Dark Horse acquires Wandering Island for North American publication The publisher hopes to tap into the wide popularity of Kenji Tsuruta’s previous series Spirit of Wonder with this new title. Fans of Kiki’s Delivery Service may find their interest peaked by Mikura Amelia’s story, as she sets out in her seaplane to find the mysterious…
Queersplay Cosplay Creates Safe Spaces at Cons
If you have never attended a convention, know that it is a very unique space. Jumping headfirst into con culture can be exhilarating. The creators behind your favorite media are a just a queue away, fabulous geeks wearing fabulous costumes are everywhere, and for a weekend you can put the outside world away and celebrate that rare…
My First Game: Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt
I have always loved stories. That’s one of the things that keeps me playing video games—this unique medium can tell stories in ways no other medium can, with choices to be made, diverging paths, and deep personal investment thanks to immersion. It’s an evolution of the medium that continues to amaze me as more and…
Before there was Kamala Khan there was Scout Montana: Sophie Campbell & Spike Trotman on the Shadoweyes Kickstarter
Back in 2010, Sophie Campbell published Shadoweyes, a riveting dystopian science fiction superhero comic about a young woman of color, Scout, who is unexpectedly imbued with superpowers and sets to making the city she lives in a better place for her community. With stunning, gritty art and queer and social justice themes, Shadoweyes rocked the…
On Filipino Food and Identity: A Roundtable
Food: It nourishes us. It nurtures us. It comforts us. For immigrants, though, food can also provide a touchstone. A connection to a heritage that may be strained by distance and generations. Even if we don’t know any other aspect of our native culture, there’s a good chance we’ve been exposed to the food. Growing up,…
A Trinity of Questions on Zodiac Starforce #3
Zodiac Starforce #3 Kevin Panetta (script), Paulina Ganuchea (art, colors, letters), Kevin Wada (cover) Dark Horse November 11, 2015 (Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dark Horse.) In an attempt to save Emma from a mysterious disease, the team must not only battle monsters from an…
DC Daily Planet: Supergirl, Mariah Carey and….wait, what?
Friends, I want us to take a moment and think about this week, to really commit this week to memory. This is the week that for one, brief, beautiful moment we thought that something magical had happened. This is the week that we all thought that Mariah Carey had been cast as the voice of…
The Thursday Book Beat: Harry Potter Coloring Book, Bangladesh Publishers, Bloggers and Writers Are Targets of Violent Attacks
The Harry Potter Coloring Book For Grown Ups Also known as the only adult colouring book that matters. I’ve wanted to join in on the popularity of adult colouring books because colouring is just so relaxing but I didn’t fine the colouring book for me. Despite my personal fatigue of all things Harry Potter in…
This Gulf of Time and Stars: Returning to the Clan Chronicles with Julie Czerneda
Canadian author, Julie Czerneda, first broke onto the science fiction scene in 1997 with her novel, A Thousand Words for Stranger, which transported readers to the far future, where interstellar travel is possible and humans and aliens intermingle. She also introduced readers to the Clan, a wealthy and powerful alien race, who look like humans and have been…
Looking at Men With No Clothes On: The Goddamned
A bit later I’ll talk about racial coding. But first: something pleasant (and NSFW).
What it Means to Be a #SickKidsHero for Extra Life
Over a decade ago, I made a promise. I was driving to work and my favourite radio station was running a week long radio-a-thon in support of Sick Kids Hospital. Instead of my usual morning music and entertainment chatter, I listened to stories from children and families who have been helped by Sick Kids. I…
