Our first short book reviews collection! Every month Dogears will bring you bite-sized, bookish satisfaction. This month, we’re talking SF, fantasy, and YA. Southern Reach: Authority Jeff Vandermeer FSG Originals This trilogy, all completed and being released over the course of the year, has become my must-read books list of 2014. The story revolves around…
Short & Sweet: Into The Woods
Dolltopia Abby Denson Green Candy Press Dolltopia is a society for weary dolls. Dolls that are tired of being forced into tired gender roles, constantly smiling no matter what they feel, and living out warped human fantasies of what life is supposed to be like. The story follows Kitty from the time she is assembled…
That Goddamn Flash Trailer
As David Uzumeri said to me on Twitter, “not just me!” We are apparently alone in our disdain for the CW’s upcoming Flash television series. Team Superhero, you have lost me with this one — a bloodless, note-perfect execution of one superhero trope after another. But little more than that. We open with a slow pan…
Review: X-Men: No More Humans
X-Men: No More Humans Mike Carey, Salvador Larroca Marvel Comics 2014 “No more mutants” was the cry heard ‘round the Marvel Universe, when the conclusion to the “House of M” event in 2005 decimated the mutant population and made the X-Men bigger outcasts than they had ever been before. X-Men: No More Humans obviously wants…
Buffalo Minotaurs! Or Buffalotaurs? Minoffalo?
Manifest Destiny Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts, Owen Gieni, and Pat Brousseau Image Comics Until reading this, I never gave Lewis and Clark much thought. There was that IMAX movie about their expedition a few years ago but it seemed like the whole thing was pretty dry. Just two guys walking slowly across the country with a…
The New Wonder Woman and Greek Mythology
Wonder Woman’s current run is rich with greek mythology. Before, Diana was born from clay and her mother Hippolyta’s desire to have a daughter. In 2011, though, DC Comics revamped its entire universe, that now is called the New 52. In this new take on the character by writer Brian Azzarello and artist Cliff Chiang,…
TOONBooks: Interview with Francoise Mouly
For an excellent introduction to graphic novels, or heck, reading at all, TOON Books has you covered. TOON Books was founded by Françoise Mouly as an alternative to Easy Readers. For the uninitiated, Easy Readers are beginner level books that break dialogue and storyline down to the equivalent of caveman grunts. Think “see Spot run….
FCBD Review: DC Comics
Future’s End #0, by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen, Ethan Van Sciver, Patrick Zircher, Aaron Lopresti & Art Thibert, Dan Jurgens & Mark Irwin, and Jesus Merino & Dan Green “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever.” And then imagine someone…
Short & Sweet: Comics…in…SPAAAAACE!
Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #3 Zack Whedon, Georges Jeanty; Executive Producer Joss Whedon Dark Horse Comics Issues 1 and 2 have laid the foundation, but issue 3 is where were start to see the subplots come into play. With Zoe being held by the Alliance, River taps into her brain to see if there…
FCBD Review: Archaia
Archaia Presents: Mouse Guard, Labyrinth, and Other Stories Mouse Guard: The Tale of the Axe Trio by David Petersen; Rust: Day 23 by Royden Lepp; Labyrinth: Rock Solid Friendship by Adam Smith and Kyla Vanderklugt; Bolivar: The Golden Door by Sean Rubin; Will O’ the Wisp: Missy’s Night Out by Tom Hammock and Megan Hutchison;…
FCBD Previews: Zombie Tramp (NSFW, TW: rape culture)
I wasn’t really digging this book from the cover image featured on the FCBD site. We got a preview copy in our WWAC inbox, and I thought I’d give it a chance. When people inevitably say it’s not that bad, I need to know how far to curl my lip at them.
Raise Your Hand If You Love Comics
We are excited to present you with a Brand New Feature! Look at the tag on this post. See how it shimmers and sparkles? And how it says Kids Comics? That’s right! WWAC is proud to bring you the feminist lowdown on Kids Comics! We’re going to be looking at youth oriented comic books, graphic…