Welcome back to our weekly installment of Gotham Gossip, where Staff Writer Ardo and News Editor Laura discuss, debrief, and generally give their opinions without being asked for them. Laura Well, I’ll ask. What did you think of tonight’s episode, Arkham, Ardo? Ardo Eh. Laura Gripping! Tell me more. Ardo I’m starting to feel like…
Where Do We Stand? September Comic Sales
Topping the Diamond’s top ten lists are two beloved characters, Marvel’s Wolverine and DC’s Batman. Taking the top two spots on single issue list is Death of Wolverine #1 and #2. The weekly mini series is getting so much buzz that even NPR’s All Things Considered has a piece about it. First prize on the…
DICE Interview: Becky Cloonan
The DICE interviews continue with artist, writer, and all-around outstanding creator Becky Cloonan. She currently writes the new series Gotham Academy and is the principal artist on The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Her past work includes the Eisner Award-winning The Mire, Conan the Barbarian, and American Virgin. Cloonan is also the first woman ever…
Gotham Gossip: Episode 3, “The Balloonman”
Welcome, Bat Fanatics, to our weekly debrief of Gotham. Today, News Editor Laura, and Staff Writer Ardo take on Episode 3: The Balloonman!
The DC Daily Planet: My First Book of Girl Power
Welcome to Friday, heroes! (Or villains, I don’t know your life.) It’s been an uphill battle this week — punching trains, battling evil-doers, clawing my way back to sunlight from under a mountain of paperwork — and I’m about ready to kick off the weekend with a nice cup of Joe, a shot of definitely-not-whiskey,…
The DC Daily Planet: How Do We Merch
Loyal readers, I apologize for the lateness of this article. I know you’ve been hung on the WWAC homepage all day, hungrily refreshing the page, only to be disappointed again and again. Well, please allow me to sweep in at the eleventh hour with all the DC news you can handle — or at least,…
Gotham Gossip: Episode 2, “Selina Kyle”
News Editor Laura and Staff Writer Ardo chat about Gotham. L: For an episode titled “Selina Kyle,” we didn’t see nearly as much of her as I would have thought! A: This episode was pretty fun but, of course, I had my issues. L: It worked okay for me until the last ten minutes or…
Cook Your Comics: Gotham Academy Survival Sandwiches and Soup
Fall is finally here. School is back in session, and the weather is getting cooler. I find fall energizing because here in Texas, the summer is so oppressively hot that its end is greeted like spring is in places where it’s freezing and snowy all winter. At my house, we get excited about “cold weather…
Merch Fail: Training to be Batman’s Wife
DC licensing team? You’re stupid and I hate you. Yes, I am calling names. So juvenile. But so are they by proxy (by neglect), and they’re doing it in crueller, quieter ways.
Gotham Gossip: Episode 1
Last night, plucky WWAC writer Ardo and I connected via cyberspace to take in the premiere of DC’s newest foray into the wonderful world of comic book TV: Gotham. Today, dear reader, we bring you our impressions. Dark dark dark dark dark growly police talk dark dark dark #Gotham — Laura Harcourt (@blueofthebay) September…
Gotham: No Straight or Whitewashing for Renee Montoya
Advocate.com wrote today about the diversity of Fox’s newest superhero show, Gotham. It looked at three of the show’s female characters: women of colour, one of whom is a lesbian. Zabryna Guevara plays Sarah Essen who is the captain of the GCPD Homicide Squad — which also means she’ll be James Gordon’s boss.
The Windy City Special: Batman Eternal #19-20
#19 – Breaking Bat Story by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Script by Tim Seeley Consulting writers: John Layman & Ray Fawkes Art by Emanuel Simeoni After a number of mediocre issues, it’s beginning to feel like this story is back on track. Or maybe it’s just that I care about these subplots more…
