Lilli Carré is one of a kind. Her style is all her own; I’ve never seen anything else like it. The stories she weaves and the images she creates have a trademark air of melancholy, regardless of genre.
BookCon 2014: “What Even Is This Place?”
Early March: I get a lot of advertisement emails, as a Librarian, to attend various conferences with long acronyms for names: YALSA, ASCLA, PALA, etc etc. So when I got one that simply said “BookCon”, I was intrigued by the overt simplicity of the name. BookCon. A Book Convention. A quick look told me it…
June Staff Picks: Movies
How To Train Your Dragon 2 Dean DeBlois 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation Release Date: 6/13 I’m really looking forward to this. Cute dragons go pretty far with me, and finally learning the mystery of Hiccup’s mother is exciting. The Vikings have been co-existing with the dragons, but now there’s a new threat – the…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Web Comics Galore!
Smut Peddler Creator’s Comic Poorcraft to be Serialized as Free Webcomic C. Spike Trotman, the creator behind big Kickstarter successes SmutPeddler and Sleep of Reason, has just started serializing her book Poorcraft as a webcomic. Poorcraft is all about the tricks to getting by on a low income and has lots of practical advice for those out there making less than…
June Staff Picks: Comics
High Crimes #7 Christoper Sebela (W) and Ibrahim Moustafa (A) Monkeybrain Comics Finally, this Eisner-nominated digital comic has a new issue! The series revolves around two of my favorite things: Mount Everest and crime. What may sound like a ridiculous pitch becomes a taut thrilling story with fascinating characters in an environment just as likely…
Libraries v. Parents
Last week a library in Hertfordshire, England, put new restrictions on who could check out certain materials. Children under 16 can no longer check out graphic novels shelved in the adult section. A parent complained after she was able to check out graphic novels such as Fatale with her ten year old’s library card. She…
Short & Sweet: Puppycats, Princesses, and Past the Last Mountain
Bee and Puppycat Natasha Allegri and Garrett Jackson Kaboom! Studios Bee and Puppycat is an experimental all ages comic overflowing with cuteness. Bee is a woman in her 20s with difficulty holding down a job. Puppycat is a mysterious, angry looking cat/dog that lands her intergalactic temp jobs. Bee is charming and upbeat. Puppycat is…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Rumors for Days
It’s Monday, so you know what that means — time for Mighty Marvel Monday! Let’s take a look at what’s going down in the six-one-six:
Archery! Comics! Shooting Lines: Leidamarie’s Answers
In this week’s Shooting Lines, Leidamarie talks about how archery interacts with her fibromyalgia, as well as Hawkeye, Hawkeye, HAWKEYE! Tell us about yourself. Are you currently an active archer? I am currently an active archer. I took up the bow on September 5th, 2012 so I’ve been at it for about 1 year and 8…
Sunday Special Edition
Another news week has come and gone (too fast; did anyone else blink and miss most of the week?). Let’s see what the women of WWAC sniffed out for you to enjoy:
News Beat: Friday Round-Up!
Hey kids! It’s Friday, so it’s time for me to round up some of the links you may have missed over the course of the week…Y’know, if you have “real lives” that don’t involve just looking at the Internet all day. Without further ado: Marvel’s “Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N” (no, I’m not going to spell out that…
You could be in Star Wars Episode VII
Crowdfunding for charity isn’t new to the geek world. Humble Bundle offers games, comics and book bundles for charity and individual celebrities like Nathan Fillion have sponsored campaigns to bring wells to people in need. This week, Stars Wars: Force for Change brought it to a whole new level. As part of the new Star…
