Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of January! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In January’s Pubwatch, Bingo Wilkins continues his bloody march toward fame! Also, there are plenty of new variant covers and much more!
Previously On Comics: Action Lab(or Dispute)
Good morning friends! Another quiet week here in the news mines albeit one tinged with sadness as we report another loss in our community with the passing of Brian Augustyn on February 1st following a stroke. Augustyn worked as an editor for DC Comics for many years, most notably on The Flash, and gained further…
REVIEW: Big Ethel Energy is Fun But Fails to Innovate
Ten years after having her heart broken by Jughead Jones in high school, Ethel Muggs is a successful journalist in NYC. Until she isn’t. Unsatisfied with her career and evicted from her apartment, Ethel returns to Riverdale in Webtoon’s Big Ethel Energy, its first collaboration with Archie Comics.
Archie Comics Pubwatch: September 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of September! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, Big Ethel Energy launches on WebToons, Dan Parent has a Kevin Keller Kickstarter running, and much more!
Archie Comics Pubwatch: August 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of August! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, Archie Horror is BACK, baby! Also Sabrina Crossover news, Bite-Sized Archie reaches print, more Archieverse radio dramas, and much more!
Baen Wins Big at the 2019 Dragon Awards
Tens of thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans gathered at this year’s Dragon Con in Atlanta, which offered its participants a variety of events and attractions. One of these was the fourth iteration of the Dragon Awards, representing science fiction and fantasy across a range of media — the victors being decided with the…
2019 Hugo Awards Celebrate the Fantasy Existing Among Us
Thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans arrived in Dublin this month to take part in the 77th World Science Fiction Convention. The activities and attractions culminated on Sunday with the Hugo Awards, when a selection of winners were presented with coveted socket ship trophies.
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins is a Critical Success
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #1 Jody Houser (script), Ariana Maher (letters), Matthew Mercer (story), Msassyk (colors), Olivia Samson (art), Fiona Staples (cover) Dark Horse Comics July 10, 2019 I have been a Dungeons & Dragons nerd almost as long as I’ve been a comics nerd, and its wonderful seeing them both have major pop…
WWAC Asks: WonderCon 2019 Edition
WonderCon was a blur this year, but for WWAC’s new convention column, WWAC Asks, I trekked the artist alley and posed a question… “If you could work with any artist or writer, dead or alive who would it be and why?”
Lettering Inspirations and Approach with Caitlin Yarsky
Caitlin Yarsky isn’t a comic book letterer by profession, but it was her lettering as much as her spectacular illustrations in Coyotes from Image Comics that caught my eye. In fact, her unique lettering style is what prompted my recent hyper focus on the art of comic book lettering in this “By the Letters” series. Typically,…
Saga #50 Marks An Important Anniversary
Saga #50 Brian K. Vaughan (Writer), Fiona Staples (Artist), Fonografiks (letterer & designer) Image Comics March 28, 2018 Saga #50 lacks the bizarre fanfare that I was expecting in its monumental fiftieth issue, particularly for a comic that has frequented in endless plot twists, heartbreaking losses, bold sex scenes, and outlandish (quite literally) characters, both…
2017 Dragon Awards Are No Longer Puppy Awards
This weekend saw the second iteration of the Dragon Awards, a cross-media celebration of science fiction and fantasy held by Dragon Con in Atlanta. Decided through a free online poll, the awards purport to represent the tastes of SF/F fandom as a whole. Despite their recent vintage, the Dragon Awards already have a rocky history. Last year, the…