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Call for Essays: Cold War in March

In March, WWAC is taking an in-depth look at how the Cold War shaped culture. We are looking for critical essays on books, movies, tv shows, comics and games made during or about that period after the end of WWII until the fall of the Berlin Wall. We are particularly interested in international works and…

Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes in Captain America: The Winter Soldier

The Feminization of Bucky Barnes

In case you haven’t noticed, women really like the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Bucky Barnes. Surprisingly, the direct question of “why?” does not seem to have been asked, which suggests that the question of “what women want” isn’t actually something men are that interested in after all. However, after discussing this with other women and analyzing…

We’re Loving: Bitch Planet

We are SO EXCITED about Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Valentine De Landro. I mean, everyone is, but guys, we are SO EXCITED. Here’s why:   1. DAT ART. Valentine De Landro’s art is so good. SO GOOD. This page reminds us of Ghost in the Shell and Sailor Moon? Other pages are…

What’s Hot? March 2014

We talk about comics–seriously, a lot–but sometimes we like to branch out and act keen about all SORTS of diverse pastimes. What are we up to? Catie Illustration by Eric Nyquist I just finished reading Jeff VanderMeer’s new book Annihilation. It’s an awesomely eerie book about a group of scientists being sent to a mysterious…

What’s Hot? Feb 2014

WHAT’S HOT? What are your comic-loving, hard-writing, news-gathering WWAC team getting giddy about outside the world of comics? We share just what is our poison, this February. Ivy Noelle Mine is Veronica Mars. Yes, I’m really, really late to the party. I’m blowing through the seasons that are streaming on Amazon Prime at a crazy…

JKR Regrets Ron/Hermione: The Roundtable

On Sunday, J.K. Rowling “admitted” that she married off the wrong characters in her still monstrously popular Harry Potter series. Ron/Hermione, she said, was wish fulfillment and literary bad form. Alas, alas, it was cliche. Instead, she should have changed direction mid-series, and hooked up Harry and Hermione instead. Our writers had a few things…

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