Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice comes out this month, and in between more morose trailers and recent adorably fun skits, I was hit with inspiration. Racking my brain for this month’s Beauty and the Geek, I knew I wanted to make it a good one to make up for the two months column absence. I…
Review: Dejah Thoris #2
Dejah Thoris #2 Frank J. Barbiere (writer), Francesco Manna (art), NEN (cover) Dynamite Comics, March 2, 2016 Disclaimer: A review copy of this publication was provided by the publisher.
MAN PLUS Take Two (and Three): Araujo’s Midsection
Man Plus is currently being published by Titan Comics as a four issue mini; it’s also being serialised for free online through page by page release. Claire and J.A. discuss the second and third issues of Araújo’s Shirowpunk passion project, as they did for part one previously.
Get Your Game On Wednesday: GDC and SXSW
Happy Wednesday, gaming lovelies! Next week starts both GDC and SXSW so I expect the feeds to be full of bleeding edge coolness soon. Until then, check out some of my pet peeves and happy dance moments about games this week. 5 Weeks in a Balloon: Where are the People of Color? Last I checked…
Stay Weird: Goodbye, Gravity Falls
We all knew this day would come, but we didn’t think it would come so soon. It’s the end of an era in cartoons. Gravity Falls is over.
Dogears: Under a Painted Sky, The Vegetarian, The Widow
Under a Painted Sky Stacey Lee G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers March 17, 2105 I never thought that I liked Westerns all that much until I read Under a Painted Sky. Or maybe I still don’t like Westerns that much, but rather I just really like feminist Westerns starring two kick ass women…
Fish Out Of Water: Black Canary’s EP1 Review
I’m an absolute sucker for fictional bands. Every time I read a story involving a fictional rock band, I’m all about diving deep into it and figuring out what type of music they’d play. That’s what drew me into the excitement of Black Canary. One of my favorite DC ladies of all time was in…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: #VisibleWomen
On Sunday, the unofficial queen of comics, Kelly Sue DeConnick, put out a call for women artists under the hashtag #VisibleWomen… Women comic book artists who'd like a signal boost, tweet me yr portfolio links today/tomorrow & I'll RT. #VisibleWomen — Kelly Sue DeConnick (@kellysue) March 6, 2016 …and by Monday, hundreds of artists had responded…
The Working Class Substitute to the American Girl Dolls
What I love and simultaneously resent most about sites and online magazines, like Bustle, Buzzfeed, The Hairpin, and The Toast, is how they fuel my childhood nostalgia. It’s like kids born in the 1980s are retroactively trying to create online fan cultures over fandoms and cultural artifacts long past their expiration date (which is really…
The Role Model Right Under My Nose
For women’s history month, lifestyle is featuring essays and stories about the women in our own lives who have influenced us and made their own kind of history in our worlds. In this article, Games Editor Al Rosenberg shares her story of finding a role model in her own life; one right under her nose.
Getting Ready for the Movie: New Suicide Squad #17
New Suicide Squad #17 Tim Seeley (writer), Juan E. Ferreyra (artist) DC Comics February 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on a review copy provided by the publisher.
Mighty Marvel Monday: Make Mine Diverse, Marvel
It’s the first week of March, and this is a reminder that we only have to wait ten more days until season two of Daredevil is available on Netflix. The biggest Marvel news of the week is probably the rumor that due to the public outcry against the casting of Finn Jones as Iron Fist, Marvel…
