Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 Ryan North (W), Erica Henderson and Maris Wicks (A) Marvel Comics January 7, 2015 Squirrel Girl, Squirrel Girl! She’s a human and also a squirrel! And maybe she’s the greatest hero in the universe! Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 is a bright, cheerful, exuberant read, and it’s my first “must read” comic…
Quick Change: Carrie-ing On
It is eight o’clock in the morning, your fellow geek calls you up and announces a last-minute con she has decided to attend. Obviously, you have to go with her, but what to wear? It is now time to perform your own superhuman feat and put together an acceptable geek outfit from easily found items….
iZombie Trailer: How Does it Compare to the Comic?
The iZombie tv trailer has just dropped and gave us the first glimpse into just how they’ve adapted the delightful Vertigo comic into a CW show. For this iZombie comic fan it is…okay? The basics are still the same: a young woman (named Liv on the show but Gwen in the comics) is a zombie…
Power Girl’s New Suit Problem
This image of the Tanya Spears as the new Power Girl has been circling around the internet, causing a stir by the lack of “boob window” in her outfit. I was thrilled myself until I saw the way she’s being drawn. Before I dive into my dismay, let me say there’s a lot to be…
Multifarious: Art of the Body
Multifarious is back in the New Year, and for this one, we decided to go with a theme: art and the female body.
Kickstarter of the Week: Atomic Size Matters
If you ever wanted to learn more about solid state chemistry but aren’t exactly a scientist, this Kickstarter is for you! As a huge supporter of women and girls in STEM, Veronica Bern’s Kickstarter for Atomic Size Matters gets me excited. Using comics, Veronica wants to share her doctoral thesis in terms that non-chemists can…
Firm Feelings on the BatFamily: Damian Wayne Should Not Exist
I’ll start with this: I’m coming into this article knowing that there’s no point in me writing it. I know that. I was talking to WWAC’s Claire on Twitter about exactly this sort of thing—about the point of writing out opinions when there’s nothing to be done about them, about whether they’re productive, but supposedly…
Image Expo Announces Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s “Monstress”
This year’s Image Expo announcements seem to have something for everyone: adventure, ridiculous exploits, grimness, comings-of-age, magic, and more. For me, the most exciting is the announcement of Monstress, a new series written by Marjorie Liu and drawn by Sana Takeda.
I Was Comics Non-Compliant Until Bitch Planet Showed Me How It Was Going To Be
I consider myself a newcomer to the comic book world. As an anime fan, I read manga from time to time, but unlike novels, which I read at least two of per month, I probably read only a handful of comic books or graphic novels every year. I read the entire Sailor Moon series in…
The Local: Geeks and Burlesque Unite in Dallas, Texas (NSFW)
On December 30, 2014, we ran a feature on Viva Dallas Burlesque and their upcoming show DC vs. Marvel. Producer Shoshana Portnoy grew up on X-men comics and, knowing many burlesque performers with similar geek interests, has run many geek-themed shows from video games to superheroes. The DC vs. Marvel show was the last live…
Review: 2000AD, Prog 1912
2000AD, Prog 1912 Various (W & A) Rebellion It’s the first prog of 2015! A new year with new thrills…well, sort of.
Cool Comics of January
Angel and Faith: Season Ten Volume 1: Where the River Meets the Sea Victor Gischler (W), Derlis Santacruz (A), Michelle Madsen (C) Dark Horse January 6, 2015 Considering that I never particularly cared for Angel or the Angel series, I find myself preferring Angel & Faith to the regular BtVS. Now, that has a lot…
