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Cover Girl: The Magicians: Alice’s Story
- Art & Design
- December 7, 2018
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, Nola, Annie, and Louis discuss Steve Morris’ cover for The Magicians: Alice’s Story from BOOM! Studios.
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Alt-Life Review: Narrow Focus and Problematic Ideas
Alt-Life Thomas Cadène (Writer), Joseph Falzon (Artist) Le Lombard (Belgium), Europe Comics (English) 17 October, 2018 Disclaimer: Izneo has provided WWAC with a VIP Access Pass. In the future, Josiane and René are the first subjects in a new virtual reality programme where almost anything is possible. Housed within giant eggs and monitored by disembodied voices, Josiane
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Tomb Raider: Inferno, An Archaeologist’s Take
Tomb Raider: Inferno, Vol. 4 Michael Atiyeh (Colors), Michael Heisler (Lettering), Collin Kelly (Script), Jackson Lanzing (Script), Phillip Sevy (Line Art), and Hannah Templer (Front Cover Art) Dark Horse Comics January 9, 2019 A copy of this comic book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Tomb Raider: Inferno is another
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Superpose’s Heavy Light: How to Make A World Out of Neon
- Essays
- December 6, 2018
Over the past couple years, neon has come into some serious vogue. Posters around town flash fierce magentas upon cyborg-seeking cops, gritty mystery teens, women wrestlers. From Riverdale ads, cobalt rim-lights hit figures leaning over a diner table. Just now, a city bus passing me billed two different movies in hyper-chromatic light.
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Valiant Efforts PUBWATCH: Everything Valiant from November
It’s Valiant Pubwatch, it’s me, it’s you. We are gathered here today, to get through this month’s releases.
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Book Beat: Adeyemi’s Title Trouble, Pushcart Plagiarism, and MWA Honour Withdrawal
- Bookmarked
- December 6, 2018
Hello everyone and happy December! A big congratulations to those of you who completed or participated in NaNoWriMo. I hope you’re giving yourselves a bit of a break now (maybe by… reading a book). I also hope everyone celebrating holidays this month are enjoying the season. As we’re all well aware at this point, the
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The Prisoner: The Uncertainty Machine Gives Us a New Free Man
The Prisoner: The Uncertainty Machine Simon Bowland (letterer), Joana Lafuente (colorist), David Leach (editor and original plot), Colin Lorimer (artist), George Markstein (co-creator), Patrick McGoohan (co-creator), Peter Milligan (writer) Titan Comics October 31 2018 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My childhood was filled with
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Archie Meets Batman ’66 #5 Review: Holy Unexpected Twist, Batman!
Archie Meets Batman ’66 #5 Michael Moreci (Writer), Jeff Parker (Writer), Dan Parent (Artist), J. Bone (Artist), Kelly Fitzpatrick (Colours), Jack Morelli (Letters) Archie Comics and DC Entertainment 5 December, 2018 The Gotham villains have taken control of Riverdale’s adults, but fortunately Bruce Wayne knows someone who can help. As the Riverdale teens look for
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The Pros and (Comic) Cons of Hope Nicholson’s Newest Anthology
- Comics, Con Diaries, Interviews
- December 5, 2018
Comic book conventions are wondrous opportunities for fans to find rare goodies, play dress up, attend panels and workshops, hangout with friends, discover something new, and meet the creators of the comics they love to read. We often get to see conventions from the fan perspectives, but what are these events like from the other
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The Handmaid’s Tale 2: Back in Red and Better Than Ever?
- Bookmarked
- December 4, 2018
Dystopian literature is all the rage these days — and given the current state of the world, it makes sense. While a new generation of dystopian authors emerges, the works of older authors have gained a second life. None have seemed to stand the tests of time longer than The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Fans of the
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Despite Being Its Influence, the Western Comics Industry Remains Silent on My Hero Academia
As the political and social climate feels more alarming day by day, it is not a coincidence that we have been living in a zeitgeist filled with the saturation of superheroes in our media for people to turn to for guidance. Although superheroes have been a prevalent norm in comics, the genre has recently found
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Chlorine Gardens is a Hilarious Memoir about Memory and Illness
- Comics, Indie & Small Press
- December 3, 2018
Chlorine Gardens Keiler Roberts Koyama Press September 11th, 2018 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher for review. On October 5, Quimby’s Bookstore hosted Keiler Roberts and Jessica Campbell for a reading of their newest books, respectively – Chlorine Gardens and XTC69. Both creators made us laugh with their unique styles of
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Previously on Comics: Layoffs at Lion Forge, Creators Supporting Creators, and the Bests of 2018
- News
- December 3, 2018
Despite the MCU, well, existing, I still get a little tingly about the fact that comics continue to hit the mainstream media nowadays, like G. Willow Wilson’s new Wonder Woman making headlines over at Vogue. It’s not always a good tingly feeling, especially in those moments when the comics industry likes to prove how trash
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November Nightcap: NSFW Comics Tackle Space and Fantasy
- After Dark, Comics
- November 30, 2018
Welcome to Nightcap, a soon to be regularly scheduled feature here at WWAC where we cover the sexy side of comics. The NSFW comics, even. Meant to be a roundup of what’s going on, this feature hopes to cover Limerence, Iron Circus, Filthy Figments, Slipshine, and other erotica publishers, as well as providing ad hoc
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To All The Cons We’ve Loved This Year
- Con Diaries
- November 30, 2018
We all have different criteria for what makes a convention. Some people love the huge rush of large venues like SDCC. Some like quieter, smaller things. With 2018’s convention season having finally wound down, we figured it’d be a good idea to talk about which con each of us liked best, and why.
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A Beautiful Genius Gets Her Just Due in Hedy Lamarr: An Incredible Life
- Comics
- November 30, 2018
Hedy Lamarr was as multifaceted as a diamond. The number of things she accomplished in her lifetime is startling when you sit down to count them. In her time, she was revered for her beauty, a star who acted in a-list pictures with Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, and Jimmy Stewart. She was the first woman
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