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…
A Man Created My Goddess: Dawn and Me
I’m a pretty unabashed feminist. Even as a kid, I drifted towards statements of girl power before I understood the foundations working behind it. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve continually worked on understanding the complexities of feminism and privilege, trying my best to confront my own privileges and learning how to be an intersectional feminist….
DC Daily Planet: Rebirth: The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown
So, here we are. It’s finally happening. We’re finally getting information about Rebirth straight from the horse’s mouth. In an exclusive interview with CBR and video presentation at ComicsPRO yesterday, Geoff Johns confirmed that Rebith is not a reboot, or even really a mass retcon, but an event focusing on “bringing legacy” back into DC…
So, Jughead’s Asexual? Let’s Talk About That
The comics corner of the internet recently flipped when it was revealed in Jughead #4, written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Erica Henderson, that Jughead is asexual. Two WWAC Staffers, Ginnis Tonik, who cut her comics teeth on Archie comics, and Desiree Rodriguez, a relative newbie to the Archie-verse, sat down to talk about…
Evil Emperor Penguin: Batman and Farts vs. Jurassic Park
Evil Emperor Penguin Laura Ellen Anderson The Phoenix Presents, David Fickling Books The Phoenix weekly comic is published at a size comparable with the average magazine-shelf fare. David Fickling Books’ collected editions of Phoenix strips are put out at a smaller size, more like a single-issue comic. On the whole, this is greatly to their…
Tell Me a Story: Short Audiobook Reviews
Hausfrau Jill Alexander Essbaum Narrated by: Mozhan Maron Random House Audio March 17, 2015 Anna is a housewife. A bored housewife. She feels alone in a foreign country where she doesn’t speak the language. Her husband’s friends are her whole social circle. She even feels distant from her children at times. She feels as though…
Eleven Year Old Sasha Matthews Could Teach You A Thing Or Two About Making Comics
Want to make and publish your own comic? Eleven year old Sasha Matthews has all the answers. Well, maybe not all the answers, but this young lady certainly has a plan and, with the support of her parents, has already published two comics of her own and has her own publishing company, Rumble Comics. Her…
Misty Knight and the Case of the Ridiculous Males: Bra Holster Hell
Alright, you got breasts? Then you don’t need to read this (unless: catharsis?). Not have’em? Sit down and listen. L-i-s-t-e-n. Especially you, Joe Bennet, Nick Spencer, Tom Brevoort. For this is a problem from Feb 3rd’s Captain America: Sam Wilson #6. This is an atrocious and terrible character design. It’s for a character with a…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Mini-Deadpool Review and Other Marvel Movie News
This week, as part of playing catch up with all the 2016 Marvel news, and in light of Deadpool being released, I’m focusing on the Marvel movies and TV shows. Next week, I plan on refocusing on the comics. So, like all the best stories, let’s get started with the sad, wind our way towards…
Shinbun Saturday: Naruto Fanfiction Gets a Drama CD
Welcome to another edition of Shinbun Saturday! We’re finally saying goodbye to our last traces of snow here in the Mid-Atlantic…just in time for another snowstorm early next week. Winter, why do you hate us so? Here’s to hoping the local meteorologists are wrong! To start off things, let’s talk about fanfiction. People who’ve been…
Review: Faith #1
Faith #1 Jody Houser (writer), Francis Portela (artist), Marguerite Sauvage (fantasy sequence artist), Joe Quinones (recap artist), Andrew Dalhouse (colors), Dave Sharpe (letterer) Valiant January 27, 2016 Disclaimer: Valiant provided an advance copy, and this review contains (very minor) spoilers. Valiant’s new mini-series Faith stars a confident fat woman and, before it even debuted in comic…
You’re Invited! Come Celebrate #MidnighterWeek with WWAC
Dear readers: You are cordially invited to celebrate #MidnighterWeek, an event all about one of DC Comics’ best queer superheroes. WWAC has teamed up with several other comic book sites and book bloggers in honor of the February 17th release of Midnighter Vol. 1: Out by Steve Orlando and ACO. Not only will we have…
