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Get Your Game On: Doomfist, Splatoon 2, and More
Happy Wednesday! What game have you been playing the most lately? I’m up to level 26 in Horizon Zero Dawn, and today I played the first hour of Tomb Raider. I’m also enjoying NieR: Automata. Let us know on Twitter or in the comments what you’re playing and what upcoming games you’re excited about.
Previously On Comics: Awards and Demerits
What happened in comics last week? Howard Chaykin. Again. After Image Comics pulled the cover to Divided States of Hysteria #4 and issued a public statement that was underwhelming in its own right, Chaykin decided to double down, contradicting even that statement in an interview with the website Freaksugar. In it, Chaykin defends his work vehemently, showing…
Previously On Comics: Manga News from Anime Expo
Hello readers! It’s a holiday weekend for many people but regardless of whether that is the case for you, I hope the past few days have been treating you well. While you’re gearing up for the week ahead, why don’t we catch up on some headlines from the world of comics? This past weekend was…
Book Beat: Harry Potter’s 20th Anniversary
Hi book lovers! Ashley here! I’ve been a sort of NyQuil haze as I caught some weird viral bug. My local pho shop knows me very well now and I sit there with my soup and read! I just finished The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls as I know the movie is supposed to be…
Get Your Game On Wednesday: Indie Games Are More Relevant Than Ever
It’s time for the Steam Summer Sale! I wish you all good luck and many cheap games on your journeys, and hope that you haven’t already emptied your life savings by purchasing one-dollar games just because you can. Personally, I haven’t bought a dang thing because I’m a cheapskate with a backlog spanning several years….
Book Beat: Yoko Ono Finally Gets Her Due
Hello all! Hope you’re doing well. This past Sunday was Father’s Day here in the U.S. Both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day often make think about my own parents and how to be a good parent of my own someday. What kind of legacy do parents leave? How do their grown-up children view their parents?…
Get Your Game On Wednesday: E3’s the Way to Be
Another E3 come and gone, and still no update on Kingdom Hearts 3. But that doesn’t mean there’s no news to be had–in fact, I’ve got quite a bit of it for you, so let’s get right to it!
Book Beat: LGBTQ Emerging Author Prize & Doctor Who Library
Hi book lovers! Ashley here again. I took some time off because I chose to take an intensive summer course. So again, I was launched into student mode, only reading scholarly articles and complaining profusely. I had one of the scariest moments of my life writing an essay and saving it only to not find…
Get Your Game On: E3, Life is Strange Prequel, and BioWare’s Anthem
Happy Wednesday! The E3 conference is in full swing with announcements galore, which we’ll explore below. Meanwhile, what have you been playing lately? I’ve been playing the indie mobile game A Normal Lost Phone. Its teen protagonist has gone missing, and it’s up to you to piece together what happened by reading their text messages…
Previously on Comics: PRIDE and Transphobia
Hello again! I hope everyone is having a wonderful PRIDE month. If, like me, you’re without a local PRIDE event, I hope you’ll celebrate virtually in a way that makes you happy. Maybe you want to support queer creators? Check out this Twitter thread by Noelle Stevenson for inspiration. I just paid off my loans,…
Berliac: Sadboi Drawn and Quartered
On May 31st, Drawn and Quarterly announced they would be publishing Argentinian cartoonist Berliac’s Sadboi, a graphic novel following the exploits of an immigrant to Norway stigmatized and denied the opportunity to integrate into Norwegian society. Within 48 hours, the publisher withdrew plans to publish Sadboi and issued an apology for not doing their due…