Con Season is well upon us. Cosplayers are finalizing their designs, creators are flirting with carpal tunnel from signings, and con staff are trying to make sure they won’t be faceplanting into accusations of harrassment, and more importantly, that everyone who attends will feel safe and comfortable — as comfortable as you can be in…
Kid Comics Go to Class
By now you may have noticed a trend on WWAC: We are debuting a lot of exciting new features, series, and live-tweeting events. Hold on to your hats for yet another blast of something new that we like to call Kid Comics go to Class.
Reading Diaries: Legends, Flirts, and Fire
What have you been reading? What did you start and then never finish? Reading for work? For pleasure? Megan: I’m a big one for that–my patience is wearing thinner and thinner over the years, and I’m finding novellas and short stories a good fit for my surly-reader< nature. I recently read In The Tall Grass by Steven King and his son…
Review: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Mike Benson, Writer Tan Eng Huat, Pencils Craig Yeung, Inks Marvel Comics I hadn’t even noticed there was a new Deadly Hands of Kung Fu title until I was going for my week’s comics and noticed Misty Knight on the cover of issue #2. I immediately went back and bought…
Announcing Halloween ComicFest 2014
The third annual Halloween ComicFest is coming! Similar to Free Comic Book Day events, this event focuses on Halloween and horror comics for all ages.
Judge Anderson Makes Her IDW Debut
This August, IDW will expand its Judge Dredd universe with upcoming series Judge Anderson: Psi-Division, which chronicles the early adventures of Mega-City One’s favorite telepathic Judge. Written by 2000AD editor Matt Smith with Carl Critchlow on art, the series takes place before IDW’s main Judge Dredd title. The first story arc, “King of the Six…
The Thursday Book Beat: Rush Limbaugh Attacks Bookstore
Rush Limbaugh Attacks Bookstore Rush Limbaugh has once again used his power to make us groan by making sounds come out of his mouth. This time, Limbaugh attacks an independent bookstore for not selling his book. [Executive Director Deborah] Menkart gave the opening speech and said 90 percent of children’s books that Teaching for Change sells…