Should Chiba Mamoru (aka Tuxedo Mask) ever find himself in Toronto, I would definitely be selfless enough to take him round the city for a fun night. We’d start with Trivia Night at the Drake Hotel–the quiz would be a fun icebreaker for both of us quiet introverts. We’re also both of us voracious readers,…
Valentine Vigilante: Date Night With WWAC
Just like the prologue in Romeo and Juliet, I will state from the beginning that the relationship between myself and Batman is a doomed love. He’s a rich Gothamite and I’m a Torontonian who isn’t rich. Long distance may work in some rare cases, but given that Batman is super intense and serious about his…
Multifarious: Shel Silverstein, Magnets, and Fauvists, or What the Hell is Art?
Last month, Vulture ran a piece where eight museum directors of such ivy-league museums as Art Institute of Chicago, the Guggenheim, etc. shared their favorite pieces of art. It got me thinking about how we come around to art, and as always, what the hell art is anyway. Obviously, we at WWAC have a pretty…
A Slice of Apple Pie: Date Night With WWAC
Maybe there’s a universe somewhere, let’s call it Earth-1127, where I’m myself but somehow single. If Loki fell into that universe in his Agent of Asgard incarnation, he would be my dream Valentine’s date. He could cook me a nice dinner and then [imagine a sexy fanfic, but with good grammar and spelling]. But if…
Kickstarter of the Week: Jill Trent, Science Sleuth #1
In the mid-1940s, Jill Trent, Science Sleuth was a comic book heroine who caught criminals using her smarts and science. 65 years later, she’s in the public domain and modernized for today’s readers. Since 2012 D.M. Higgins has been editing the Super Dames blog highlighting women in comics throughout history with occasional commentary on gender issues in comics….
The DC Daily Planet: The Day DC Done Right
Let’s be real: there is no DC news today but THE DC NEWS: that, though a good chunk of the titles will stay in place and continuity, the n52 is coming to an end in June, with the launch of 24 new titles and a slew of new creative teams. Among the titles announced? STARFIRE,…
Sequential Sartorial + Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai: Nakahara Aya’s Please Love Useless Me
If you loved Bitch Planet for reasons that seem obvious but also, more deeply, for reasons you’re not quite sure of, I have a mission for you. I want you to go to a manga scanlation site (Mangahere, Mangafox, MangaReader…) and type “josei” in the search box. Then, follow your nose to the art you like…
Review: Red Sonja – Vulture’s Circle #2
Red Sonja: Vulture’s Circle #2 Nancy A. Collins & Luke Lieberman (W) Fritz Casas (A) Jay Anacleto & Ivan Nunes, Walter Geovani & Alex Guimaraes, and Lucio Parrillo (covers) Dynamite February 4, 2015 After The Black Tower (btw, #4, meh), the Red Sonja love continues with another woman writer at the helm. Nancy Collins, who…
Batwoman Gets Wonderfully Weird [Spoilers]
Spoiler Warning! Minor Spoilers for Batwoman #33-38 ahead.
Chris Evans and Chris Pratt Photobomb Superbowl Fans on The Tonight Show
It’s the month of love and what better way to begin this month than gushing about our love for Chris Pratt and Chris Evans being adorably hilarious on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon? Everyone – even those like me who don’t follow or like sports – kept an eye on the epic battle that…
Cool Comics of February
Coffin Hill Vol. 2: Dark Endeavors Caitlin Kittredge (W), Inaki Miranda (A) Vertigo February 10, 2015 I have been eagerly, not-so-patiently waiting for the second trade to come out in this series. I started reading it as trade so I usually like to continue down that route even though the temptation to just stock up on…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Awesome Awards Edition!
El Deafo and This One Summer Score Major ALA Awards The American Library Association’s yearly awards highlight the best books for child and teen readers, and the awards encompass not just graphic novels, but also illustrated and prose works. It wasn’t clear that graphic novels could be eligible, but two came out with big awards this year:…
