Kelly Thompson and Colin Smith offer two related criticisms of Wonder Woman #7. Thompson asks, “Is the Destruction of the Amazons the Destruction of Feminism in DC Comics?” And Smith writes, “Of all of the flak fired up to obscure the mean-spirited, thick-headed sexism of Brian Azzarello’s script […]
In three reviews, Miguel Rodriguez, Peter Gutierrez and Darren Franich consider what was missing from the film’s adaptation of The Hunger Games book–poverty, class and complicity to start.
More great stuff on Book View Cafe: a long piece by Ursula K. Le Guin about books and ebooks, and a continuing series by Stephen Harper Piziks on current life in high school, this time with advice for YA writers about texting: “Even if you, a card-carrying old […]
Gutter Comics Editor Carol wrote a little piece on Akira Kurosawa and action films over at the ActionFest Blog in honor of Kurosawa’s 102nd birthday.
Bill Harris talks about new initiative on Kickstarter – Kick It Forward (started by Brian Fargo of Wasteland, and now, thanks to Kickstarter, Wasteland 2) – that aims to get some momentum going for independent productions.
Some books just grab a hold of you and never let go. The subject matter could be almost anything, from a big fat fantasy to, say, building a cathedral. Or rabbits! On the short list of absolute classics, Watership Down by Richard Adams, a story of rabbit life […]