Recommended Listening: On this week’s episode of CBC’s The Sunday Edition, Michael Enright interviewed literary historian, Adam Nicholoson. His new book, The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters, argues that the Illiad is, well, the best thing ever, and that Homer continues to be of enormous cultural importance. Obvs, Adam! This segment is worth a listen…
Remembering The Night Witches
To each other they were sisters, with bonds forged in blood and terror. To the Red Army Air Force they were an infuriating feminist sideshow. To the Germans they were simply Nachthexen—Night Witches. [x]
The “Death” of America’s Saturday Morning Cartoons
Greetings WWAC readers, please welcome guest author Meredith Guthrie. Meredith is a media scholar at the University of Pittsburgh where she studies children’s media, fandom, advertising, body image, and digital media. You can follow her on Twitter @Meredithea. First, a note: Although a lot of ink was spilled a couple of weeks ago about the death…
Multifarious: France vs. Impressionism!
Recently I discovered Kriss Stress Art. Very unique, Chicago-based artist. There are a couple different projects going on, my favorite is the “Blank Expressions” series that they do.
“Oh Japan”: Let’s Talk About Criminalising Anime
ITS DEAD NASTY BUT ITS LEGAL, DO YOU GET IT??? When I’d read Chobits in the Upper Sixth common room, my friends would call it “your porno”. I was like “uuh, NO”, because I was committed to being more beatnik than thou and knowing that, scoff, obviously not all (or even most or even nearly most or…
Multifarious: The Sound of Weeping — How Visual Art Communicates
The Sound of Weeping Art is often thought about in very different terms to other sorts of communication, which is a loss. For example, even in comics criticism, people (us, others) often forget to directly mention the images which make up the telling of the story. The art will have had an impact on the…
I’m Loving: Kickstarting Johnny Canuck’s Return to Print!
Canada’s first superhero, Johnny Canuck, is returning to print, thanks to the efforts of comics historian Rachel Richey — get in on the ground floor by supporting the project’s Kickstarter.
Johnny Canuck Back In Print! Rachel Richey On the Hows and Whys of Reprinting 1940s Comic Books
Later this month, Canadian comics historian Rachel Richey will launch a Kickstarter campaign to reprint the adventures of Canadian wartime superhero, Johnny Canuck. Johnny was an adventurer-hero, a young soldier who was determined to take the fight to Hitler himself. All twenty-eight issues of Johnny Canuck will be reprinted in one volume with CGA Comics and…
Retro Review: Marvels
I’ve always loved Alex Ross. If ever I’m rich there’s a few things I’ll do: buy cool flats in London, Paris, New York, and Toronto, donate large sums of money to worthwhile causes and churches, attempt to visit fifty-two countries in a year, and buy a tonne of Alex Ross artwork. The privilege of seeing a…
My Week in Comics Events, Part 1: (Super)Hero with 1000 Faces
Last week Monday, I attended the (Super)Hero with 1000 Faces event at the British Library. The event was associated with the Library’s Comics Unmasked exhibit, which focuses on themes of rebellion and anarchy in British comics. The lineup was a mix of academics and creative professionals: Drs. Sarah Zaidan and Will Brooker in the first…
Accent Status, A Review of the Constantine Trailer
As a Hellblazer reader with very strong opinions about adaptations, I wasn’t planning to watch the trailer for NBC’s upcoming Constantine. However, the reactions to it across my social media networks were pretty positive, so I thought I should give it a chance. Immediate reactions to the trailer, in real time: If this is set…
TCAF Screening — Lost Heroes: The Untold Story of Canadian Superheroes
My TCAF weekend started last night with a free screening of the new documentary, Lost Heroes. The film seeks to bring to light the forgotten history of Canadian superheroes from the Golden Age and beyond. Outside of Canada, the names Alpha Flight and Captain Canuck might ring bells, but Nelvana, Johnny Canuck, Northern Guard, The…