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- F3, Week 69: Let’s Stir up Some Dramaon Dec 17, 2016 in PromptsPrompt by Joyce Juzwik One definition of drama is ‘an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.’ This week, we want you to choose a starter sentence and let the drama flow. Prompt: Begin your story with one of t...
- Kickstarter Spotlight: Pretty Boys And Animals Pretty Boys and Animals: A Coloring Book Artist: Emrys Csato There is a great deal of discussion about the portrayal of the female form in Western pop culture. However, the male form is often equally distorted. To be clear, I’m not against i...
- “Whodunit?” – The Storieson Dec 11, 2016 in StoriesRed curtain The prompt this week was to write a detective story that included the following words: Investigate, harmless, sister, notebook, and midnight. Let’s find out what mysteries our writers have for us this week. Mike Young offers us Whodunit...
- F3, Week 68: Howdy Partneron Dec 11, 2016 in PromptsPrompt by Joyce Juzwik It’s time once again to head ‘em up and move ‘em out. You had a powerful good time at the hoedown last night, and you’ve just finished wetting your whistle at the local saloon. The herd is getting restless, and you’re...
- F3, Week 67: Whodunit?on Dec 2, 2016 in PromptsRed curtain Prompt by Joyce Juzwik Now that NaNoWriMo is over, we’re back, and we’re putting you to work. A crime has been committed, and we’re assigning you to the case. The detective in your story can be with the police department or a privat...
- Make Lobo Great Againon Sep 5, 2016 in A Comics View Askew Comics Uncategorized batman Comic books cullen bunn dc comics deadpool Lobo superheroesI think it’s safe to say that DC is back on track with “Rebirth.” Their universe — or should I say their multiverse — has returned to a model more aligned with what readers want and expect. So, now that we’re...
- The Kids’ Civil Waron Sep 2, 2016 in A Comics View Askew Comics Reviews civil war ii Kamala Khan marvel comics Miles Morales Ms. Marvel spider-manWhen MARVEL planned a new Civil War comic event to coincide with the Captain America: Civil War film release, I totally thought it was a major gimmick. I figured that we’d have a few weeks of tie-in books and lots of biweekly event books which...
- Indie Grabs from Palm Spring Comic Conon Sep 1, 2016 in Comics action hospital grrl scouts M3 splatter comics tank girl Transcat transgender superhero zeke and goulashWelcome once again to this Black Ship of ours. Today I’m going to take a break from spotlighting great comic to focus on some indie titles that I picked up from the inaugural Palm Spring Comic Con. If your interested in my thoughts about t...
- Zelda’s CutI enjoy Phillipa Gregory as much as the next reader. I’m the first to admit that her novels are among my guilty pleasures. I loiter in the dusty interior of second hand bookstores like a junkie looking for a fix. When I find a dog-eared novel beari...
- Flash PointMMA is very versatile. Flash Point, released in 2007, is the most recent Donnie Yen film I have watched. I became a fan of Yen’s after viewing Ip Man several years ago, a story that a lot of Yen’s fans can probably tell. While logging time at my...
- The Comics-to-Film PipelineIt’s no secret that I love bashing Marvel over their movies — well Disney, really. Most of my concerns are rooted in the influence that the films have over the actual comics themselves. While not all of this dynamic is bad, the state o...
- “Physician, Heal Thyself” – The Storieson Aug 26, 2016 in StoriesThe prompt this week was to write a story set in a healthcare facility, with a genre of medical thriller. Let’s find out what our writers have for us in their little black bags. Mike Young serves it up Well Done Joyce Juzwik vows Till Death… Plea...
- F3, Week 53: Gifts from the Otherson Aug 26, 2016 in PromptsRed curtain Prompt by Joyce Juzwik This week, shape-shifters, ghosts, vamps, and all their supernatural pals are busy writing the stories they plan to bring to life on Halloween night. They want to make this one especially terrifying, so they’re be...
- The Inhuman Girls Unite!*Spoilers abound! This week’s installment of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (written by Amy Reeder and art by Brandon Montclare) featured a much-anticipated guest star — Ms. Marvel!! She came in, bold as brass and awesome to … break...
- Paul Dini Got Beaton Aug 24, 2016 in Comics DC Animated Movies DC Animation dc comics eduardo risso Harley Quinn Paul Dini todd klein Vertigo vertigo comicsWelcome back to yet another article dedicated to comics that challenge the medium better than most, ones that remind us what comic books ought to be. This week I want to highlight a graphic novel that released this summer, Dark Knight: A True B...
- F is for FanboyWorst. Article. Ever. A new title belt was revealed last night at WWE’s Summerslam. The title in question, the Universal Heavyweight Championship, had been announced a month prior, but this was the first chance the fans had to see the belt itself.
- Making Comics is Hard as #@&$!There are lots of articles floating around about how to become a comic book artist, writer, letterer, or colorist. Most of them are pretty good at giving you advice, and helpful hints, but the bulk of them are not as honest as they could be. Sure, th...
- The Death of … (wait, who’s next in line?)on Aug 19, 2016 in Comics Reviews batman Civil War Cyclops dc comics death of characters gimmicks marvel comics publishers superman wolverine*Note that this article contains some spoilers for recent major character deaths in both Marvel and DC Comics. There’s been a saddening trend in comics over the last thirty years or so that seems to be increasingly popular to the Big Two publis...
- F3, Week 52: Physician, Heal Thyselfon Aug 19, 2016 in PromptsThis week, we want you to take us into a hospital, clinic, or physician’s office. Most of the time, we’re in and out. All we require is a clearance note to be able to return to work, or we only need one additional vaccination to keep us compliant...
- “We Made You” – The Storieson Aug 19, 2016 in StoriesThe prompt this week was to write a sci-fi story that included the following words: Fire, DNA, Corporate, Student, and Secret Let’s find out what our writers have for us this week. Joyce Juzwik brought us an Unpaid Intern Please stop by our writers...