Penny Dreadful #1 Krysty Wilson-Cairns (writer), Louie De Matinis (illustrator), Simon Bowland (letterer), Lizzie Kaye (editor) Titan Comics May 11, 2016 (Note: This review and interview contains some spoilers for and is based on an advance copy of Penny Dreadful #1 from Titan Comics.) “Cheap sensational fiction.” That is how the original penny dreadful stories are…
Review: Miss Fury #2
Miss Fury Vol. 2, #2 Corinna Bechko (writer), Jonathan Lau (illustrator), Vinicius Andrade (colorer), Simon Bowland (letterer), Tula Lotay (main cover) Dynamite May 4, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher and may contain spoilers.
When Doris Met Douglas: My Very Own Character Assassination
Douglas S. Taylor is an independent author who runs DarcWorX Entertainment, a South Dakota-based publisher previously known as DarkWorks and DarcWorks. Taylor has published a number of books through his company, including the Tales From Under the Concrete horror anthologies and the fantasy series Chronicles of Caledon. He is also a serial plagiarist and a…
Where Are All the Women of Color In Geek Media?
Let’s real talk: it’s tough being a woman of color. You sit at the intersection of both race and gender, and it’s an ongoing process of negotiating those identities and accepting that both parts can work to disadvantage you in different ways. When it comes to representation in film and TV, it often means having…
The Thursday Book Beat: Ta-Nehisi Coates to Publish Two New Books
Hello readers! Welcome back to Book Beat, on this busiest week for the industry: Book Expo America. While I am sadly not checking out fall books at McCormick Place today, I fully expect lots of great news coming from the expo. But while we wait for those exciting announcements, we’ve got some pretty interesting tidbits…
Hook Rules! Disney’s NEW Live Action Peter Pan Can Only Drool
The humdrum Cinderella and half-assed Jungle Book weren’t enough — Disney is continuing with its program of turning old cartoons into new live action CGI films with a live action adaptation of Peter Pan. Wait, didn’t we just do this? No, that was Pan, the awkward and unpopular movie with Hugh Jackman as Captain Hook and…
Walgreen’s Wonder Woman Make-Up Collection: Beauty, Brawn, and Brains
Walgreen’s long awaited Wonder Woman collection has finally hit stores. The Wonder Woman collection includes a brush set, red lipstick, a pack of three lip glosses, an eight set eyeshadow palette, a three piece set of liquid liners in gold, blue, and black, bronzer, a pack of two nail polishes, and a “comic book” that includes lipstick, eyeliner,…
Mental Health and Superheroes: The Problem with Labeling Sacrifice as Suicide
Content warning: This article discusses mental health, suicide, and depression. We, the fans, love our fandoms, so much that it’s possible for us to lose sight of the societal and personal impacts of our critical analyses. The past year has been a Thunderdome of fans who like or dislike the approach to characters they love. We’ve…
Get Your Game on Wednesday: Goodbye to Disney Infinity
Hello, gaming lovelies! I’m super excited for a new tabletop gaming event here in New Hampshire this weekend. If there’s a game you’ve been dying to play or want to see more details on game play, send me a shout out. Goodbye to Disney Infinity The time has come for Disney to get out of…
Let Me Desire Myself: Sexy Drawings That Don’t Hurt [NSFW]
Erotica, one might hope, is intended to make people feel good. Erotica, as has been discussed at length on this site, can cause people to feel bad. All art containing bodies has the potential to push the viewer into a state of comparison. Desiring to encourage reflection upon the differences and the the reasons which span this…
Get In Formation: 3 Takes On Beyoncé’s Lemonade
JAM and Insha both joined Ardo in sharing their feelings regarding Beyoncé’s new visual album Lemonade. It premiered on HBO as a special event two weeks ago and you can watch it for yourself over on Tidal, iTunes, or the physical album which you can order online (I pre-ordered it myself). It was … an experience. Somali-British poet, Warsan…
Game Chats: Is “Lesbian” Profane?
A new poll in the forums of Smite asks why the game has deemed the word “lesbian” worthy of being censored.
