From our upcoming interview with Professor Chambliss: Comic books are complex cultural artifacts that facilitate analysis of social, political, and economic issues through the content on the page, the production process, and the creative environment. Comic narratives are historically grounded and the people creating them directly and indirectly reflecting the philosophy, views, and mindsets at…
Get Your Game On Wednesday
It’s Wednesday and this week it’s a two-fer; you get the normal Wednesday game goodness AND my cultivated female-focused E3 wrap-up. Happy Hump Day to you!
Ubisoft Says It’s Too Hard to Woman
Ubisoft‘s Assassin’s Creed sits on my Steam Wall of Shame and will likely be joined by many more games in the near future thanks to the pending Steam Summer Sale. Like the other games on my list, I swear I am going to play it one day. I love games with strong story and character development, and…
Webcomics Capsules — Horror, Feminism and Sex Toys
Webcomics Capsules is a conglomerate of short webcomics reviews. What’s on the menu today? Supernatural horror, feminist superheroics, slice of life storytelling, and sex toys. What a mix! The Fox Sister Christina Strain and Jayd Aït-Kaci Supernatural horror Updates: Thursdays (coming back soon) Yun Hee was nine when she woke up to find her sister…
Let’s talk books (on Twitter)!
The other day we announced the inaugural WWAC Twitter Comic Club (where we’ll be reading This One Summer – join us!). But we’re not stopping there. Because honestly we’ll take any opportunity to talk about the things we’re reading. So in addition to a Comics Club we’ll also be hosting a monthly Twitter Book Club.
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Creepy Webcomics Bonanza!
Web-Comic Broodhollow Blends the Cute and the Creepy Larry Cruz at Robot 6 looks at Kris Staub’s webcomic Broodhollow which manages to be both adorable and one of the scariest comics being published right now. The first complete chapter of this webcomic is up here to catch up on the series and follow along with the on-going…
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE: Your Favorite New Comic
I am not a critic, and this is not a review. I am a fan, and this is my spoiler-free reaction. I loved THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #1 even more than I thought I would. It shouldn’t have surprised me – I’ve been fully in the pocket of Big Gillen/McKelvie since Young Avengers started (yeah,…
Review: Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
I’m in love with Miriam Black. She is violent and deadly, full of whiskey and sex and snark. Miriam can see a person’s death when she touches their skin, and the chapters alternate between men dying in front of her and a nervous interviewer probing the depths of Miriam’s talent. The main plot follows Miriam…
Phoenix Comic Con is AWESOME
77,818 people gathered in the desert to celebrate all that is geek-culture… …and it was GOOD. On June 5th 2014 the annual Phoenix Comic Con kicked off, larger than ever. Growing by over 50% from last year, the con had a few snags- especially when it came to getting people their badges but all in all…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Special Edition NYC!
Marvellites! It’s Monday again, so let’s talk about what’s new at the House of Ideas.
Rat Queens Coming Soon to a Television Near You
Hannah, Violet, Dee and Betty are coming to a television near you. If those words alone don’t make you squeal with utter joy, then you’ve clearly missed out on the glory that is Rat Queens, a comic full of heart, soul, wit and sass.
Kickstarter of the Week: Kitchen Overlord’s Illustrated Geek Cookbook
I’m not novice to geekery in the kitchen. A couple years ago, I baked rotating Endor and Death Star cakes for charity, so food and geekdom are a marriage made in tasty snack heaven to me. And if you’ve been enjoying WWAC guest author Annie Bulluch’s Cook your Comics recipes, this is a chance to…