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- Comics
- February 4, 2015
Coffin Hill Vol. 2: Dark Endeavors Caitlin Kittredge (W), Inaki Miranda (A) Vertigo February 10, 2015 I have been eagerly, not-so-patiently waiting for the second trade to come out in this series. I started reading it as trade so I usually like to continue down that route even though the temptation to just stock up on
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Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Awesome Awards Edition!
- Comics
- February 3, 2015
El Deafo and This One Summer Score Major ALA Awards The American Library Association’s yearly awards highlight the best books for child and teen readers, and the awards encompass not just graphic novels, but also illustrated and prose works. It wasn’t clear that graphic novels could be eligible, but two came out with big awards this year:
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What Exactly is the Geek Girl Illuminati?
- Interviews
- February 3, 2015
“So, how did you get into Star Trek?” “My dad watched it. I didn’t really appreciate it growing up, but then I started to get into it when I moved away from home. I recently found these talking Star Trek Christmas ornaments that we had when we were young –” “ — “Shuttlecraft to Enterprise,
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Boston Comic Con Missteps in Marketing to Women
- Opinion
- February 3, 2015
This weekend I was thrilled to see an email sitting in my inbox, Boston Comic Con 2015–Tickets Now On Sale! I had so much fun at last year’s show, my mind was already imagining the con floor and jumping ahead to potential cosplay options. I clicked to read more and my excitement quickly evaporated. Ogling
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The Twin Peaks Log S.2 E.3
- Roundtables
- February 3, 2015
Welcome to our biweekly roundtable of Twin Peaks where we are working our way through every. Single. Episode. Some of us are regulars and some of us newbies, but none of our experiences are the same. So get yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, watch along with us, and feel free to chime in
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Mighty Marvel Monday, now with Agent CarterSPOILERS
- Comics
- February 2, 2015
Mighty Marvel Mondays! The one day a week WWAC points you to the Marvel-ous news you might have missed. And, not to brag, but this week has some pretty awesome offerings. This is my second and last week filling in for the lovely Ivy Noelle, which is why I’m so incredibly happy that Marvel decided
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Cook Your Comics Redux: Post-Crisis Chili a la Green Arrow
- Comics
- February 2, 2015
Are you getting a sense of deja vu, like you’ve already read this recipe? You’re right to feel that way. Happy Groundhog Day! I first published a version of this recipe in October, but in the months since, I made it a few more times and have arrived at an improved version. I officially declare
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WANTED: Your Opinions. Write For Us!
- Opinion
- February 2, 2015
Right. Listen up. You got an opinion or six? You like to write? I need you. As a Comics Feature or Opinion Writer at WWAC, you’ll write down your strongly-held convictions — or the questions that are bugging you, or the things you noticed when you were reading that one manga, or the analysis that bubbles
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Kickstarter of the Week: The Hues by Alex Heberling
- Webcomics
- January 30, 2015
If you’re big into webcomics, the name Alex Heberling should be familiar to you. She’s been doing the fun autobiographical webcomic Alex’s Guide To A Life Well Lived since 2008, and it’s still going. She also was the mind behind the webcomic Garanos, which ran from 2006 to 2010, and is now completed. So this is
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The DC Daily Planet: DC Gets Told by an 11-Year Old Girl
- Comics
- January 30, 2015
Happy Friday, crusaders! Here at work, I’m surrounded by people getting pumped for whatever that is that happens on Sunday. Personally, my favorite part of the Superbowl is the food that goes along with it, but to any Pats and Seahawks fans out there, I say: good luck. That’s a filthy lie: I’m from Massachusetts,
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We Can and We Will: What Gina Rodriguez’s Win Means for the Latinx Community
- Opinion
- January 30, 2015
Gina Rodriguez took home the award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes this year. She gave a moving speech about the importance of Latinx people seeing themselves as heroes in our media. With tears in her eyes, she ended her speech by thanking her father and repeating his words
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Firm Feelings on the Batfamily: Jason Todd is the Key to Everything
Over the last few years, I’ve been thinking a lot about A Death in the Family, Jason Todd, and their role in Batcanon. It’s generally agreed that Jason was a so-so Robin and that he’s much improved as Red Hood. However, I’m going to take that general agreement a step further and state that not
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#RemakeWithWomen: Listen up, Hollywood!
- Opinion
- January 30, 2015
How did the #remakewithwomen hashtag come about? I was, like all the other nerds and geeks on the internet, paying attention to the announcement that a remake of Ghostbusters with an all women cast was a go. I was, like many other nerds and geeks on the internet, by turns amused and dismayed at the
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[NSFW] Fucking Trans Women: “A sexual cookbook.”
- Opinion, Roundtables, Zines
- January 29, 2015
Fucking Trans Women #0 Mira Bellwether Released: October 2010 80 pages, zine Fucking Trans Women is an 80-page zine by Mira Bellwether about sex, gender, and trans women representation. It includes personal and political essays, diagrams, 101 info, and sex tips. The zine is available in hardcopy or as a PDF. The following conversation between
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Jem Jam: “The Beginning” and “Disaster”
- Roundtables
- January 29, 2015
2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Jem, the beloved 80s cartoon series. Jem and the Holograms have never been bigger, as 2015 will also see the release of a live action film based on the show, a new comic book series published by IDW, and a continuing line of collectible fashion dolls from Integrity Toys.
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Hollywood’s Hypocrisy: The Award Season Debacle
- Opinion
- January 28, 2015
One of the biggest debates that’s been circling the media circuit recently has been centered on the near all white Oscar nominations that were released soon after the airing of the Golden Globes. There’s a startling gap between the Oscars and the Golden Globes that opens up a deeper debate on the subject of Hollywood’s
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