Gift Guide: Books and Comics
When in doubt give books or comics! There’s something out there for all readers, no matter their age or preferred genre. Plus they’re easy to wrap. Here are some suggestions from our Books Editor,...
View ArticleKickstarter of the Week: MOONSHOT
Dozens of Indigenous creators are working on stories for a new collection highlighting the “complex identity of indigenous culture from across North America.” In the MOONSHOT: The Indigenous Comics...
View ArticleGift Guide: Comics & Graphic Novels for Non-Readers
Do you have a non-comics reader in your life who thinks comics are non-literary, superhero smut designed for nerdy men? Do they need a conversion? Well, have no fear, Ginnis and Ivy are here to...
View ArticleGift Guide: Art! Prints! Flat Graphic Products For Your Home and Office
Jack Teagle rug designs If you thought those hero/heroine/villain facial composite card and wrapping paper designs were neat, check out what Teagle can do with a rug. Dreamy! £600 of dreamy, but that’s...
View Article“Percy Jackson could be Homer.”
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...
View ArticleWhat You Read: Our Top 20 Posts of 2014 [GIFs]
Reviews, essays, a couple of top tens, and tons of opinions, these are the top twenty, most read WWAC articles of 2014. This list is more diverse in authorship and topic than last year’s, with several...
View ArticleBored? Hungover? Soothe Yourself with Some Quick Comic Reads
Happy 2015! Woo woo! *glitter toss* *kazoo noises* Oh- sorry. You’re hungover, aren’t you? Well, I guess I have a few things that might help you pass the day in peace. In the dark. Under a blanket....
View ArticleKickstarter of the Week: Cthulhu Wars En Español
If you love H.P. Lovecraft and have been looking for a Spanish language tabletop RPG, then Cthulhu Wars En Español might be the next Kickstarter for you. The Cthulhu Wars En Español Kickstarter is a...
View ArticleCool Movies of January
Inherent Vice Director: Paul Thomas Anderson IAC Films Ghoulardi Film Company January 9, 2015 Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, The Master), based on a book by Thomas Pynchon (The Crying of...
View ArticleStandout LGBTQ Reads of 2014
I know by now you’re probably tired of “Best of 2014″ lists but I can’t help adding one more. There were a lot of incredible LGBTQ books released in 2014 and I didn’t see nearly enough of them on other...
View ArticleNew Year, New Books: A Guide to Books in 2015
It’s 2015! How did this happen? *takes deep breath* It’s ok. We’re all going to be ok. Why? Because a new year means lots of new books for us to fall in love with. 2014 was a good year book-wise. I...
View ArticleCool Comics of January
Angel and Faith: Season Ten Volume 1: Where the River Meets the Sea Victor Gischler (W), Derlis Santacruz (A), Michelle Madsen (C) Dark Horse January 6, 2015 Considering that I never particularly cared...
View ArticleCool Books of January
Fairest: The Lunar Chronicles: Levana’s Story Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends January 27, 2015 A prequel to Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles – a sci-fi, steampunk take on classic fairytales, Fairest tells...
View ArticleKickstarter of the Week: Atomic Size Matters
If you ever wanted to learn more about solid state chemistry but aren’t exactly a scientist, this Kickstarter is for you! As a huge supporter of women and girls in STEM, Veronica Bern’s Kickstarter for...
View ArticleKickstarter of the Week: Ava’s Demon
Ava’s Demon is an ongoing science fiction and fantasy, multimedia webcomic about a girl named Ava and the demon haunting her. Creator Michelle Czajkowski Ava’s Demon Book Two Kickstarter campaign aims...
View ArticleTips for Your Kickstarter Campaign
Over the past year, I’ve perused thousands of Kickstarter campaign pages, looking for interesting projects for our Kickstarter of the Week feature. From a reporter’s perspective, there are projects...
View ArticleKickstarter of the Week: Queers Destroy Science Fiction
Hot on the heels on the success of Women Destroy Science Fiction, Lightspeed Magazine’s newest Kickstarter promises to get as many queer creators involved as possible. According to the Queers Destroy...
View ArticleKickstarter of the Week: The Hues by Alex Heberling
If you’re big into webcomics, the name Alex Heberling should be familiar to you. She’s been doing the fun autobiographical webcomic Alex’s Guide To A Life Well Lived since 2008, and it’s still going....
View ArticleCool Movies of February!
Jupiter Ascending The Wachowskis Warner Bros. Pictures/Roadshow Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand) February 6, 2015 Ancient aliens being the precursors to our entire species, an outside...
View ArticleCool Books of February!
Get in Trouble: Stories Author: Kelly Link Random House February 3, 2015 Until leafing through this month’s BookPage I had never heard of Kelly Link, but Becky Ohlsen’s glowing review of Get in Trouble...
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