Avengers: Age of Ultron may have set up the Infinity War, but it has also ignited a war of words amongst fandom: the shipping wars, an endless debate surrounding the love lives of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes™. Since there is such little screen time dedicated to romantic relationships in films featuring the Avengers (both solo and…
She’ll Oni Work with the Young, the Brave, the Best: An Interview with Commissioning Editor Ari Yarwood
Comics editor Ari Yarwood was part of a wave of recent promotions at Oni Press. She caused a stir on Twitter by announcing that she was particularly looking to work with diverse queer and trans cartoonists telling their own stories. I caught up with her just as Oni was announcing an unprecedented period of open…
Get Your Game On Wednesday… or Thursday
Happy Wednesday, gaming crew! Thankfully, I’m well-rested after a lovely trip to the city of New Orleans because this week has been chock full of gaming news! Let’s dive right in and take a peek. Hypersexualized female Ghostbusters getting updated The first thing I think of when I hear Ghostbusters and mobile puzzle games…
Take Your Dragon Balls And Go: Chi Chi’s Life was Hard and No One Respected Her
The news of Dragon Ball Super has us jumping. In my initial write up, I mentioned how much of a bone I have to pick with Goku. Desiree came asking—is if because of Chi Chi? Hell yes, it’s because of Chi Chi! So we got to talking. A wife’s life in shonen anime—a wife’s life…
Seeking: Games Section Writer
We are currently seeking: A talented, driven gamer who loves to write about gaming and webcomics. The new writer will work closely with Games Section editor Al Rosenberg to craft meaningful essays about gaming, game culture, and webcomics, all through a feminist view. Al is particularly seeking someone who has a great column in mind…
Politics are Dreddful, Art is Active; Choose Your Representative
I’m not a 2000 AD reader, exactly. I’d kill a man for Slaine: The Horned God, I liked the Dredd trades my old local library had, and I’m pretty into the Judge Anderson stories I picked up at Thought Bubble last year, but I’ve never been a weekly purchaser. I tried for a while more than…
Who Swatches the Swatchmen: How I Swindled Myself Into Buying Makeup Because I Am A Sucker For #Brands
There’s something I find cathartic about putting on makeup every day. I almost never deviate from the ritual of moisturizer, primer, eyebrows, eye shadow, foundation, powder, and blush. It’s more about the routine than the cultivation of a look that I enjoy. It’s “I am going to look this way and this is how.” Aside…
And On This Rock: Religion in the Age of Ultron [SPOILERS]
If someone had told me that one of the major settings for Age of Ultron was in a church, I would have laughed. Unless Thor and the rest of the Asgardians are being referenced, religion hasn’t really played a role in the MCU. Not even in the first Captain America movie – when it would…
We Want to Believe: Ginnis and Kate’s X-Files Nostalgia Trip Continues
The X-Files: Season 10, Vol. 2 Joe Harris (scripter) Elena Casagrande, Silvia Califano, Michael Walsh, Greg Scott, and Tony Moy (pencillers) Carlos Valenzuela (cover) Arianna Florean, Valentina Cuomo, Azzura M. Florean, Jordie Bellaire, and Art Lyon (colors) Robbie Robbins, Neil Uyetake, Tom. B. Long, and Gilberto Lazcano (letters) May 6, 2014 Kate and I had so…
A Chat About Girls, Pirates, Dinosaurs: The Elegance of Imagination in Pirates of Pangaea
Strapped into the back of someone else’s father’s car, I caught a glimpse of swans in a field of young wheat. “Oh!” I thought, their necks undulating, “Dinosaurs!” I felt like a child, but I wasn’t. I’d just been reading children’s comics: I’d been reading Pirates of Pangaea.
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Comic News to Sooth Your Geek Ennui Away
Are you as EXHAUSTED by geek culture as I am today? Avengers! Star Wars! Free Comics! Suicide Squad pictures! Joss Whedon! And, best of all, fighting about everything! Sigh. This nerd renaissance is exciting and all, but I think we all need the movie PR machines to take a few days off. Let’s talk about indie…
Mga Kuwentong Perlas: The Women of Modern Filipino Short Stories
My appreciation for the short story form didn’t develop until I was in university. As a staunch fan of the novel as a literary format, the focus placed on short stories in my creative writing program might have driven me off were it not for the astonishing pieces that I found and that were shared with me,…
