If you’re looking for your next favorite queer novel, writer Anna Kopp and artist Gabrielle Kari’s The Marble Queen might just sate your appetites. Following a young princess who must save her kingdom through a strategic marriage, the book promises sapphic adventure, fantasy action, and a ton of drama. So we’re very excited to reveal…
EXCLUSIVE: Dark Horse Gets LOUD with English Translation of ‘Fai Rumore’
WWAC does not, for the most part, get offered a lot of exclusives, but when Dark Horse let me know that they were announcing an English translation of the Boscarato award-winning anthology Fai Rumore: Nove storie per osare, I was truly honored. The MOLESTE collective for gender equality in comics is a group of individuals…
REVIEW: Ray Nadine’s Light Carries On Is A Low Key, Punk Rock Love Story That’ll Save Your Life
Light Carries On is a haunting love story that surreptitiously defies your tired expectations to surprise you with genuine empathy, healing and joy. Light Carries On Ray Nadine Dark Horse Books May 16, 2023 Light Carries On opens with Leon, our romantic lead, simmering with dissatisfaction. He’s a guy who knows what he wants, and…
Editorial Eye: Interview With Karen Berger
In our Editorial Eye series, we go behind the scenes with comic and book editors to learn about their role in the creative process and discover how their passion for their industry helps shape their work. Karen Berger is running the show at Berger Books, and that’s great for comics. In February, I had the…
REVIEW: Dead Mall Closes in on Some Thrills
Dead Mall is a poetic, ghoulish, suspense-laden nod toward the past and the present – and promises to give us one heck of a chilling horror story. Genuinely great writing make this one a solid read, but one senses this issue is just a building block intended for a much more sprawling tale.
REVIEW: Night of the Ghoul is a Pulpy Dip into Classic Horror
For movie buffs, it’s no obscure bit of trivia that many films have been lost to the ages due to things such as lack of preservation or catastrophic fires. Even some films featuring big stars or made by iconic directors can no longer be found in the archives, such as the 1927 Lon Chaney flick…
REVIEW: The Legend of Korra: Patterns in Time
The newest entry into the Legend of Korra comics library delivers bite-sized stories that further explore a great mix of characters from the animated series in a mostly light-hearted manner.
PREVIEW: Family, Loss and the Freedom of Art Take Centre Stage in Salamandre
WWAC is pleased to share this preview for the graphic novel Salamandre, available in comic stores now from Dark Horse Comics and Berger Books, and in bookstores, December 20:
INTERVIEW: Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Returns to Vampire Hunting and Mystery with Falconspeare
There’s more to Mike Mignola than Hellboy, though stories like 2017’s Mr. Higgins Comes Homes and its sequel, Our Encounters with Darkness, still bear his indelible signature of supernatural horror and wonder — and a touch of silliness and dark humor. These particular stories see Mignola teaming up with acclaimed artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell as their…
INTERVIEW: Rob Williams Slices Through Mignolaverse History with The Sword of Hyperborea
Although Rob Williams is stepping into the world of Hellboy for the first time as the writer of the new four-part series, The Sword of Hyperborea, he is certainly no stranger to the supernatural universe of Mike Mignola. “I’ve been reading Hellboy and B.P.R.D. [the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense] for many years, so…
REVIEW: The Bloody Beauty of Dracula: Son of the Dragon
Collecting the original digital series, Dracula: Son of the Dragon is a sprawling horror fantasy graphic novel. It follows the mythical rise of Vlad Tepes, better known as Vlad the Impaler, and his transformation into the vampire Vlad Dracula. Artist Salgood Sam and writer Mark Sable present a moody epic that explores the life of…
REVIEW: Masters of the Universe: Revelation #2 Reveals… More Stuff
I never expected to end up watching Masters of the Universe: Revelation on Netflix, much less loving it so much that I started digging into the prequel comics. Although I found the first issue to be uninspiring, I’m still curious enough about the lore Kevin Smith is building out with his new story to come…