Most VR games are fine sitting down, but this one recommends standing. Confident from my demo at EGX, I’m ready to don the cape and cowl, standing vigilant with a Move controller in each hand. I press “Start.” Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first two acts of Batman: Arkham VR.
Short & Sweet: Canzine Edition
On October 29, I attended the 2016 edition of Canzine Toronto. Although I didn’t pick up many zines or comics this year, I still found some good ones. Ready? Let’s go.
My Local Comic Shop and Me
Shoreline Comics 419-N Shoreline Village Dr. Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 435-7827 Local Comics Shops inspire all kinds of feelings in us. Love, loyalty, indifference, fear of the unknown. I was lucky enough when living in London to have the most wonderful LCS in Orbital Comics. Even better, the last months that I lived in…
Duality of Desires in Park Chan-Wook’s The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden Director: Park Chan-wook Writers: Chung Seo-kyung and Park Chan-wook Starring: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-won, Cho Jin-woong North American premiere: October 28, 2016
Bearded Gourd And Other Euphamisms: A Review of Loose Lips
Loose Lips: Fanfiction Parodies of Great (and Terrible) Literature from the Smutty Stage of Shipwreck Edited by Amy Stephenson, Casey Childers Grand Central Publishing September 27 2016 Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In Loose Lips: Fanfiction Parodies of Great (and Terrible) Literature from the Smutty…
75 Years of Veronica Lodge: You’re Welcome, World
Archie 75 Series: Veronica Contributors: Dan Parent, Jim Amash, Hy Eisman, Mindy Eisman, Barry Grossman, Rich Koslowski, Jack Morelli, Kathleen Webb, Bill Yoshida, and Digikore Studies Archie Comics July 2016 The Archie 75 Series reprints a selection of comics that best represent the character in hand – in this case, Veronica Lodge. WWAC has had Team Betty…
Reel Asian Film Fest: Soul Mate, Tsukiji Wonderland & Bad Rap
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival showcases “Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora.” We’ve covered it before on the site and will do so again this year because there are a ton of great films on the schedule. The festival runs from November 8th to November 19th and it kicked off with…
YA Trope Crushing: A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe
A Mortal Song Megan Crewe Another World Press September 2016 If you’re even slightly familiar with young adult novels, you know that one of the more popular tropes found is “The Hero is The Chosen One.” With A Mortal Song, Megan Crewe flips this trope on its head and dropkicks it.
History Has Its Eyes on Us: A Hamilton Fan Reviews Declaration #1
Declaration #1 Josh Trujillo (Writer), Levi Hastings (Artist) Lost His Keys Man Comics November 2nd, 2016 It’s a foregone conclusion that in this post-Hamilton era, any new media set during America’s Revolutionary War is now forever going to draw comparisons to said musical and its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more than likely fall short. However, with…
Review: The Voter Suppression Trail
The United States Presidential Elections are looming like Big Brother. Sensing the country’s doom, the team over at GOP Arcade has presented the weary masses with The Voter Suppression Trail. In conjunction with that liberal news bastion, The New York Times, it’s a game for both excited and disenfranchised voters alike.
When The Moon Was Ours is Beautifully Intersectional
When The Moon Was Ours Marie-Anne McLemore St. Martin’s Press October 4th, 2016 Disclaimer: An Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of the book was provided by the publisher for an honest review. Anna-Marie McLemore’s When the Moon Was Ours asks us to suspend our belief that girls can spill out of water towers and grow roses out…
Ignorance is Not Bliss in Start Over Again
Start Over Again H-P Lehkonen TW: Discussion of suicidal ideation and mental illness When you encounter a cartoonist through a webcomic or a long-running series, you often don’t get a grasp on the full range of their capabilities. It’s exciting to take an artist out of their initial context and see how they fare with…
