Jody Houser is a busy woman in the world of comics, having just wrapped up a Thrawn miniseries at Marvel and about to launch a Stranger Things comic and a StarCraft title with Dark Horse, not mention her work with Valiant and DC. While her original worlds appear in short comics in anthologies, her primary professional focus has…
MST3K Steps into Comics
If she could, Felicia Day would want to step into a Care Bears comic book. Day, who plays mad scientist Kinga Forrester in the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 revival, decided this was the happier, safer option compared to jumping into superhero comics. Gotham City? Metropolis? Death traps! All of them!
Sports and Erotica Hit a Home Run in Filthy Figments’ SCORE! Anthology
When Filthy Figments was first tossing around ideas for a digitally published femme-centric erotic comic, a sports anthology was initially on the table, but “ultimately we put it on the back burner in favor of a food theme,” explains Gina Biggs, who runs the erotic comics site by women and non-binary creators with S.W. Searle….
Inside The Quantum Age with Jeff Lemire and Wilfredo Torres (With Cover Exclusives from #4)
The Quantum Age #1 Jeff Lemire (Writer), Wilfredo Torres (Artist), Dave Stewart (Colors), Nate Piekos of BLAMBOT (Letters) Dark Horse Comics Release Date July 4, 2018 I immediately fell in love with Black Hammer the moment I unpacked the first issue and put it on the shelf of my comic shop. I knew I needed to…
I Am Hexed: Kirsten Thompson Brings Queer Witches to Life
I Am Hexed is an exciting new four-part comic book series about queer witches who live in the heart of Washington, D.C. The story is written by Kirsten Thompson and illustrated by Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau, with the fresh lettering of Taylor Esposito. The first issue will be brought to readers through the Kickstarter, which is fully…
Hiring Creators: Independent Publishers Have A Chat
Independent comics publishers are always working with talent fresh from the freelance side of the comic book industry. How do they find great stories, with authors, artists, colorists, and letterers that can support their publisher vision? WWAC sat down with five publishers who are kicking in the doors in the comics world to bring diverse,…
How To Start An Indie Comics Publisher, with The Wassel Brothers
Running a business and running a comics business are not often themes that go hand in hand. On rare occasions, the two paths meet and a truly interesting discussion can be had that begs the question: how does one run a comics publisher that isn’t one of the Big Two? Is there room in the…
Riding the Waves: Top Cow’s New Aphrodite V
In July of this year, Top Cow will reintroduce us to Aphrodite V, written by Bryan Hill with art by Jeff Spokes. The Aphrodite series of synthetic humanoids has one purpose: assassination. No matter her version number, she is built to infiltrate and kill, and she does her job extremely well. Since 2000, the various…
Comics Are For Everybody: Talking with Stephanie Cooke About Creator Resource
Disclaimer: Rosie Knight of WWAC helped Stephanie Cooke and some other folks put together Creator Resource. Anyone can make a comic, and anyone can enjoy a comic. Whether it comes in the form of a webcomic, cartoon, graphic novel, comic book series, or even an interactive digital comics, the right story with the right aesthetic…
Long Lost’s Matthew Erman and Lisa Sterle on Influences, Living Spaces, and What’s to Come
Long Lost’s fusion of southern Gothic aesthetics with family drama has quickly made it one of my favorite ongoing series. Though everything is shrouded in a supernatural mystery, it’s the relationships that keep me reading, the hints of the supernatural serving to heighten the tension that grows with every issue until it feels that the…
Secret Weapon Launched: Branwyn Bigglestone Moves On
When Branwyn Bigglestone announced (more like mentioned, really) that she was leaving her accountancy position at Image Comics to do a Masters in Accountancy, it was picked up quickly by her peers who knew what an asset she’s been for the company. Having previously heard from David Brothers and others in the know about just…
Snot Everywhere: An Interview with Snotgirl’s Leslie Hung
Happy National Allergy Month! While ‘allergy month’ does bring bad tidings of itchy eyes and runny noses, it also brings volume two of Image’s Snotgirl ‘California Screaming’. Snot everywhere!!!