Los Angeles has a booming indie comics and zine scene, with massive shows like LA Zine Fest, Heavy Manners Library, and the dearly missed CALA making welcoming spaces for creators to showcase their work and find community. Attending local zine fests as part of the collective Zines 4 Queers she co-founded with fellow zinester oumou,…
Previously on Comics: This Year’s Pride Month, Let’s Not Forget the Straights, Says Marvel
Good morning from your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor. Happy Spring to everyone who’s not in Ontario, because it has been snowing here since the advent of Spring so in my opinion, it’s still winter. The weather has little impact on pop culture news, which is consistently a dumpster fire.
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Children of the Living Dead (2001)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups.
Con Diary: IP Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. Or Is It? I find out at Toronto Comicon 2024
Day two of Toronto Comicon 2024 featured a host of panel discussions about the world of pop culture, and intellectual property. The sessions were a mixed bag.
EXCLUSIVE: Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #351 – Character Reveal!
You might be familiar with this new character if you’re a classic fan of the photojournalist Fran Frazer. Fran returned to the pages of Archie comics in World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #136 with the creative team Ian Flynn and artist Holly G, and someone from her world appears in Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #351, with…
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.
Con Diary: To Me, My X-Men! X-Men ’97 Premiere at Toronto Comicon 2024
The Canadian premiere of X-Men ’97 during the second day of Toronto Comicon 2024 was a highly anticipated event. But with limited seating available, X-Men fans had to get to the con earlier than expected.
Con Diary: A Meeting of Creative Minds at Toronto Comicon 2024
Toronto Comicon 2024 was the biggest version of the convention yet, spread over three packed days, with exciting guests from around the world. I made my yearly journey to the convention, alongside occasional WWAC contributor Monita, aka, my twin.
Previously On Comics: From the Ashes
Good morning! We’ve survived both the Ides of March and Saint Patrick’s Day, and ya girl is officially done with school. It’s strange how March 17th tends to be one of those days that’s repeatedly significant to me for reasons other than the holiday, but it’s neat! Let’s dive in to some comics news.
INTERVIEW: Rosie Reads with the Kickstarting Creators of Balikbayan, a Filipino Horror Comic
There is a storied history of brilliant Filipino comics creators shaping American heroes in the west. Both Image Founder Whilce Portacio and prolific DC artist and Jonah Hex co-creator Tony DeZuniga had a huge influence and brought many Filipino creators into the fold of western comics. But with the recent release of cult Filipino comic…
WWACommendations: With Tony, Zodiac, The Shadow Over Innsmouth and More
Welcome back to WWACommendations! We took a little January break, so this edition contains many of our beginning of the year reads. The segue from 2023 into 2024 has felt very seamless to me, not necessarily in a good way, but comics are here to bolster us as we forge forward. Here are your first,…
INTERVIEW: A Sartorial Life — Conversation about Fashion and Comics with Trina Robbins
I first met Trina Robbins at Comic-Con International: San Diego in 2018 during an annual breakfast organized and hosted by Kim Munson. My friend Michael Dooley was intent on Robbins and I meeting due to shared interests in romance comics and women’s influence in comics history, and made sure we sat next to each other….