Happy Wednesday, gaming lovelies! Nothing like a little snow up here in the Northeast to make it feel like Christmas. Plus I learned that Asmodee Digital is bringing the tabletop game Potion Explosion to mobile this month, so if you don’t hear from me, send cookies. On to the news!
Merry Scary Christmas: The Raddest and Baddest Festive Final Girls
Christmas is an odd time of year, one where millions of people want nothing more than a strange old man to break into their house and leave them stuff. A tradition that seems so nightmare inducing has unsurprisingly inspired many a festive fright-fest, covering everything from seminal low budget gore-fests to seasonal event movies. Holiday horror has become a…
Roman Muradov and the State of His Bladders
Jacob Bladders and the State of the Art Roman Muradov Uncivilized Books November 2016 Roman Muradov’s newest work follows Jacob Bladders as he tries to complete his job as a newspaper cartoonist, in the cut-throat world of corporate illustration. Hijinks, and hijacks, ensue.
Previously on Comics: Indigenous Comic Con and More
This year is almost over, fellow WWAC-ers. As the year comes to a close I bring news about an exciting new convention, new comic book plans, and an emotional send-off for a bullying victim.
Not Gaming: Always On My Mind
Recently, I haven’t had a lot of time to game. I don’t mean that I haven’t thumbed around on a phone game or two, because we all know I’m obsessed with certain brightly colored addictive interactives, but I mean really game. There’s just been too much going on, what with the US election, my dissolving health, and my…
Craft Your Comics: Wonder Woman Clothespin Ornaments
Ornaments have always been a big part of my family’s Christmas traditions: my brother, sister, and I each have plastic tubs full of the ornaments we’ve been gifted over the years, and my mother has been hand-making ornaments for us and for friends and family for as long as I can remember.
Review: Leela Corman’s We All Wish for Deadly Force
We All Wish for Deadly Force Leela Corman Retrofit/Big Planet Comics June 2016 Disclaimer: A copy of this comic was provided by the publisher for review. We All Wish for Deadly Force is a collection of Leela Corman’s previously published short comics, one of which I’ve reviewed here on the site. Corman’s comics range from…
Gaming Gift Guide
Every year the holidays are a struggle for those looking to buy gifts for the gamers in their lives. After all, gamers tend to be very specific about what they enjoy and it can be risky trying to introduce them to new things. Lucky for all of us, here is a list of great gaming…
Women in British Animation: Candy Guard
“I just want to make people laugh. Not by being silly – but by being truthful.” —Candy Guard In her student days at Newcastle Polytechnic and St Martins School of Art, Candy Guard hoped to enter live-action filmmaking. But instead, she found herself being tugged towards the world of cartoons. “I started to put ideas…
The Worst Possible Game: Maki Naro and Matthew Francis’ “Are We Living In A Computer Simulation?”
Artist Maki Naro teams up with writer (and physicist) Matthew R. Francis for his latest comic for The Nib, which explores the the age-old question: Is reality real? Elon Musk–CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, leader of various interesting projects, and full time public futurist–recently made the case for philosopher Nick Bostrom’s simulation argument. Bostrom…
Iconic Scenes: Beauty and the Beast’s “A Tale As Old As Time”
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast was released in 1991 and was the first Disney film to incorporate digital animation. Since its release, Belle has become an integral part of Disney’s Princess brand, and the film has been adapted into a stage musical and as a live action film, due out later this year. The film…
The Die Hard Coloring and Activity Book Is Mostly Great
Die Hard: The Authorized Coloring and Activity Book Doogie Horner 20th Century Fox and Harper Design October 25, 2016 Die Hard: The Colouring and Activity Book is pretty good. Mostly great, even. It’s not quite perfect though, and its flaws are common to adult colouring books: too much white space and not enough ink. Illustrator…