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Cook Your Comics: Battle Cookies Pack Some Punch for Ash & Thorn #2

July 8, 2020

Fighting the pending apocalypse isn’t just about skewering demons. In Ash & Thorn #2, it’s also about addressing a far greater evil: the corporate mogul constructing a community centre that doesn’t seem to care much for the actual community. In the last issue, Lottie Thorn ...

Comics, Crafts, Lifestyle

Cook Your Comics: Ash and Thorn’s Gingerbread is a Sweet Apocalyptic Treat

July 1, 2020

The only thing I love more than a delicious baked good is a great story about unconventional heroes fighting off the apocalypse, and Ash and Thorn, amazingly, comes with both.

Comics, Lifestyle, Lists, Style & Fashion

When You Wish Upon a WWAC: A Holiday Gift Guide

December 13, 2019

Shopping for the holidays can be a struggle, but we here at WWAC are happy to help. We have compiled a range of suggestions of gifts for the geeks in your life with extremely good taste. Existing over a wide spectrum of fandoms and sundry geekeries, our highest priced suggestion is $575, our ...

Comics, Con Diaries, Events, Lifestyle

Guest Post: Alex de Campi’s Guide To Doing FlameCon Like A Local

August 16, 2019

Hey there! Are you coming to New York City this weekend for FlameCon? If so, great for you. It’s an absolute blast and probably my favourite convention. It’s also in a great spot for exploring New York City and doing fun stuff, either before the convention begins each day (at a respectable ...

Lifestyle, Style & Fashion, Television and Film

Ashley Eckstein on Geek Couture: Confidence On and Off the Her Universe Runway

August 12, 2019

The 2019 Her Universe Fashion Show has come and gone, but Ashley Eckstein is still on the move. Following the July event at San Diego Comic-Con, the voice actress and founder of the Her Universe clothing line was busy moderating another workshop for aspiring geek couture designers. Welcoming ...

Interviews, Lifestyle

ThinkGeek: Timmy’s Still Alive and Kickin’

July 26, 2019

For their 20th anniversary, ThinkGeek surprised its customers and fans with a disheartening announcement: thinkgeek.com was closing. Fans were confused and concerned about losing access to a favourite geek merchandiser, but after checking out their booth at at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, I ...

Bookmarked, Interviews, Lifestyle, Profiles & Primers

The Free Black Women’s Library Comes to LA: A Talk with Director Asha Grant

May 14, 2019

Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen on Slauson in Los Angeles is buzzing with conversation. The pink neon sign above the door is radiating the energy of the room—“good vibes only”—black people fill the space, there to support black womxn and an organization that uplifts them: The Free Black Women’s ...

Comics, Lifestyle

Cook Your Comics: “Mom’s Mushroom Rice” from Pilu of the Woods

May 3, 2019

A story that really rings true, touching your heart and finding so many ways to be relatable in its fantastical exploration of a little girls struggles with her emotions, is great, but when it also includes really fun backmatter, that’s a whole other story. Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. ...

Lifestyle, Reviews

“Main thing is, I kept drawing:” Mort Gerberg’s Cartoons on Display at the NYHS

March 29, 2019

Mort Gerberg Cartoons: A New Yorker’s Perspective New York Historical Society February 15-May 5 Accompanying the opening cluster of images in this exhibit, Mort Gerberg is quoted saying that a lot of his early work was unremarkable, but that the “main thing is, I kept drawing.” That aspect of ...

Lifestyle, Manga, Reviews

Marie Kondo Plays the Tidying Up Fairy in this Magical Manga

January 17, 2019

The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story Written by Marie Kondo Illustrated by Yuko Uramoto Translated by Cathy Hirano Ten Speed Press June 27 2017 I’m a pretty organized person. After a recent divorce and significant downsizing, my house is just perfect for my girls and me. ...

Lifestyle

Cook Your Comics: Battle Cookies Pack Some Punch for Ash & Thorn #2

Cook Your Comics: Ash and Thorn’s Gingerbread is a Sweet Apocalyptic Treat

When You Wish Upon a WWAC: A Holiday Gift Guide

Guest Post: Alex de Campi’s Guide To Doing FlameCon Like A Local

Ashley Eckstein on Geek Couture: Confidence On and Off the Her Universe Runway

ThinkGeek: Timmy’s Still Alive and Kickin’

The Free Black Women’s Library Comes to LA: A Talk with Director Asha Grant

Cook Your Comics: “Mom’s Mushroom Rice” from Pilu of the Woods

“Main thing is, I kept drawing:” Mort Gerberg’s Cartoons on Display at the NYHS

Marie Kondo Plays the Tidying Up Fairy in this Magical Manga

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