Villians Sister Wolf August 2015 Sister Wolf is a three-piece rock band that initially met playing blues at Sarah Lawrence College. Now, they’re taking the stories and psyches of several comic book characters in Villians, their first full-length album (available to stream on SoundCloud now). Made up of Steph Wolf, Chris Atkins, and Matt Weitman, the band cites both comics and feminism as…
What’s So Important About the New Steven Universe Theme?
While the eager fans of Steven Universe wait for the second half of season two on Cartoon Network in September, there was a very overwhelming, emotional, and amazing overnight sensation that took everyone by surprise. Fans were presented with the extended San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) version of the Steven Universe theme song in all its…
The Sound of the Universe: The Music of Steven Universe Season 1
There’s a lot of things that drove Steven Universe to be the success that it has become. The characters are flawed, as well as being absolutely flawless, the art is amazing and well put together, the entire world of the Crystal Gems and Beach City are unimaginably cool. And the most important thing is the music…
Nerdlesque Will Make Your Geek Heart Dance: an Interview with Jo Jo Stiletto and Sailor St. Claire
When I caught wind of Emerald City Comicon’s special event, “Guardians of the Sexy: a Geeky Celebration in Burlesque,” my heart soared. Geeky burlesque, aka “nerdlesque”? Yes! I am so there! And then I tried to buy tickets and discovered they were sold out, and I was sad. When I heard how awesome the show was, I wept salty…
Jem Jam: “Battle of the Bands” and “Starbright: Part 1”
2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Jem, the beloved 80s cartoon series. Jem and the Holograms have never been bigger, as 2015 will also see the release of a live action film based on the show, a new comic book series published by IDW, and a continuing line of collectible fashion dolls from Integrity Toys….
Sequential Sartorial: Why Does Fashion Matter In Comics?
Costuming is important in art. Clothing is more immediately communicative than body language, and art communicates. For example, Lana Del Rey’s video for her 2012 release “National Anthem.” It’s all Jackie & JFK pastiche. Towards the very end, there’s that last ride recreated, and Jackie/Lana has on the pink suit. WRONG. She wears goldenrod. Her hat…
Support the Arts: Lord of the Rings with Orchestra
For those who like a splash of culture to go with your fantasy loving selves, the Symphony Silicon Valley will be presenting all three Lord of the Rings (LOTR) movies in high definition accompanied by a symphony orchestra in April 2015. According to their site, the trilogy experience is being offered for the first time…
M|O|O|N Knight: Electronic Sounds To Commit Hyperviolence To
The relaunch of Moon Knight by Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey, and Jordie Bellaire has been critically acclaimed for good reason. Getting rid of the inaccurately portrayed mental illness Marc Spector had been shackled with, and shedding his supporting cast in favor of different characters and drone equipment, has worked out in Moon Knight’s favor. The…
More than Meets the Ear- A Soundtrack for IDW’s Transformers
Hello there, ladies, gents, and non-binary folk. My name is Rachel Stevens, and you may have read some of my previous work analyzing the heck out of the IDW Transformers books. This is the start of something new and different, something less formal and academic. As much as I love comic books, I love other…
Creating the Halloween Spirit: 20 Albums
I doubt it will surprise any of our readers that we really, really, really like Halloween around here. We’ve been talking about it and planning and generally getting very excited since the end of August.
Crafting Geeky: Oh My God Becky…
After successful completion of my very first task, I decided lyrics were a great second task. As our favourite space-viking would say, “Another!” I had come across some pictures of other original ideas and found one that I thought was perfect for my friend, lyrics from Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Baby Got Back. I entered the lyrics…
News & Things: Raptastic
Musical Sex Criminals Celebrate sex positivity with Rapper Adam WarRock’s latest track “The Quiet,” an homage to Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Not surprisingly, the track is NSFW. Star Wars cast announced; excitement and criticism follow Yesterday’s announcement of the cast for Star Wars Episode VII spread through the internet like wildfire,…