Strange Fruit #1 J.G. Jones and Mark Waid (Authors), J.G. Jones (Artist), Deron Bennett (Letterer) BOOM! Studios (July 2015) (This review contains some spoilers) Writing about Strange Fruit #1 has been a long time coming. It has been on my very-reluctant radar since it was announced on February 20th — Dwayne McDuffie’s birthday. For readers who are unaware, Dwayne McDuffie…
Dogears: Korean Jane Eyre, Polish Fantasy, and Everyday Barf
Re Jane Patricia Park Pamela Dorman Books May 5, 2015 Despite the book’s problems—you know, the colonialism and portrayal of Bertha Mason—I have always loved Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. I loved how independent and even snarky she could be for a 19th century heroine. Jane’s return to brooding, jerky Rochester at the end of the…
Swords of Sorrow: Dressing Dejah and Inventing Irene with Leah Moore
Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler #2 Leah Moore (writer), Francesco Manna (artist), Jay Ancleto (cover) Dynamite Entertainment (July 2015) (Note: This review contains some light spoilers and is based on an advance copy from Dynamite Entertainment.) Welcome back to WWAC’s coverage of the Swords of Sorrow event! A few weeks ago, we (Wendy Browne…
Cats, Ninjas, Otaku, and a Company Returns from the Dead: Anime Expo 2015
While some of us gorged on barbecue and watched fireworks this past weekend, others braved the L.A. traffic to hit Anime Expo, the largest manga and anime convention in North America. A dizzying number of industry announcements were made over the span of four days but don’t worry. WWAC has got you covered! Here are…
Across the Ocean: Comixology Welcomes Delcourt
Delcourt, France’s largest independent comics publisher, is taking its English translated comics to Comixology for everyone to enjoy. With more than 150 of their titles already available, six are all making their translated series debuts today: Proméethée (a sci-fi where a strange phenomenon occurs every 13 days at 1:13PM), Spin Angels #1 (Vatican Special Ops group), The Curse of the…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Comic Announcements & A Rant About Punk
I thought this week would be mostly Image Expo news, but the July media blitz is already in full swing. Let’s dive in quick, ’cause this girl has got to get up at 4 a.m. tomorrow!
Books That Shaped Me: A Wrinkle in Time
Funny thing, it was the Babysitters Club that got me reading A Wrinkle in Time. I was a voracious reader, and when my mom bought a milk crate full of old Babysitters Club books for me at a garage sale, I dove right in. One of the Babysitter Club books featured Claudia Kishi picking out…
Moon Tiara Magic: Sailor Moon Confectionary To Wear
Have you ever seen something so beautiful that you just began to cry?
Bitches, Badasses & Beauties on Pedestals: The Importance of the Women of Buffy to Its Men
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was undeniably an important landmark in the representation of girls and women on television. But it, along with spinoff Angel, spent a surprising amount of time on men’s insecurities and traumas in relation to the women in their lives. There are an awful lot of terrible things that women did to…
History of Barbie: A Visual in Pink
Welcome to WWAC Game Section’s summer Barbie series. These months are often the time that children are free from commitments, away from their friends, and ready to let their imaginations take over. For many of us that meant playing with Barbies, and over the next few weeks you’ll see the many different ways Barbies affected…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Catch-up Catch-all Edition
Mighty Marvel Monday: Catch-All Catch-Up Edition! While everyone (myself included) is getting ready for San Diego Comic Con, which starts this week, after which I assume the world (and I) will be forever changed, here is the Marvel movies and comics news from the past week that you might have missed.
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