Rainbow Rowell’s take on Jennifer Walters’s life continues to be charming. She uses Jen’s back catalog of friends, the New York setting, and the slightly silly concept of her superhero lawyering career to perfection. And there’s absolutely nothing better than more Patsy Walker.
WWAC Reads Books: Genre-Busting Edition
This Spring, we at WWAC are reading everything from lyrical fairy tale retellings to sob-fest memoirs, to Absolute Classics. Join us for the ride!
REVIEW: Ultimate Spider-Man #1-2: What I Really Want is Ben and Jameson Going to Brunch
Ultimate Spider-Man is doing a great job giving us a Peter Parker we can care about, surrounded by (almost) all the important people in his life, as an alternate version of his story plays out. For now, color me intrigued.
VIZ Pubwatch: March 2024
Happy spring, VIZ fans! This month we’re taking a look at– gasp! PROSE! Illustrated by everyone’s favorite Junji Ito. And also my recent favorite, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. But first, the news.
REVIEW: Club Microbe by Elise Gravel Adorably Introduces Our Tiniest Neighbors
Club Microbe by Elise Gravel is an adorable and informative look at the microbial world.
REVIEW: Ultimate X-Men #1 – Peach Momoko’s Girl in the Shell
Peach Momoko’s Ultimate X-Men is a radical re-imagining of the X-Men mythos – as boundary-breaking a debut as Mark Millar and Adam Kubert’s inaugural issue over twenty years ago, albeit one that trades explosive, vein-popping overindulgence for something much more haunting and intimate.
REVIEW: Re: Uniting Asks if Friendships Can Survive Secrets
Six friends meet up for the first time in almost a decade for a weekend of reminisces and revelry in Re: Uniting. But there are secrets that have been festering for years, feelings unaddressed, and an unexpected development that could change the course of the entire friendship.
REVIEW: The Sensational She-Hulk #1 Serves Shulkie in the City
The Sensational She-Hulk #1 continues to make Jennifer Walters’ version of New York City feel like a lived-in place for superheroes to hang out. Jen feels like your average, relatable singleton, making her comic series a delight.
WWAC Reads Books! Entering our Dragon Era Edition
Here at WWAC we are starting off our 2024 right, and really committing to reading in the Year of the Dragon with a wide variety of terrific books. Christa digs into A Woman is No Man, I read a couple upcoming speculative fiction titles by Ann Leckie and Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alenka enjoys some YA horror…
VIZ Pubwatch: February 2024
Happy February, VIZ fans! We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with reviews of two sparkly shojo romance manga— and an exciting new English-first e-sports action comic by Ru Xu! But first, the news.
REVIEW: Let Book of Love by Kelly Link Immerse You (spoiler-free)
Every door may represent a choice, but what if it’s not your choice to make? In The Book of Love by Kelly Link, we meet characters who open some doors and are shoved through others as they grapple with the consequences of other people’s decisions. The Book of Love, Kelly Link’s highly anticipated first full-length…
REVIEW: Crave #2 – An Erotic Thriller with a Technological Twist
Crave #1 teased an erotic thriller with a technological twist. Maria Llovett’s second issue follows through on this promise while leaving readers chomping at the bit for whatever is next. Fans of Llovett expect the artist to explore sinful themes with evocative, sensual art, and Llovett does just this with an erotic thriller for the digital age.