With the finale of The Legend of Korra having officially aired, we can now see the ripples its aftermath has created throughout the media. When protagonist Korra and her close female friend Asami Sato ended the show by walking into the literal spiritual sunset together, the implications of romance were hard to deny, so much…
Legend of Korra Corporate Flailing
It’s not often that my fannish obsessions remind me of my former professional life, but Nickelodeon’s decision to take its critically acclaimed sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Legend of Korra — off the air and onto exclusively digital distribution was a painful reminder of my time working as a news reporter. Or,…
Review: The Legend of Bold Riley
The Legend of Bold Riley Leia Weathington Leia Weathington, Marco Aidala, Vanessa Gillings, Kelly McClellan, Konstantin Pogorelov and Jason Thompson Northwest Press Last week, one of my very favorite shows of all time – Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra – returned to the airways for its third season. But for those who, like me, are…
Review: Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story
Woman Rebel: The Maragret Sanger Story Story and Art by Peter Bagge Drawn and Quarterly Despite my interest in feminist history and the reputation of Peter Bagge, I considered Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story one of my riskier buys when I picked it up at Bethesda, Md.’s Small Press Expo late last year. While…