Mighty Marvel Mondays! The one day a week WWAC points you to the Marvel-ous news you might have missed. And, not to brag, but this week has some pretty awesome offerings. This is my second and last week filling in for the lovely Ivy Noelle, which is why I’m so incredibly happy that Marvel decided…
Cool Movies of February!
Jupiter Ascending The Wachowskis Warner Bros. Pictures/Roadshow Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand) February 6, 2015 Ancient aliens being the precursors to our entire species, an outside challenger to a newly empty throne, royal intrigue and backstabbing politics being heirs, facing one’s destiny against all odds in a thrilling adventure throughout the galaxy. It all sounds…
Magic: The Gathering Introduces A Transgender Woman To Their Fiction
Every Wednesday, the official Magic: The Gathering website publishes a short story set in the fictional world where the current expansion of the card game is set. Presently, stories are being told about Fate Reforged, set a thousand years in the past of the war-torn plane of Tarkir. The dragons extinct in the present day…
Cook Your Comics Redux: Post-Crisis Chili a la Green Arrow
Are you getting a sense of deja vu, like you’ve already read this recipe? You’re right to feel that way. Happy Groundhog Day! I first published a version of this recipe in October, but in the months since, I made it a few more times and have arrived at an improved version. I officially declare…
WANTED: Your Opinions. Write For Us!
Right. Listen up. You got an opinion or six? You like to write? I need you. As a Comics Feature or Opinion Writer at WWAC, you’ll write down your strongly-held convictions — or the questions that are bugging you, or the things you noticed when you were reading that one manga, or the analysis that bubbles…
Weekend Review
Hypocrisy at the Oscars, a sexual cookbook, Squirrel Girl, queerness in cartoons. Here’s what we’ve been talking about this week at WWAC. On Monday… We want to know more about young reader comics — take this survey! Ginnis tells you why you should start cooking, Ardo welcomes us to Gotham Academy, and Sarah reviews The Deep…
Kickstarter of the Week: The Hues by Alex Heberling
If you’re big into webcomics, the name Alex Heberling should be familiar to you. She’s been doing the fun autobiographical webcomic Alex’s Guide To A Life Well Lived since 2008, and it’s still going. She also was the mind behind the webcomic Garanos, which ran from 2006 to 2010, and is now completed. So this is…
The DC Daily Planet: DC Gets Told by an 11-Year Old Girl
Happy Friday, crusaders! Here at work, I’m surrounded by people getting pumped for whatever that is that happens on Sunday. Personally, my favorite part of the Superbowl is the food that goes along with it, but to any Pats and Seahawks fans out there, I say: good luck. That’s a filthy lie: I’m from Massachusetts,…
We Can and We Will: What Gina Rodriguez’s Win Means for the Latinx Community
Gina Rodriguez took home the award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes this year. She gave a moving speech about the importance of Latinx people seeing themselves as heroes in our media. With tears in her eyes, she ended her speech by thanking her father and repeating his words…
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Firm Feelings on the Batfamily: Jason Todd is the Key to Everything
Over the last few years, I’ve been thinking a lot about A Death in the Family, Jason Todd, and their role in Batcanon. It’s generally agreed that Jason was a so-so Robin and that he’s much improved as Red Hood. However, I’m going to take that general agreement a step further and state that not…
Magical Make-up and Lighting Tips for Girls On Film
We have some big things underway at WWAC! Some of them require us to play a little dress-up. While discussing some tips for looking your best on camera, we decided we would share the knowledge and seek some more. Got any additional tips, share in the comments below!
#RemakeWithWomen: Listen up, Hollywood!
How did the #remakewithwomen hashtag come about? I was, like all the other nerds and geeks on the internet, paying attention to the announcement that a remake of Ghostbusters with an all women cast was a go. I was, like many other nerds and geeks on the internet, by turns amused and dismayed at the…