I met Jennie Wood at NYCC14 and this review is so beyond late, but trust me, it’s worth it. If you’re a fan of Sex Criminals and coming-of-age comics, Flutter is one to check out. Navigating growing up and figuring yourself out is hard enough when you’re a teenager. Understanding your body and desires is…
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5 Fandom Friday: Fangirl Out!
Five Times I Totally Fangirled 1. Alan Cumming when I was 19 years old, I worked at the Target on Reno Blvd. One afternoon Sunday shift, customers kept remarking to me offhand that a famous person was in the store. Being a local star of the stage, I assumed they meant me. However, it soon…
Currently…in April 2015
FEELING: Confused beyond words! I’m so uncertain of what my future should be like. It’s almost completely crippling! But I’m really upbeat about it! WATCHING: I’ve been eagerly awaiting each new RuPaul’s Drag Race and devouring the entire Broad City! LISTENING TO: Lots of bouncy new wave, especially Morissey! READING: I started Love in the…
Girls With Slingshots
Curse me now, thank me later: Danielle Corsetto’s engaging webcomic Girls With Slingshots just wrapped up after ten years. Ten years! Over a thousand strips for your obsessive pleasure. Once you get comfortable clicking your way through the archives, you’ll be addicted to your screen. Curse me now, thank me later. It would be impossible…
TTFN, Hipster Batgirl
Is there any better feeling than being right? Around the last issue of Batgirl of Burnside, I developed a theory as to who the villain was aaaaaaaaand… SPOILER ALERT I was totally right! It’s Batgirl/Oracle herself! In my theory, the whole Burnside blushy-hearts escapade was a fugue state and the REAL Batgirl had to rouse…
5 Fandom Friday: FBFF’s
Like, if these people actually existed, we’d totally be best friends in real life because how could we not? 1. & 2. Willow & Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer are the coolest people in the whole of the world forever and ever amen. If you don’t get along with these two, you’re probably deficient…
Saga: Book One
I can’t rave enough about Saga: Book One. Because if I do, I’m afraid I’ll ruin the surprises. Saga: Book One is about Hazel. How Hazel came to be alive. And how Hazel is in danger of winding up dead. We meet some complicated characters. Some not-so complicated characters. And live in a world of…
Currently… in March 2015
FEELING: Overworked and overwhelmed. I just got back from a school break and right away it’s back to the grind in a big way! I’m worried about next year still, but after the emotional roller coaster of this school year, I feel like I can handle anything that gets thrown my way. This year has…
Happy Valentine’s Day from Secret Six!
Several (several) weeks after it was supposed to come out, last Wednesday we finally saw the thrilling second half of the re-re-make of Secret Six. The first ended on a cliffhanger, asking the question, “What’s the secret?” And I figured out what the secret was: a Super Special Valentine’s Day Issue! Whaaaaat? Yes, this issue…
Sex Criminals
I’ve heard so much about Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s Sex Criminals that it had been on my radar for a while. When I finally got my copy of the vol. 1 trade, I was not disappointed. In fact, I was completely blown away. If you’re unfamiliar, you’re probably thinking a million things right now. …
5 Fandom Friday: Funko POP!
I can only imagine collecting Funko POP! figures would be a very, very slippery slope for me. For one thing, I have very limited storage-display space in my home. For another thing, they’re all so cute! This year, they’re rolling out figures of some of my favourite fandoms and I just can’t take the plunge…
Batgirl 38: Backsliding
Don’t be fooled by the shy, demure girl on the cover who’s apparently afraid to ride the subway. In this issue, Batgirl does a complete 180 from badass to Bad Guy. But first, let’s talk about the good things. Even if it comes seemingly out of nowhere, Barbara Gordon’s sudden flirtation with celebrity is an…