Fan favorite gets manga adaptation Good news for Baccano! fans! We may never get a second season of the anime, but we are getting a manga adaptation later this year. Based on the light novels by Ryohgo Narita, Baccano! tells the story about a group of alchemists and an elixir that grants immortality against a…
I’m Loving: Phil Hester and John McCrea’s Mythic
While I am primarily a Marvel reader, every now and then a non-Marvel comic will catch my eye and interest. Right now, that comic is Mythic, a new series by author Phil Hester and artist John McCrea and published by Image. Just three issues in, Hester has set up a wildly imaginative world, full of…
DC Daily Planet: Does DC Really Want Fans to Buy 5,000 Copies of The Dark Knight III?
It was a slow news week for DC, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t have some big stories! On the tips of everyone’s tongues is the upcoming appearance of Constantine on the CW’s Arrow. Yes, having recently been canceled by NBC, much to the disappointment of many fans, Constantine is back! Somewhat. The television show doesn’t look…
Get Off My TV Lawn! Rumoured Fresh Prince Reboot
A Fresh Prince reboot? According to multiple sources, Smith’s production shingle, Overbrook Entertainment, is in the very early stages of developing a present-day family comedy that puts a new spin on the fish-out-of-water tale while maintaining the spirit of Fresh Prince. – TV Line Okay. I am fine with a new show that is inspired by Fresh…
Drink Your Comics: Archie Style
Still reeling from the goodness that was Archie #1 and Archie’s continued efforts to make Archie current, relevant, and interesting, we decided to celebrate our excitement with…drinking!
Oni Editor Robin Herrera On Diversity in Comics
This year at San Diego Comic Con, Women Write About Comics had the chance to speak with Oni Press Editor Robin Herrera. Emily Willis sat down to talk with Robin about diversity, women’s voices in comics, and the other new titles coming from Oni next year. I know Oni was really making waves when you…
Cyborg Boots Up for Solo Title
Cyborg #1 David F. Walker (writer), Ivan Reis (penciller), Joe Prado (inker), Adriano Lucas (colorist), Rob Leigh (letterer) DC Comics July 22, 2015 Plenty of fans will recognize DC’s Cyborg from the Cartoon Network Teen Titans series from the 2000s. As a comic book hero, he’s been around since 1980, a member of Teen Titans and eventually…
Sesame Street Will Soon be Brought to You by the Letters H, B, and O
Last week, I woke up singing “Imagine That,” by Ernie. The other day, it was “The Ladybug’s Picnic.” Cookie Monster songs are always a favourite and I will never forget my aunt, who is deathly afraid of airplane flight, talking about how drinking brandy and singing “Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco” got her…
Dice Vice: Saving the World with Pandemic
Board games are having a bit of a moment right now. In geek circles, Wil Wheaton has his show “Tabletop” on Geek & Sundry where he plays tabletop games with friends; new and interesting games are coming out all of the time, and it’s even making the news. With all the focus on board gaming…
The Thursday Book Beat: Love Triangles To Threesomes In YA
Yet another Ardo takeover of the Thursday Book Beat this week. Let’s check out some book news. The Great Leap In Logic: Love Triangles To Threesomes In YA Writer Allen Salkin makes the claim that “young adult books are getting hotter with threesomes” as the latest trend in the popular book market. This entire piece is…
Literary Gingers: Top 5 Redheaded Heroines
Here at WWAC we like our redheads. We’ve shared our favourite ginger haired superheroes and redheaded anime characters in the past. But it’s about time we gave our literary redheads some love.
Silk: The Miles to Gwen’s Peter
With the support of readers and moviegoers, the comic book industry is finally moving towards showcasing a more diverse series of heroes. Last year, Marvel gave us Kamala Khan as the new Ms. Marvel, the first Muslim heroine to headline her own comic in the publisher’s history. In 2015, Marvel followed up the progressive move…