The first trailer for Preacher on AMC dropped on Sunday and, boy, does Dominic Cooper just make the hottest priest or what? You can tell he’s a badass too, because he’s got those little silver collar tips in addition to the priest collar (and also because he beats up some dudes but, let’s be real, it’s mostly…
Wishing Doesn’t Always Wound the Heart: A Review of The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet
The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley Touchstone September 29, 2015 For all of the vitriol thrown her way, Lydia Bennet is not a figure that looms large in the original Pride & Prejudice. True, her actions do drive her sister Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy closer together as they work to…
Fitbay’s “Size Finder”: Finding a Frock in a Haystack
Shopping for clothing is one of my most hated activities. There’s nothing more upsetting for me than trying to shop in normal high street stores and trying on clothes that will never fit me. But while online shopping takes this experience out of the mix, it does have its own risks with ordering incorrect sizing…
Squandered Potential: Assassin’s Creed Comic from Titan
Assassin’s Creed #1 Writer: Anthony Del Col, Conner McCreery Artist: Neil Edwards Titan Comics October, 14, 2015 Review Copy Provided By Titan Comics Disappointment is an apt summary for Assassin’s Creed as a franchise. What was once promised to be as a unique exploration of historical settings has turned into the starkest example of AAA…
Oh My, Shiranui! AJ Brooks Talks Grappling, Costumes, & Video Games
U SERIOUS BRA is here again — the fun jazzy column where Wendy and Claire talk about how breasts are being treated in blockbuster video games. Such as Street Fighter! R. Mika. That’s a name that has bounced around the internet since her reveal trailer, as part of the line up for Street Fighter V. The only…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Queer Ladies, Aliens, and Zombies, Oh My!
It’s November, which means my countdown to Jessica Jones officially starts now. (18 days, and counting…) Before I get started, I went to shout my appreciation for comics twitter, because the top two stories for Mighty Marvel Monday this week aren’t mentioned in my Google Alert notifications. And if there’s a Marvel story that you…
You Know the Thing about Good Food?
On one of our first dates, my now husband tried to impress me by making a Jamaican meal. It was packaged rice and peas along with jerk chicken that was so hot, it made us cry and laugh at the whole fiasco. Ten years later, he’s learned to make his own rice and peas—no more…
The Silent Lessons of Strange Fruit #2: A Review That Isn’t
Strange Fruit #2 J.G. Jones and Mark Waid (Authors), J.G. Jones (Artist), Deron Bennett (Letterer) BOOM! Studios October 4, 2015 Though Strange Fruit #1 was published in July, the BOOM! response to criticisms lodged about its racial insensitivity in the following weeks and months has been relative silence. I tried very hard not to blame them, as it’s a…
The Missing Dialogue in “Star Wars and the Power of Costume”
Disclaimer: an entry pass for Star Wars and the Power of Costume was supplied by the museum. If you’re reading this, you’re probably familiar with Star Wars, at least a little bit. The massive sci-fi franchise infiltrated popular culture decades ago. Just when you think you’ve seen the last of it outside of re-runs and…
Eat Your Geek: An Interview with Sam Anderson of Cakes Cove
Cakes Cove has been exhibiting at various events and convention for a while, but I first had the pleasure of meeting the bakery’s proprietor, Sam Anderson, this summer in the Fan Expo Canada green room. I was immediately struck by the obvious: her incredible talent for crafting sweet treats with a geeky flare, but more than that,…
This Week in WWAC History: Marvel Hair and Steven Universe
As your Halloween weekend comes to a close and you’re settling into November, grab your Snuggie and sip on some hot cocoa while enjoying these WWAC articles of years past.
The Twilight Zone in the Treehouse of Horror
There is one Simpsons episode out of every season that is the most popular and pulls everyone in every single year. It has gotten more and more cinematic with guest artists such as Dir. Guillermo Del Toro and most recently, Ren and Stimpy animator John Kricfalusi who take over the couch gags to make it their own. What are these wonderful episodes you ask? They are none other than The Simpsons‘ annual Treehouse of Horror episodes. These episodes have been one of the absolute best parts of The Simpsons because of how different they are. Each one of the Treehouse of Horror episodes has a particular theme for the segments and some of the best gags that one could ask for. After watching them for so many years, some parodies have left me more excited than other. Most of these have to do with the parodies of…
