So last week’s Mighty Marvel Monday, I wrote about how wonderful it was to see Marvel making actual attempts at diversifying its creative teams and also being recognized for the quality work they do (side note: isn’t it weird how the stories being written by women – that have characters from underrepresented groups being treated as…
This Week In WWAC History: Awesomeness
There is a ton of awesomeness in the WWAC archives, from the aptly named Awesome Awards to the awesome memories of Leonard Nimoy shared by WWAC staffers. Join us in a look back at the end of February last year to see if your favorite games and books made the awesome list, or scroll down to…
Con Diary: OK True Believers, Take Two
On the sixth of February, OK True Believers had its second outing. My local convention. I went. I wrote last time about the values of local shows, and I think that’s reflected in the nicest thing about OKTB: if you get there early, there’s no room. Everybody’s also there, and the queues are too turgid,…
Shinbun Saturday: Sherlock Gets a Manga Adaptation
Happy Saturday, dear readers! Can you believe February is over? I certainly can’t, but I’m excited about the coming of spring. The manga world lit up this last week with the news that BBC’s Sherlock will be getting a manga adaptation. It’s not the first time we’ve seen this happen. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has…
The Longest Night: Stargazing at the End of the World
Welcome to An Adventure in Small Games, a monthly series focused on games that cost less than $20, ideally less than $10. In this series, Eve Golden Woods will focus on the indie game and what it has to offer the world of gaming. There will be spoilers. This month Eve takes a look at The Longest…
Finding Black Girl Magic with Niobe and Amandla Stenberg
Earlier this month, I was on a mission to find the latest Teen Vogue issue—the issue featuring Amandla Stenberg. I wanted it for two reasons: 1) The cover is stunning. And 2) it would make a great companion for discussing Stenberg’s comic, Niobe: She Is Life, that she co-created with Sebastian A. Jones (co-scripter), Ashley A. Woods (final…
Teen Trees Get Knowledge: Michael Deforge’s Big Kids
Big Kids Michael Deforge Drawn & Quarterly Janurary, 2016 The new graphic novel from Michael Deforge, his first since Ant Colony, is a queer coming of age story with a fantastical, metaphysical edge. Like a lot of Deforge’s work, Big Kids exists in a world that’s slightly strange, as far as the rules of science…
DC Daily Planet: Woo! Woo! Etta Candy, Super Hero Girls, and Ben Affleck
This week’s DCDP is going to be all about catching up on the news from corners of the DCU that got pushed to the side in the frenzy of keeping up to date with Rebirth. Can you believe it? We’re finally living in a (sort of) post-Rebirth Panic world. We made it, you guys. There’s…
Music Videos that Shaped Me: P!nk’s “Stupid Girls”
“Stupid Girls” by P!nk was something of an anthem to my high school self. At the time, I had a hard luck case of special snowflake syndrome. My identity was formed in direct opposition to traditional femininity and the current trends among my peer group. “Stupid Girls” reinforced a lot of my internalized misogyny. Lyrically,…
2014 Hugos Versus 2015 Sad Puppies: Related Works
In my previous articles comparing the 2015 Sad Puppies slate with the Hugo nominees of the year before, I covered the short fiction categories of Best Short Story, Best Novelette, and Best Novella. We now come to Best Related Work, a section that is a bit of a mish-mash. Broadly speaking, it is the category for nonfiction—although it once…
Review: Zodiac Starforce #4, The Final Issue – We Has Sads
Zodiac Starforce #4 Kevin Panetta (script), Paulina Ganucheau (art) Dark Horse February 10, 2015 After a three month delay, the final issue of Zodiac Starforce is out and ready for Angel’s, Desiree’s, and Ginnis’ final thoughts! Disclaimer: This review is based on an advance review from Dark Horse and may contain spoilers.
Win An Advance Copy of Cassandra Clare’s Lady Midnight
Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunters series is a very popular young adult franchise that has already had a movie and television adaptation. With two series under its belt, we’re getting ready for some sun and a cold drink with Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, which is set in Los Angeles. Lady Midnight is the first book and…