“I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams,” says Hamlet to Rosencrantz — or is it Guildenstern? — in James Aquilone’s favorite scenes from William Shakespeare. There are numerous lines that have stuck with Aquilone since reading the play in…
INTERVIEW: Greg Keyes and Drew Edward Johnson talk Godzilla: Dominion
Greg Keyes and Drew Edward Johnson’s Godzilla: Dominion is the latest in Legendary Comics’ series of Monsterverse tie-in graphic novels. Dominion follows Godzilla as he restores order in chaos of the aftermath of 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. In preparation for the release, Keyes and Johnson were kind enough to answer a few questions…
Cover Girl: Space Bandits #4
Welcome to Cover Girl. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Tia, Paige, Louis, and Nola examine Matteo Scalera’s cover for Space Bandits #4.
Sword of Ages #4: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Sword of Ages #4 Gabriel Rodriguez (Writer and Artist), Lovern Kindzierski (Colours), Robbie Robbins (Letters) IDW Publishing 30 May 2018 Boss Ourgon stands on the edge of victory. He has defeated his arch rival, the benevolent and powerful White Monk ruler Lord Huss, as well as Huss’ son, Calen. But, before Ourgon can take control…
The Intimate Lives of Monsters: Wayward Sisters
Wayward Sisters: An Anthology of Monstrous Women Allison O’Toole and M. Blankier (editors) February 2018 Most women already know how it feels to be made monstrous. If we can tell what most frightens a society from what form its monsters take and what they threaten, the very ideas governing what societies and people will be…
Kong: Gods of Skull Island Doesn’t Roar
KONG: GODS OF SKULL ISLAND Phillip Kennedy Johnson (writer), Chad Lewis (artist), Dee Cunniffe (colorist), Ed Dukeshire (letterer) Boom! Studios October 18, 2017 On a whim, I went and saw Kong: Skull Island in theaters. It was a warm day, and theaters have air conditioning. I liked it. It was big and loud. It presented the titular…
My Favorite Thing is Monsters Examines the Beast Within
My Favorite Thing is Monsters vol. 1 Emil Ferris (Writer and Artist) Fantagraphics February 17, 2017 In elementary school, I was enchanted by a library book about monsters. Its dust cover lost to the ages (or ripped apart by another anonymous, sticky-fingered child), I remember it as a black hardcover book, mysterious and untitled, full…
Ghouls Rule in Wayward Sisters: Interview with Editor Allison O’Toole
When you think of monsters, who do you see? Bela Lugosi’s Dracula? Godzilla? The cute gill man from The Shape of Water? Monster stories are typically dominated by men, but a new comic anthology intends to change that. Wayward Sisters, currently running on Kickstarter, is a new collection of stories about female monsters, all made…
Kaijumax Season 3: Marvelously Melancholy Monsters
Kaijumax Season 3 #1 Zander Cannon (Writer & Artist) Oni Press July 12, 2017 An advanced review copy was provided by the publisher I picked up the first trade of Zander Cannon’s Kaijumax series on a quiet afternoon when I was working in London’s Orbital Comics. The book quickly became a firm favourite of mine…