In a not so shocking sexist merchandising twist, fans learned that the latest edition of Star Wars Monopoly would not include Rey, the main character of The Force Awakens film. After the fan outcry, Hasbro announced that it would remedy this issue by including Rey in the updated version. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly…
2015 Games Send-offs, 2016 Predictions
Welcome to the 2015 Games Round-up Masterpost. This article will point you to articles you loved, the ones you should have read, and everything in-between. News in Review Our very own Brenda Noiseux kept us up-to-date with her weekly “Get Your Game on Wednesday” series. This was the year we lost gaming giant Satoru Iwata….
2014 Hugos Versus 2015 Sad Puppies: Novelettes
This is the second post in my series on the Sad Puppies controversy that rocked the Hugo awards in 2015. In the first, I took a look at the short stories on the campaign slate and compared them with the 2014 Hugo nominations in the same category. Now it is time to step up to the next bracket…
Autobio Spotlight: Miranda Harmon
Seeing as Miranda Harmon recently knocked us all off our feet with with her deeply personal ode to the Harmontown podcast, this is an excellent time to remind everyone that she has been making autobiographical comics for a while now—and they are all great. Seriously, go read them now.
So You Wrote a Racist Book…
Back in June, WWAC staff writer Angel reviewed Katie M. Stout’s debut young adult novel Hello, I Love You and said, “The generalizations and stereotypes packed into this novel are simply astounding.” She wasn’t the only one with issues on how the book tackled race and when the pressure mounted for Stout online (and with some people attacking…
Where Queer Appropriation in Supergirl Fills In for DC Comics’ Past Homophobia
Seven episodes into Supergirl, the television show has proven to contain a lot of talent both behind the cameras and in front. It may even be the best live-action superhero show that has come out of DC’s recent crop thus far. From the first episode, it has put in effort to be woman-friendly, both in…
Fat Positivity in Comics: What I Need From Faith
There’s a temptation, when a marginalized group is getting representation for the first time, to say nothing but good things. Those who are critical are accused of not being supportive or overly critical (as we recently saw with Albert Ching’s piece on why he doesn’t want an Asian-American Danny Rand.) But when it comes to…
Starting Points: 4 Webcomics (Written by Women) You Should Check Out
I know you’re in a rush. But—looking for some reading material? How about a space opera military science fiction comic? Or two characters on a road trip from one coast of the U.S. to the other, dealing with adventure, sexuality, political intrigue, pie baking, and more? Allow me to introduce you to some of the…
Roundtable: That Kate Leth “Amerikate” Comic.
You may have heard about the “Amerikate” comic by Kate Leth or at least seen the pages being circulated. WWAC has brought together five women who love the Amerikate ship to read it and discuss our feelings—positive, negative, and in-between. But before we get to the comic—a little background on Amerikate and the buzz about…
In Defense of Dick Grayson: Objectification, Sexuality, and Subtext
I’ve gotta be honest with you all—Dick Grayson is my favorite comic book character. Cards on the table for this one: I’ve loved him since I was in high school and though our relationship has been a little bit rocky in the past, I always come back to him. So romantic, right? I know! Now this…
Sequential Sartorial on Princess Crystal’s Redesign: Hair vs. Body
The Inhumans’ Princess Crystal’s weird hair thing is one of the most precious mysteries of comics; undaunted by science, unsullied by commonly touted explanations. It is—it simply is. Crystal’s hair does this thing, and we like it, and it is good. Here is a series of tweets on the subject: But I’ll tell you more…
On Shipping: What’s Disney’s, What’s Yours, and What’s Mine
We never expect our ships to become canon. That’s the first thing you need to know. Wait, no. Let me start that again. As a result of creating a new world where there wasn’t one before, we have created our own language for this. We had to. The rest of the world gave us nothing….
