Hypocrisy at the Oscars, a sexual cookbook, Squirrel Girl, queerness in cartoons. Here’s what we’ve been talking about this week at WWAC. On Monday… We want to know more about young reader comics — take this survey! Ginnis tells you why you should start cooking, Ardo welcomes us to Gotham Academy, and Sarah reviews The Deep…
Jem Jam: “The Beginning” and “Disaster”
2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Jem, the beloved 80s cartoon series. Jem and the Holograms have never been bigger, as 2015 will also see the release of a live action film based on the show, a new comic book series published by IDW, and a continuing line of collectible fashion dolls from Integrity Toys….
Character Appreciation: Squirrel Girl
Squirrel Girl was originally created in 1991 by writer Will Murray and artist Steve Ditko, based on Murray’s ex-girlfriend who read comics, loved wild animals, and was a big fan of Ditko. Explains Murray in an interview: “I think I got the idea because I had a bunch of squirrels running around my roof and…
Dear Hollywood: Please Give Us the Storm We Have Been Waiting For
Maybe I’m just being greedy. Last year, I lamented the glaring lack of a Storm solo series, along with my friend Tiara and Princeless author Jeremy Whitley. A few months later, Marvel granted our wish, and I had tears in my eyes when writer Greg Pak encouraged Storm fans to share their Storm love on…
Weekend Review
KDrama time travel, Megan P. learns patience, and kittens explode. Here’s what’s been going on this week at WWAC.
X-Feels: X-Men Casting Feels, to Be Specific
That guy who makes these things, the X-Men movies, I mean, tweeted yesterday: http://twitter.com/BryanSinger/status/558437540831567872 Tye Sheriden, who’s been in some things, Mud and Tree of Life (get thee behind me, Terrence Malick) among them, is our new Cyclops.
Character Appreciation: Aquaman
When I wandered on to the WWAC Twitter account on Friday night, wine in hand, I had no idea what to expect, mainly because I had nothing planned. I put my faith in our followers, hoping that they could find something interesting to chat about. They most certainly did: Aquaman. And so began an hour…
My First RPG: Below the Root
In grade six, there were two Commodore-64’s in the classroom, and if we did all our work, then we had a chance to play one of the three games available. I used to do my work extra fast so I could score extra time. Because I really needed to pense the bunnies. Little did I…
Weekend Review
Lesbian vampires and Robin Hood and statistics — oh my! Here are the stories we covered this past week at WWAC.
January Roundtable: Gender and Gaming
Welcome to the Games Section’s first monthly roundtable! Every month we will address a pressing issue in the world of gaming. For our first Game Section monthly roundtable, we will discuss what games do a good job of exemplifying what it means to be a woman. (What games would you show a Martian to explain…
Why Marvel Needs a New Swimsuit Special
This week we learned just how close the world was to receiving a new collection of sexy pinups à la Marvel Swimsuit Special style, from creators Kristafer Anka and Kevin Wada. Many were quick to condemn Marvel for saying no to a proposed sketchbook from Anka and Wada, but it turns out the creators walked away from…
Life is Strange — Video Game Publishers are Stranger
DONTNOD Entertainment‘s Life is Strange is a five-part video game that has been compared to critically acclaimed games such as Gone Home and Heavy Rain, and features similar episodic storytelling as Telltale Games. The game is heavily focused on character and story development and promises “to revolutionise story based choice and consequence games.” “Life is Strange is…