The 2018 game of the year was a single-player story-driven game with a largely linear base as opposed to sandbox. God of War (though continuing the frustrating trend of bearing the exact same name as its predecessor) contained elements that triple A publishers were trying to convince the gaming community at large (and investors) that no […]
Dear Peter Quill: Learn from Gamora. Grow up.
THIS EDITORIAL CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS. I refuse to spoil this film for people, you get this proper warning, alright? Second warning: This editorial is purely my own analysis and opinion as an Marvel Cinematic Universe fan and storyteller. Guardians of the […]
Editorial: “Blame Games” And The Flaws In That Argument
With the recent tragedy of yet another mass shooting, all sorts of voices are rising, many trying to label the biggest roots of this continued problem in the US. Two republican congressmen, Brian Mast & Matt Bevin (the latter endorsed by the NRA,) saying that the problem isn’t guns, it’s “the culture of violence… hollywood […]
Editorial: Stranger Things is straight out of the 80s- but its female characters don’t need to be.
WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things & Stranger Things 2. Stranger Things is a fantastic series with a great cast. I spent 8 straight hours binging season 1 with my roommate and rationing episodes of season 2 was painful with how hooked I was from the start! This being a story […]
INTERVIEW, Pt. 1: The Secret Origin of First Second’s Executive Editor, Calista Brill!
First Second’s Executive Editor discusses what led her into comics and gives tips to aspiring comics editors!
Editorial: We Don’t Need an Asian Iron Fist (or Daredevil, for That Matter)
While the advocacy for an Asian Iron Fist has positive intentions and is well reasoned, it is not the hill advocates of media representation should seek to die on.