Kids love webcomics! Adults love comics “meant for kids,” too! Here are webcomics everyone can enjoy. It’s a Top Ten Countdown of the best All Age Webcomics out there on the interwebs! #10 The Last of the Polar Bears by Lindsay Cibos Global warming is destroying the polar ice caps and a mom polar bear…
Archery! Comics! Shooting Lines: Laura’s answers
Back again, with another perspective on how comics and other genre media can support your love of archery. Today’s response to my archery-comics crossover survey comes from enthusiast Laura! Find out more about this series of mini-interviews, and get involved, here. Can you relate to Laura’s journey? Tell us about yourself. Are you currently an active archer? When…
News & Things: Awesome Comic Adaptations, Ahoy!
Walking Dead videogame debuts new trailer for upcoming Episode 3 Tomorrow is the release of the latest episode of the much-praised The Waking Dead: The Game Season Two. The series, which follows different characters set in the same universe as the comic, is notable for its sophisticated storytelling and emotional depth of its characters. For anyone who…
BookCon Notices #WeNeedDiverseBooks
The same day ReedPOP, the company behind BookCon, added more diverse authors to their line up, they announced a panel called “The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks,” based on the popular hashtag that trended around the world. ReedPOP has suffered under the backlash of public indignation at the lack of diversity in their original lineup, yet, like…
BrickFair: LEGO Fan Festival
This weekend, BrickFair New England hit Manchester, NH. From their site, they boast LEGO models, displays and trains over 30,000 square feet. I arrived around 1pm and the exhibit hall was busy. The event appeared to attract mostly families and there were games and activities geared towards younger children. For $5, you could buy a…
Annie Bulloch’s Cook Your Comics: Ma Hunkel and Cake Comforts
When I was originally preparing to write this column, the women-in-comics community suddenly was besieged with what seemed like an usual number of dispiriting incidents. In the worst example, Janelle Asselin was subjected to a week of horrific threats and attacks online because she expressed an opinion about a comic book cover. Gross anti-fangirl merchandise…
Review: X-Men: No More Humans
X-Men: No More Humans Mike Carey, Salvador Larroca Marvel Comics 2014 “No more mutants” was the cry heard ‘round the Marvel Universe, when the conclusion to the “House of M” event in 2005 decimated the mutant population and made the X-Men bigger outcasts than they had ever been before. X-Men: No More Humans obviously wants…
News & Things: Hellblazin’
News New Trailer for NBC’s Constantine Mick Rawson sure looks the part as Vertigo’s occult detective John Constantine. Marc Guggenheim on X-Men The executive producer of Arrow talks about his upcoming run on the female-led X-Men book, taking the team into space, and more. Commentary Will There Ever Be Another Great Sprite Comic? Sprite comics…
Locus Award Finalists Announced
On Wednesday, the Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the finalists for this year’s Locus Awards. Finalists are determined for each of the 15 categories by popular vote of Locus Magazine’s subscriber base. The magazine has been covering science fiction and fantasy since 1968 and boasts testimonials from well-known names like Arthur C. Clarke and Robert…
Brian Wood Leaving X-Men
Brian Wood has left X-Men, he stated on Twitter today. “FYI, I left the title on my own accord, no drama, no pressure, just moving on,” he wrote. He has been on the title since May of last year, after penning runs on X-Men, Volume 3 and Ultimate Comics: X-Men. Brian’s last issue will be…
Batwoman and DADT, Karen K. Burrows
When Kate Kane admits she’s gay in Detective Comics 859 (November 2009, Greg Rucka / J.H. Williams III), she does a lot more than out herself. Under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT), the US law that prohibited gays and lesbians from serving openly in the country’s military, she gets herself kicked out of college and…
Kickstarter of the Week: Vamplets
Pinks, purples and cute undead plush pets abound in the Undead Baby Dragon & Bitemares Plush from Vamplets Kickstarter. What is a Bitemare, you ask? Bitemares, are creepily cute creatures that nibble on the toes of Vamplets while they sleep to give them nightmares. Adorable! The plush toys, created by My Little Pony and Littlest…