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Review: Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts
- Comics
- August 20, 2014
Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts (TPB) Douglas Wolk (W) Ulises Farinas (A) IDW Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts does what so many other Dredd stories have done—take Dredd, stick him somewhere that isn’t Mega-City One, and watch the culture shock unfold—but with panache and a firsthand cultural understanding that make it
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Short & Sweet: Steven Universe, Supreme Blue Rose, and More!
- Comics
- August 20, 2014
Steven Universe #1 Jeremy Sorese (W) Coleman Engle (A) KaBOOM! Studios Cartoon Network was so confident that Rebecca Sugar’s creation, Steven Universe, would be popular that they greenlit the comic before the first episode even aired. Artist Coleman Engle definitely has the feel of the source material—it looks a lot like watching one of the
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The Cosplay Games
- Cosplay
- August 20, 2014
Salt Lake Comic Con knows cosplay isn’t just for conventions. This past weekend they hosted The Cosplay Games, a photo scavenger hunt in Salt Lake City, to get fans excited for the main event in early September. The four hour long event encourages participants to dress up and scour the downtown for clues to ten
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(Before GamerGate Was Called GamerGate) My Ex Broke My Heart (and Also She’s a Vampire So Let’s Form a Mob)
- Opinion
- August 19, 2014
Okay! Personal vs Institutional. The difference between hurting someone personally, and hurting them institutionally. This is an important aspect of interpersonal relations which is hard to begin to understand, but if you try…! It actually becomes fairly easy. It’s a matter of practice. Let’s start immediately.
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The Wicked, The Divine and The Mythology — Part 1: Amaterasu and Lucifer
McKelvie and Gillen’s new ongoing series The Wicked + The Divine is a sensation. With strong worldbuilding revolving around different mythological sources, this comic already has fans speculating and theorizing, even with only two issues out. It may be THE comic for mythology nerds, and I couldn’t help but toss my two cents in. This series
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Let Bygone be Bygone: Batman Eternal #16-17
- Comics
- August 18, 2014
Did you enjoy issue #15’s voyage into the depths of Arkham? Good because it’s not over yet. #16 – The Monster Machine Story by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Script by Ray Fawkes Consulting writers: John Layman & Tim Seeley Art by Dustin Nguyen
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Nine Worlds Diary: Day 1
- Comics, Con Diaries
- August 18, 2014
This past weekend was full of thoughtful analysis, lovely people, and cheesy dance moves. Ideally that’s what all my weekends would be like, but this particular one was spent at Nine Worlds Geekfest in London. Nine Worlds is distinct for its focus on inclusivity and exploring the relationships between geek media and its fans. As
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Multifarious: How to Comic
- Art & Design, Comics
- August 16, 2014
A lot of people were talking about how to comic this week, or linking to older conversations about how to comic. So that’s what we’re sharing with you today.
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The Tangled Relationship Between Religion and Comics (Part Two)
In part one of this tangle, I talked about four ways I conceive of the relationship between comics and religion: comics as religion, comics in religion, religion in comics, and religion and comics in dialogue. In this month’s installation, I’ll give you second two categories (religion in comics and religion and comics in dialogue)—but be
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Fail Better: Trigger Warnings — Use Them, Believe in Them
- Opinion
- August 15, 2014
Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse, depression, and state violence. When I was younger and a much bigger asshole than I am now, I used to scratch my head at trigger warnings. I don’t now. It’s not a complicated issue — be kind, use trigger warnings; no downside.
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GenCon Guide for Grownups Part II
- Con Diaries
- August 14, 2014
Once you’ve gotten through your first day or two of GenCon, you may want to level up your experience. You’ve wandered the Exhibit Hall for hours, photographed the coolest cosplayers (after asking nicely and stepping out of the way, of course), and pretended to be elves with a bunch of strangers. Now you’re starving because
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Writing For Free: The Pro’s and Con’s of Comic Book Blogging
- Essays
- August 14, 2014
Hi. You may have seen me around. I am the Kid’s Content editor for this very site. I love doing it. It’s an opportunity to write about topics that are important to me as well as providing me with an excuse to read more kid’s books and comics. Writing for WWAC gives me a target
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Ghost in the Shell: The Major’s Body (4)
- Manga
- August 14, 2014
The Major, or Motoko Kusanagi, is the protagonist of each incarnation of the Ghost in the Shell manga-anime-merchadise franchise. If you care to google, Motoko Kusanagi is autocompletes to “a man” and “is hot,” then “in bed with a boy” and “in bed.” For a science-fiction philosophy character named for her military position, we (the audience — although I don’t
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I’m Loving: Teen Dog! Maybe? We’re conflicted.
- Comics
- August 13, 2014
What is a teen dog? What is this comic? What is this press release that has found its way into my inbox? Teen. Dog. “HE’S THE COOLEST CAT IN TOWN. EXCEPT HE’S A DOG. TEEN DOG!” is how the pitch for BOOM! Studios’ latest starts. A new BOOM! Box ongoing, Teen Dog is written and illustrated
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Top 10 Men’s Ponytails in ’90s Comics
- Comics
- August 13, 2014
Someone who is not me because I don't have the attention span should do a Top 10 Men's Ponytails in '90s Comics infographic/listicle. — Jess Plummer (@Jess_Plummer) August 8, 2014 Challenge accepted! Many male comic book characters grew their hair long in the 1990s. Plenty of them let it flow wild and free, others wore
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Roundtable: Book Fans, Show Fans, Race, and Rape in Game of Thrones
- Roundtables
- August 13, 2014
In one of our sprawling internal email debates, it came out that WWAC staffers represent a good cross section of Game of Thrones viewers and that feelings were had by many. We decided to bring that conversation into the light for you all here — some of us are passionate book fans, some of us
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