Historically there are few less universally hated and feared groups than Nazis. The rise of Fascism in the early 20th century lead to one of the most horrific genocides in modern history and created a climate of fear and violence that engulfed the world and did not end until the final days of the Second…
Review: Train I Ride by Paul Mosier
Train I Ride Paul Mosier Harper Collins January 24, 2017 Train I Ride is a middle grade novel that takes place over a days-long Amtrak ride from California to Chicago. Rydr is 12, soon to be 13, and must move to Chicago to live with her only remaining family member: a mysterious uncle who she…
ESSAY: Food In Film: Finding Safe Spaces In Fiction
There has always been something incredibly magical and calming to me about food in fiction. As a child, often the moments I would return to were the ones in which royalty hosted extravagant feasts, tables bursting with meats, cakes, and more dishes than I could name. Families who ate small, intimate meals. Adventurers who packed…
Comic Looks: Stacey’s Nerdy T-Shirts
I’ve never been much into fashion for myself, in the sense that, whilst I love clothes and designer dresses and am nigh-on obsessed with watching those Next Top Model shows just for the styling, I’ve never really sat and thought about styling myself. I think this is partly because I’ve never been rich enough to…
Don’t Rein It In: The Necessary, Unrepentant Weirdness of My Horse Prince
My Horse Prince Umaya Co. December, 2016. Let’s get this out of the way: My Horse Prince is not a good game. It might even be a bad game, like a clicker crossed with a dating sim and made purely for those sweet free-to-play ad dollars. It’s not fun. There are no stakes. It has…
The Spire: Lettering Is Art
Out of all the elements that come together to make a comic book, lettering may be the most subtle. It’s meant to supplement the writer’s work by capturing character voice, setting the story’s pace, and, obviously, putting the words on the page in the first place. Many suggest that the best lettering is invisible, but…
Thursday Book Beat: Truth and Reconciliation in Children’s Books
Hi book lovers! We’ve made it over the hump, and we’re almost at the end of another week. What a week it has been. I started classes again and thankfully don’t have many textbooks this semester! I might actually have time to dedicate to reading the texts I love. I’m also sort of in shock…
A Definitive Ranking of the Winnie-the-Pooh Characters
It’s Winnie-the-Pooh Day and what’s a better way to celebrate this holiday than with a definitive ranking of the series’ characters. This list is THE list to silence all other attempts at ranking the nine major characters featured in A. A. Milne’s stories while making all pre-existing lists irrelevant. I have previous experience in “list making that contributes to society,” seen…
Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77 in a Ridiculous New Comic
Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77 #1 Marc Andreyko, Jeff Parker (script), Karl Kesel, David Hahn (pencils) DC Comics January 18, 2017 I don’t read Batman comics. It’s been so long since I read one that when I mentioned on Twitter that I was finally reading one, a friend asked me if everything was ok. It wasn’t a cry for…
Get Your Game on Wednesday: Rainbow Town & the Demogorgon!
Howdy, gaming lovelies! I’m taking a break from convention recovery (last weekend was my first con of the new year!) to tell you all about the latest and greatest game news! Next week, I’ll be heading to PAX South, so if you’re there, give me a shout out!
Love is Love: An Ally Anthology?
Love Is Love Edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich. Stories by various creators DC and IDW Comics December 28, 2016 Love Is Love will likely go down in history as a key comic project for the 2010s. A charity book spanning 146 pages, its proceeds will be donated to help victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting….
Review: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal
Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal Ed Luce Fantagraphics November 2016 Disclaimer: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal was reviewed using a copy provided by Fantagraphics. This is probably the raunchiest non-fuck comic I’ve read in recent years. Do not read until midnight. It is not appropriate for kids. Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal is the followup to…