Recent events have forced a reckoning over many things, including dark histories that have been carefully suppressed. Part of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada is facing our history, especially the ugly parts, and doing the work needed on the long road towards equality. One of the most heartbreaking things about reading A Girl Called Echo…
Cook Your Comics: Mini Pumpkin Pies, the End of the World, and Ash & Thorn #5
Baking is a salve for the soul, right? Well, in Ash & Thorn, it’s a salve against eldritch monsters that want to eat the entire world, too. Ash & Thorn #5 is the thrilling end to a charming series about a little old lady who would rather be in the kitchen baking tea cakes than…
Cook Your Comics: Ash and Thorn’s Gingerbread is a Sweet Apocalyptic Treat
The only thing I love more than a delicious baked good is a great story about unconventional heroes fighting off the apocalypse, and Ash and Thorn, amazingly, comes with both.
Cook Your Comics: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Quarantine Delivers Deliciously
The recipe zine, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Quarantine, edited by Mel Gillman, dropped suddenly to great acclaim a few weeks ago! It features simple, easily-modifiable recipes from a large number of independent cartoonists. Designed to be beautiful, it’s welcome to those of us who may be getting tired of our own cooking all of a…
Cook Your Comics: Super Girlfriend Guacamole
I am beyond thrilled that at this point in my life, I have more women friends than I ever have before. It’s awesome, and it makes my life better all the time. As an overly busy grownup, it’s hard to find time and energy to meet up with friends in person as often as I’d…
Cook Your Comics: Wookiee Life Day Cookiees
The holidays are here again, and this year, we have Star Wars in the mix. The big holiday in the Star Wars universe is Wookiee Life Day, as first depicted in 1978’s so-bad-it’s-not-remotely-good The Star Wars Holiday Special. Despite LucasFilm’s best efforts to erase it from the world’s collective memory, the legacy of The Star…
Cook Your Comics: An Appetizer for Hourman
Remember last November when I shared all my best Thanksgiving recipes in a four-part, JSA potluck-themed extravaganza? No? Through the magic of the internet, you can revisit them now: Part 1: Green Bean Casserole, Glazed Carrots, Sweet Potato Casserole Part 2: Corn Casserole, Cornbread Dressing, Fresh Cranberry Sauce Part 3: Classic Pecan Pie, Chocolate-Bourbon Pecan…
This Week in WWAC History: Cook Your Comics Thanksgiving Spectacular
I know not all of our valued readers will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday in the coming week, but even if you aren’t, I think you will still enjoy last year’s food fest from the Cook Your Comics series presented by WWAC Staffer, Annie.
Cook Your Comics: Secret Six Layer Dip
One of my all-time favorite comic book series is Gail Simone’s pre-New 52 Secret Six. It’s the story of a team of villains—occasionally drifting into anti-hero territory—who generally work as mercenaries, taking on messy jobs that usually result in a high body count. They become a makeshift family who often find themselves fighting other bad…
Cook Your Comics: Riverdale Burgers
Archie #1, released earlier this month, is a relaunch of the series that began in 1942. The new series is updated for modern times, but it still has the element that always fascinated me most: giant piles of hamburgers. As a strongly food-oriented person, I can identify with Jughead’s burger obsession, although not his metabolism….
Cook Your Comics: Squirrel Girl’s Chocolate Chip Nut Bread
Are you reading Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl from writer Ryan Q. North and artist Erica Henderson? Why not? Do you hate laughter? Because it is the funniest series currently being published. It makes me laugh so hard that eventually no sound comes out, and then I almost pass out from lack of oxygen. If the…
Cook Your Comics: Daredeviled Eggs Two Ways
Daredevil is the comic that got me into comics, way back in 1998, and I’ve been reading it ever since. I love reading about Matt Murdock’s adventures, which usually involve mobsters, ninjas, relationships that fall apart spectacularly, Catholic guilt, and occasional legal drama. Many of his problems are driven by his own ego and his…