell if the singer was a man or a woman. All I knew is that they made me feel queasy.
Your Midnighter Week Round-Up!
Midnighter fans, this week was UNBELIEVABLE and it’s all because of you! Thank you to all who participated, whether you joined the giveaway, retweeted the celebrations, or added your own work to the event. See below for a round-up of Midnighter-based pieces! Reviews: Comics Bulletin’s Mark Oliver Stack took a crack at Midnighter: Out. “Even on…
Happy Midnighter Week! Get a Free Copy of Midnighter: Out from WWAC!
Hello Midnighter fans, Starting February 17th, 12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Women Write About Comics will be giving away 5 free copies of Midnighter Vol. 1: Out by Steve Orlando and ACO. To enter the giveaway, on February 17th you can: Visit our rafflecopter! Tweet this message at the @MidnighterWeek twitter account: “This #Midnighter fan wants…