Phew! It’s been a crazy busy week for me between convention volunteering and a huge work conference. Can’t wait to kick back with a game or two over the long weekend and chill out. This week’s news you can use features a different kind of crime narrative, gamers doing good and booing the confederate flag….
We Stand On Guard #1 Review: Pass Me A Two-Four
I’m going to be honest with you. I’ve been excited for We Stand On Guard since the series was announced at the Image Expo six months ago. Described by the National Post as “like the War of 1812, but cooler”, Brian K Vaughan (American) and Steve Skroce (Canadian) have introduced us to a world 100 years into…
How I Burst Through My Insecurity Barrier Using My Kids as a Shield [GIF]
When I first stepped into my local comic book store, it wasn’t about me. Well, it was, but it wasn’t. I’d wanted to explore any comic book store since the first X-Men movie released, but I didn’t think I belonged. It wasn’t just an issue of being a “fake geek girl,” but even more along…
Reading Diaries: What We’re Reading this Summer
Angel: I’ve been pretty focused on upcoming books recently, and a current favourite is The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet, based off The Lizzie Bennet Diaries webseries character. I liked it much more than Lizzie’s book, which was released last year, because Lydia felt more real and like she had potential to explore beyond the…
Booger Beard Review: When a Touch of Silly is Just What You Need
Booger Beard Vicente “Vinny” Navarrate (Author), Vinny Navarrate and Keith Wood (Design), Vinny Navarrate (Logo Design), and Jill Beaton and Robin Herrera (Editors) Oni Press, June 2015 (Note: This review contains spoilers and panels. WWAC reviewed Booger Beard with an advanced review copy from Oni Press.) Booger Beard follows young Mijo as he receives a disgustingly awesome…
Put Down Grey and Read Sunstone Instead
Sunstone Volume 1 Stjepan Sejic (w)(a) Top Cow Comics December 2014 If I catch you reading Fifty Shades of Grey, I am going to politely remove it from your grasp and hand you a copy of Sunstone instead. And if you’re into great characters and wonderful, sweet, funny romance stories that explore sexuality, then I am…
Colouring Is for Badass Feminists
In case you didn’t know, colouring is the shit. There are truly few artistic pursuits that are both therapeutic and require little-to-no artistic talent to enjoy, and don’t leave you harshing yourself about your skills (or lack thereof, in my case.) And colouring is maybe the finest among them! You know what is even cooler…
Ghostbusting, Drag Kings, and Video Game Design: An Interview with American Spirit’s Andi Santagata
Andi Santagata is incredibly talented. They used to be a game designer, for some games you might know, and now they create an amazing webcomic and stellar occasional drag performances. American Spirits is a quirky, good-looking nerd-a-thon of a webcomic. It’s about two independent ghostbusters, Allie and Jen, who help out those with otherworldly infestations, for…
“Don’t think of all the reasons you shouldn’t write”: An Interview with Sabaa Tahir, Author of An Ember in the Ashes
In the wide and varied spectrum of young adult fiction, some writers emerge each year and manage to capture an entire community’s imagination. 2015 has seen debut author Sabaa Tahir forge a stunning new path with her fantasy novel An Ember in the Ashes. Protagonists, Laia and Elias, test the boundaries of their respective social statuses…
Claire Spills Her Guts Again: Teen Things, ParaKiss, & Velvet Goldmine
Stories might be best told in certain media, but their reflections are ever-refractable: a lyric written in the back of an image puts a song into an imaginary world, a game cabinet in the background of a scene tweaks your understanding of the character who owns it. So, I’m going to talk about a film…
Swords of Sorrow: Lady Zorro & Black Sparrow Cooperating & Kicking Ass
Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow & Lady Zorro One-Shot Erica Schultz (scripter & letterer), Cristhian Zamora (illustrater), Salvatore Aiala Studio (colors), Joyce Chin (cover with colors by Ivan Nunes) Dynamite June 24, 2015
Tangerine: A Comedy Where I Wasn’t The Punchline
Tangerine Directed by Sean S. Baker Starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, James Ransone, Mickey O’Hagan, Karren Karagulian Screenplay by Sean S. Baker, Chris Bergoch R, 88 Minutes July 10, 2015 (limited) There’s something to be said for a movie that thrills you before you even sit down at the cinema. I had luckily caught…
