If you loved Bitch Planet for reasons that seem obvious but also, more deeply, for reasons you’re not quite sure of, I have a mission for you. I want you to go to a manga scanlation site (Mangahere, Mangafox, MangaReader…) and type “josei” in the search box. Then, follow your nose to the art you like…
Girl the Hell Up: Carmilla
There’s a classic novel renaissance taking over YouTube. With the breakout success of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, independent writers and actors alike have gravitated to literary adaptations, and Canadian magazine VerveGirl has seen Carmilla Karnstein leading the pack. Joseph Sheridan le Fanu’s gothic antagonist from 1871 is reimagined as a university student in 2014, whose…
Annie Awards 2015: A Recap
The Annie Awards were viewable via streaming video over LiveStream on January 31, 2015. Lauren Faust made a point of tweeting about it until made to stop. Fight the power, Lauren! My thoughts follow a recap of some of the winners.
Zlumber Party: Quimby’s All Night Zine-Making Event
Last weekend I went to a sleepover. As an adult I don’t get to enjoy many of these sorts of activities anymore, so it was a real delight. Particularly because it was a sleepover with a purpose: zine-making. Quimby’s is a great comic shop in Chicago that organizes all sorts of interesting events, including the “Zlumber…
Shall We Date?
Once upon a time, our games editor, Al, asked if any of us would like to play and write about Japanese dating games or “otome.” Otome are story-based romance games largely targeted at a female, heterosexual audience. The player role-plays as the ambiguous main female character whose goal is to develop a relationship with one…
The Thursday Book Beat: Censorship, Harper Lee, and FAQs
Author Raziel Reid Criticized For His Book’s Governor General Literary Award Win More than sixteen hundred people, including some authors, are petitioning to have Reid’s debut young adult novel, When Everything Feels like the Movies, stripped of its Governor General Literary Award win for being “vulgar, offensive and graphic”. The book was recently chosen for CBC’s Canada…
What Does “Diva” Mean To You? Wrestler, There’s a Girl in My Chokeslam [GIFs]
Hey readers! This is Claire, your Features and Opinions Ed, introducing Karina Cooper’s piece on women in the WWE. We don’t talk Pro Wrestling much at WWAC, but when we do, we do it with spirit. Do you have a wrestlepinion to share? Get in touch!
Review: Red Sonja – Vulture’s Circle #2
Red Sonja: Vulture’s Circle #2 Nancy A. Collins & Luke Lieberman (W) Fritz Casas (A) Jay Anacleto & Ivan Nunes, Walter Geovani & Alex Guimaraes, and Lucio Parrillo (covers) Dynamite February 4, 2015 After The Black Tower (btw, #4, meh), the Red Sonja love continues with another woman writer at the helm. Nancy Collins, who…
This One Summer: Groundbreaking Caldecott Honoree
The 2015 Newbery, Printz, Correta Scott King, and Caldecott winners were announced on Monday, and hooray for all of the winners. Let’s fast forward to the really interesting part: this year’s Caldecott honor recipients.
Cool Games of February! [GIFs]
Evolve Turtle Rock Studios 2K Interactive Win, PS4, XBO February 10, 2015 I’ve always loved the Left 4 Dead series and have had a blast with it and friends. The added dimension of play with the second one where players could control enemy zombies was something that had me so invested. Now, with the original…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Welcome back, gaming friends! This week’s wrap up includes ridiculous rules on LGBTQ players in esports, prime time TV tackling gamergate themes, sexy Super Bowl mobile game commercials and cute Daleks. Read on! Restrictions placed on LGBTQ players in League of Legends tournament When this popped up in my Twitter feed yesterday, I, like many…
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Batwoman Gets Wonderfully Weird [Spoilers]
Spoiler Warning! Minor Spoilers for Batwoman #33-38 ahead.
