Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood #2 Nancy Collins (scripter), Dave Acosta (penciller), Valentina Pinto (colorist), Erica Schultz (letterer) Cover by Billy Tan (art) and Vinicius Andrade (colors) Dynamite June 10, 2015
Noragami, a Tale of a Stray God and a Cat-Tailed Girl
Noragami: Stray God volumes 1-4 Adachitoka (mangaka); Alethea Nibley & Athena Nibley (translation); Lys Blakeslee (lettering) Kodansha, September 2014-April 2015 Note: this essay contains mild spoilers; review copies provided by Kodansha. You’ve got a sassy small god who wants to be a big god. You’ve got a girl who sometimes has a catlike tail. You’ve…
Bowed, Bent, and Broken: Responses to THAT Episode of Game of Thrones
Content warning: Discussion of sexual assault. The Internet has been buzzing since last May 17th’s Game of Thrones episode, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”. What follows contains spoilers from both the book and show, as well as discussion of sexual assault.
This One’s For The Girls: Female Authors at Book Expo America
Book Expo America. That special time, once a year, when publishers from across North America gather in New York to talk shop. They roll out the banners and the swag, and pass out their upcoming titles to booksellers, librarians, and media. For attendees, it’s a chance to get a sneak peek at what’s up in…
Ex Machina: A (White) Feminist Parable for Our Time
Note: This article contains spoilers for the film Ex Machina. This weekend has been all about Mad Max: Fury Road, and rightfully so, because it’s kind of amazing–not just as an action film, but specifically as a feminist narrative. I saw it the other day and it sent me reeling because I had just seen yet…
Mighty Marvel Monday: A Paean to G. Willow Wilson
There is a flurry of speculation coming out about Captain America: Civil War, currently filming, and other upcoming projects, but today I want to take a step away from the MCU for a moment and focus on one of Marvel Comics’ superheroes: G. Willow Wilson. A couple weeks ago this article by Jill Lepore was…
Review: Swords of Sorrow: Chaos! Prequel
Swords of Sorrow: Chaos! Prequel Mairghread Scott (writer), Mirka Andolfo (artist), Chiara Zeppegno & Agnese Pozza (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Cover by Joyce Chin Dynamite May 6, 2015 Welcome to the first post in our huge Swords of Sorrow event! We’re starting out with the prequel to the series, Chaos, reviewed by Kate and yours truly!
Swords of Sorrow #1: Let’s Talk About Those Covers
Swords of Sorrow #1 Gail Simone (writer), Sergio Davila (artist), Jorge Sutil (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Scott Campbell & Nei Ruffino (main cover) Dynamite May 6, 2015
Take Your Dragon Balls And Go: Chi Chi’s Life was Hard and No One Respected Her
The news of Dragon Ball Super has us jumping. In my initial write up, I mentioned how much of a bone I have to pick with Goku. Desiree came asking—is if because of Chi Chi? Hell yes, it’s because of Chi Chi! So we got to talking. A wife’s life in shonen anime—a wife’s life…
Do Not Read In Public: Let’s Talk About Sex (In Comics)
Content Warning: Discussion and depiction of sexuality. So I’m just a girl in a comic book store. I’m aimlessly walking around, letting my gaze go from cover to cover, waiting for something to catch my eye. I glance over a shitload of caped crusaders, lots of skintight catsuits, a couple of combat action sequences. Nothing really…
Ghost in the Shell: The Major’s Body (9)
While I struggle through The Major’s Body: 2nd Gig (getting it just right is important), let’s take a detour through the valley of the dolls.
Oh Super: How Many Episodes Of Dragon Ball? Over–
Friends, Shenlong has been summoned. The balls are back together. The monkey is returning. Animated Dragon Ball… is coming back. It’s like the fuckers knew I just finished a run through “the entire series.” Even GT? Yeah. Even GT. People are pretty excited, of course, because this new anime will begin directly following Goku’s final battle…