Hannibal was the little queer horror show that tried, but still ended up canceled from NBC’s lineup in 2015. More of a wannabe horror house art film than the crime procedural it was presented as, Hannibal was never a ratings knockout. That being said, the fandom has been nothing short of extremely passionate in continuing…
Interview: The Creators of The Other Side: A Queer Paranormal Romance Anthology
After years of avoiding movie nights that involved boy-meets-girl comedies and adamantly complaining that I am anti-romance, it’s time to come clean: I don’t hate love. I’ve just never been interested in hetereo love stories. Whenever a friend raised the terrible idea of watching some movie with Hugh Grant in it, I always offered my preferred…
Girls Loving Girls, In Comics? Yuri-n Luck! A Yuri Manga Primer
Content Warning: Several of the comics discussed include adult themes or adult situations. Yuri, the genre focused on female/female romantic relationships. It started in the early 70s with the publication of Shiroi Heya no Futari. These early works often ended tragically with one of the characters dying. This changed over the years, and in the…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Kickstart All the Comics
Hi everyone! My name is KM, and I’m takin’ over this ship. You’ll still get your weekly dose of indie comics goodness, you just might see a bit more about webcomics and self-published comics because I spend too much time on the internet. But enough about that. Let’s talk comics! This month has seen a…
Jem and The Holograms: Valentine’s Day Special – A Roundtable Review
Jem and The Holograms: Valentine’s Day Special 2016 Kelly Thompson (writer), Jen Bartel (artist), Paul Reinwand (colors), Shawn Lee (letters), Sara Richard and Jen Bartel (cover artists) IDW February 10, 2016 Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher. Love is in the air! And … in the water? When Kimber accidentally douses the…
So, Jughead’s Asexual? Let’s Talk About That
The comics corner of the internet recently flipped when it was revealed in Jughead #4, written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Erica Henderson, that Jughead is asexual. Two WWAC Staffers, Ginnis Tonik, who cut her comics teeth on Archie comics, and Desiree Rodriguez, a relative newbie to the Archie-verse, sat down to talk about…
Buying Flowers for Girls: The Importance of Romantic Friendships
Like most holidays in America, Valentine’s Day has come to stand in for the entire month of February. While romantic love is all good and well (as are cheap chocolates and roses), WWAC Lifestyle is celebrating love of the platonic variety (and the many variations therein) this month. We started with Catie Coleman’s tips on how…
Not Scary (or Romantic or Satisfying) Enough to Tempt Me: A Review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, slides the undead into 19th century England, arming the Bennett sisters against the writhing hordes of zombies taking over the countryside. Their fighting skills are as impressive as their personal fortunes are poor and it’s in this conflict that Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam…
Review: The Feminist Narrative inside the Bro-tastic Superman: American Alien #3
Superman: American Alien #3 Max Landis (Writer), Joelle Jones (Illustrator), Rico Renzi (Colorist), John Workman (Letterer) DC Comics January 13, 2016 This review is based on an advanced copy from DC Comics and contains spoilers.
Mooncakes and Hearing Loss: Taking My Own Advice
Last time we talked I wrote about representation from big publishers. This month, let’s get personal. I write the webcomic Mooncakes. I almost gave up writing comics this year. My scripts felt clunky and confusing, I didn’t have an artist to co-create with, and any time I had something close to an original idea I…
Starting Points: 4 Webcomics (Written by Women) You Should Check Out
I know you’re in a rush. But—looking for some reading material? How about a space opera military science fiction comic? Or two characters on a road trip from one coast of the U.S. to the other, dealing with adventure, sexuality, political intrigue, pie baking, and more? Allow me to introduce you to some of the…
Play to Date: Geek Dating Sites
Welcome to the third installation of my miniseries Play to Date in which we discuss the strange, perhaps upsetting, perhaps useful overlap of dating and gaming. Have your own dating/gaming anecdotes? I’d love to hear them.