If you aren’t a CBR regular, you may have forgotten this bit of news already — some months ago, Jonah Weiland elected to shut down the Comic Book Resources forums, move the archives to a vBulletin board, and then reopen a new CBR Community, with stringent rules and new standards for moderation.
My Geek Family: Review
GrayHaven Comics recently ran a promotion to recruit reviewers to preview some of their publications. I decided to take a look at their stand-alone comic My Geek Family by Doug Hahner and Donal DeLay. My Geek Family is a sweet portrayal of multi-generational geekery along with a realistic depiction of parenthood. Doug and Tina are
Review: Adventure Time: “Food Chain”
Adventure Time “Food Chain” Directed by Masaaki Yuasa Cartoon Network “Hey, have you noticed we’re birds now?”
Review: The Almost Girl
The Almost Girl Amalie Howard Strange Chemistry I received a copy of this book via the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Riven may only be seventeen but she is a trained soldier, a general. In Neospes, where she comes from, you either learn to fight or you die young. It’s not the friendliest…
The DC Daily Planet: DC’s Roadmap to Cinematic Domination?
The DC train keeps chugging, chugging, chugging along, just like the work week. Unlike your work week (hopefully), DC’s hit a little snag. Let’s check in with them and offer our condolences, shall we?
Introducing the Twitter Comic Club
One of the best things about being a comic book fan is being able to talk about the comics you love (or hate) with other like minded people. That’s part of what drives Women Write About Comics—we love to write about the comics/books we read. But we also want to talk with you, too, to…
All Ages Summer Book Club
It’s almost summer and nothing beats sitting outside, soaking up some rays, and reading a good book. The only thing better than that would be enjoying said book with family and friends. But usually kids, teens, and adults aren’t reading the same books. If only there was a way to read feminist friendly books that…
Throwing Popcorn: Free Refills
Throwing Popcorn features reviews of all ages shows, movies, theater shows, and performers. Wander over Yonder Disney & Craig McCracken Fans of Cartoon Network’s heyday CARTOON! CARTOON! original shows will recognize Craig McCracken’s name from Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends. This new series is a brightly-colored, high-energy romp through cartoon outer space…
The Thursday Book Beat: Doctorow’s Little Brother Challenged by Florida Principal
MaddAddam Series is Being Adapted into a Show Margaret Atwood’s trilogy is being adapted into a show by HBO starting with Oryx and Crake. Darren Aronofsky is set to be an executive producer. Casual Vacancy Cast Announced The first round of casting for J. K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy was announced. Michael Gambon (aka Dumbledore 2.0 in…
Ubisoft Says Female Characters Are Too Much Work
James Therien, the technical director of Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity release, explained the company’s decision not to include playable female characters in an interview with VideoGamer, stating: It was on our feature list until not too long ago, but it’s a question of focus and production. So we wanted to make sure we had…
Doctor Strange Fancast
An upcoming Doctor Strange movie has got its director, Scott Derrickson, which means casting announcements are sure to follow. Our staff share their picks of who should play the Sorcerer Supreme in his big-screen debut.
Moonie Musings: Revisiting the Sailor Moon Manga (Volume 1)
Fighting evil by moonlight? You’re not alone. Sailor Moon made history as one of the most popular shoujo (traditionally, manga and anime targeted towards a younger female audience) manga ever released, and 2014 is shaping up to be the year of the Senshi. July 5th will see the start of a new animated series, Sailor…
