Lately, the fight to prove that the comic book industry can no longer be considered a boys club has picked up, but, it turns out, this whole boys club business is a fairly recent concept. Women have always been involved in the comic book and comic strip industry, and the documentary, She Makes Comics, proves…
Drink Your Comics: Redheads at the Bar
Redheads are a big thing in comic books. Ashley Schmuecker’s list of her top ten ginger comic book heroines continues to be one of our most popular posts. While we’ve shared some other festive alcoholic creations (Colleen’s Megahex cocktail, Claire’s Ginger Beer, and Ginnis’ mulled wine), we decided to revisit Ashley’s list with some more themed drinks to…
[TW] Merry Scary Christmas: Black Christmas
Black Christmas (aka Silent Night, Evil Night, aka Stranger in the House) Directed by Bob Clark Starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Marian Waldman and John Saxon R, 98 1974 Someone watches a sorority house Christmas party from outside. The party is muted through the glass, but still lively. The girls lovely and energetic….
The Ten Must Read YA Novels of 2014
This was a big year for Young Adult novels. Some big series came to and end and some new ones exploded onto the scene. Scandals broke out, articles were written. Dystopian stories finally began to fade away and stand alone contemporaries were all the rage. So it’s no wonder that it took three Women Write…
The Thursday Book Beat: Saying Goodbye to Norman Bridwell
Christa here, filling in for Ardo for this week’s Thursday Book Beat. There was a lot of book news this week so let’s dive right in. Norman Bridwell, creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, has passed away The legendary creator was 86 years old. The Clifford books have sold millions of copies in 13 language and have…
Webcomic Review: Stand Still, Stay Silent
Stand Still, Stay Silent Minna Sundberg Updates every weekday The scenario is a post-apocalyptic Northern Europe. A disease spread some ninety years ago, killing many people, destroying whole cities and creating a fear of the unknown. All that is left of civilization (as far as they know) is the Nordic Alliance, composed of Denmark, Sweden, Norway,…
Flavors of Heartbreak: Shitsuren Chocolatier
You never forget your first. Manga, that is. My introduction to the art form was Sailor Moon in all its shoujo glory, and as a teen and young adult, I consumed the story and artwork with glee. Many manga readers do get their start with shoujo and shounen manga, which are aimed towards younger audiences, and…
Drink Your Comics: Tarim’s Blood Mulled Wine
My roommate makes mulled wine every year during the holidays. Last year during the ice-pocalypse (I live in Texas, we don’t really get snow), we enjoyed many helpings of it while sitting in front of a warm fire at home because all the businesses and campuses were closed because Texans cannot handle snow and/or ice….
Merry Scary Christmas: Dead End
Dead End Directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea & Fabrice Canepa Starring: Ray Wise, Alexandra Holden, Lin Shaye Lions Gate Entertainment 85 mins 2003 When I watch horror movies, I like to play a game: how many times can this movie make me jump? I scan the negative space for lurking shadows and subliminal flashes – the…
Inquisition Diaries #8: Kinda Faded but I Feel Alright
SPOILER WARNING: These diaries will contain spoilers for Dragon Age Inquisition (DAI), as well as its predecessors, Dragon Age: Origins (DAO) and Dragon Age II (DA2), and may also contain spoilers from the tie-in materials. If you’re new to this whole Dragon Age business and want to know what the hell I’m going on about,…
Get Your Game On Wednesday: Ladies and LARP
Lots of news this week, from new downloadable female characters, all-women e-sports teams, games that finally make it to Android devices (seriously), and my continual fascination with LARP — catch it here! Finally! A playable female character for Payday2 Clover has been released and she looks kick butt! Unfortunately, you need to shell out $4.99 to download…
Best Television Shows of 2014
10. How To Get Away With Murder (Season 1) I’m not a fan of Grey’s Anatomy and only gave Scandal one season. Although the brand new show, How To Get Away With Murder, is not created but instead produced by Shonda Rhimes, it still feels very much like a show she’d make for TV — and I love it….