It’s another Mighty Marvel Monday! Welcome to December! Only three more Mighty Marvel Mondays to go in 2015, so let’s get to it. First, to pick up where we left off, there are still great articles coming out about Jessica Jones, like this article on Bitch Media about Jessica Jones and abuse. There have been a…
Slow Burn: A Review of Sophie Goldstein’s The Oven
The Oven Sophie Goldstein AdHouse Books June 2015 Disclaimer: This review is based on a review copy provided by AdHouse Books. The Oven took two categories at the 2015 Ignatz Awards: Outstanding Graphic Novel and Outstanding Comic, wins that were well-deserved. Sophie Goldstein, who was nominated last year for House of Women, might also be familiar as…
X-Files Gift Guide for the Holidays, or Just in Celebration of the Revival
If the 2016 X-Files revival in January isn’t enough justification for you, Ginnis and Kate have cobbled together a holiday gift guide for the X-philes in your life, including you because you are in your life, right? Okay, just get your wallet ready.
Shinbun Saturday: Farewell to a Beloved Manga Creator
Influential mangaka passes away Beloved mangaka Shigeru Mizuki passed away earlier this week at the age of 93. His manga GeGeGe no Kitaro is credited with encouraging Japan’s love of yokai. Mizuki kept working and producing new manga until his death. May all comic creators aspire to be as industrious as he was! Chinese nationals…
That Pryde Thing: Finding Myself In Jewish Superheroes
I don’t look Jewish. Somewhere during the formation of my DNA, most of my father’s darker features were thrown out in favor of my mother’s Irish coloring, giving me blonde hair, blue eyes, and a nose that doesn’t quite dominate my profile. This fact, while interesting, isn’t that remarkable. Jewish people exist all over the…
DC Daily Planet: Dawn of the Planet of the Justice
Today is a Batman vs. Superman extravaganza and no one is surprised. The second full length trailer for the upcoming movie dropped last night and was full of surprises (and not-so-surprises). Let’s take a look: This trailer paints a broader picture of the movie, compared to the Comic-Con trailer released earlier this year which zeroed in pretty…
Essential Reading: X-Men Info? Who Needs Cerebro
Preceding the current Epic line of full-colour, large collection reprint volumes, Marvel Comics’ Essential [Whatever] phonebook trades were their best-value output, in my opinion. Black and white, so you lose the colourist’s work—I can’t speak for how much of an artistic shame this reliably is, but it does get a little confusing telling one from t’other…
Review: The Golden Compass: The Graphic Novel Volume 1
The Golden Compass: The Graphic Novel Volume 1 Written by Philip Pullman Adapted by Stéphane Melchior Art by Clément Oubrerie Coloring by Clément Oubrerie and Philippe Bruno Translated by Annie Eaton Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books For Young Readers September 22, 2015 The last couple of months have been excellent for fans of the His Dark…
W.W.A.Civil War: The Comic Edition
With the release of Captain America: Civil War trailer officially hitting our screens fan and viewer reactions have been mixed between the positive and negative. At WWAC our staff began discussing in detail about both the upcoming movie, and the 2006 Marvel Civil War comic event written by Mark Millar. The event pitted Captain America against Iron…
Some Folks Think Midnighter Should Be Biphobic, Yes Really
There’s been a lot of talk about bisexual characters in comic books, namely the erasure of various bisexual characters, and overall lack of bisexual representation in mainstream comic books. Another conversation on bisexual representation cropped up today on Gail Simone’s (Secret Six, Birds of Prey) twitter feed this morning. Namely that Midnighter, the popular gay…
Shinbun Saturday: ’90s Manga Classic Takes the Stage
’90s manga Fushigi Yuugi gets stage musical adaptation The official website for the production based on Yuu Watase’s manga launched earlier this week. The role of heroine Miaka will be played by Reina Tanaka, a former member of girl group Morning Musume. This is the third time the manga has received a stage play. Hiromu…
Diversity Is Reality, Mainstream Comics Needs to Catch Up: Interview with Spike Trotman
Spike Trotman, publisher and editor of Iron Circus Comics’ Smut Peddler and creator and publisher of Templar Arizona and Poorcraft, is an important voice in comics. From advocating for indie comics as business to bringing diverse comics to a wider audience, Spike is putting her money and her efforts where her mouth is. She sat…
