If you have any investment in the MCU, you will have paid attention to the recent casting decisions for Thor: Ragnarok. Most notable is the anticipation and excitement over Tessa Thompson who will be playing the role of Valkyrie. I’m hoping my squee was not drowned out by the collective squee of Thor fans everywhere. In…
DC Daily Planet: Rebirth Has Breached the Canal
Hey readers! It’s Ray Sonne, filling in as your host of the DC Daily Planet until we find your next newscaster. And man, what a week. Spoilers for Rebirth and DC movie news ahead.
ONE, TWO, ONE TWO THREE FOUR! : The Sounds of Josie & The Pussycats
As I said in my Black Canary EP review, I am an absolute sucker for fictional bands. Since hearing about CW’s Riverdale, I’ve been antsy to hear some music from the new Josie and the Pussycats. The new band will be lead by Ashleigh Murray playing Josie McCoy, the lead singer and guitarist of the…
Inspiring Women in (Web)Comics Today!
Editor’s note: Starting this week and continuing until I run out of people to bug, WWAC will be running short pieces on some of the women working in comics now who are doing innovative or inspiring work. And not just women creators, but women working in comics retail, merchandising, marketing, editorial, journalism and more. If you…
New York Videogame Critics Reward Best Games Journalism
Criticism is essential to a medium’s growth. This is especially true given the current climate of games journalism. Recognizing the important work that critics do in discussing the way games work and how they can be improved not just in a technical sense, but a cultural one, is imperative.
6 First Impressions of AMC’s Preacher
AMC’s television adaptation of the classic 90s Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon comic debuted this week. Preacher‘s debut drew “modest ratings” this past Sunday night and trended briefly on Twitter. Is the comic too 90s for adaptation at this point? Did the material, known for being, uh, risqué, translate well from page to screen? Six WWAC…
Four Reasons You Should Read American Housewife by Helen Ellis
American Housewife Helen Ellis Doubleday January 12 2016 In case you haven’t heard yet, May is International Short Story month and if you’re still looking for a way to celebrate let me help you out by recommending my favourite short story collection of the year (so far) – American Housewife by Helen Ellis. Whether you‘re…
Brand New: An Analysis of DC Comics’ 2016 Logo
DC Entertainment released their new logo, along with a press release explaining its new branding and the motivations behind its decisions. See below for the full announcement. I have highlighted a few key phrases that point toward DC’s branding direction.
The Thursday Book Beat: Bookish Nerds Are Ready to Be Disney’s Guests in Beauty and the Beast
Happy sunny week, dear readers! I’m fresh off a holiday long weekend here in Canada, and with Memorial Day coming up for the Americans, it’s bound to be a quiet week for book news. That said, Disney did set the internet ablaze this weekend with the teaser trailer for the live-action Beauty and the Beast…
Interview with Meredith Gran of Octopus Pie
One of the reasons I love webcomics is that they give readers the opportunity to see an artist grow and change. Webcomics are, with a few exceptions, published quickly after they are created, giving the reader a chance to engage with a work while the artist is still living through the experiences that influenced the art. Of…
Comics Are For Everyone, Or So We Say: Goodbye, Comics and Cola
For the past five years, Comics and Cola has been a reliable source of information, connection and reflection upon… comics. Very little Cola content. But Zainab Akhtar has had enough of the Islamophobia that’s permeated comics so blazing since #jesuisCharlie, and before and after that, and all through everything. She doesn’t want to be a…
Get Your Game On Wednesday: Spiel des Jahres, Mansplaining & #makedragonsgreatagain
Happy Wednesday, gaming lovelies! This week brings some amazing game news, a public mansplaining meltdown, and support for making dragons great again. Read on to learn more!
