Fresh Romance, the romantic comics zine from Rosy Press, is a real treat to read. It feels like meeting your best friend. You’ll catch yourself thinking, I’ve been looking for you everywhere. I’m so glad I found you!
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Tiny Cute Robots & More Ennis War Stories
Cartoonist Ben Hatke Talks Upcoming Kids Comic Little Robot This absolutely adorable looking book is all about a girl and robot being BFFs, which is a plot hook that I’m immediately on board for. Creator of Zita the Spacegirl, Hatke is an expert at fun comics for kids, and this mostly silent story aimed at…
Copyediting: What Even IS That? Four Copyeditors Discuss The Matter
Back in May, Claire—WWAC’s Features and Opinions Editor—and Jasmine—the co-editor of The Psychedelic Journal—had a little roundtable discussion on editing and what it’s all about. This got us—the copyediting team here at WWAC—thinking. Perhaps we should have a little roundtable of our own. “Copyediting?” “What even is that?” “Why do you need a copyeditor?” “Don’t…
Nice Sex Comics: No Tears, No Chafing, No Pushing It
Sex: a lot of us do it! Naturally, it features in a lot of stories. There are a lot of comics with sex in them, out there. There are plenty of bad ones. And there are a lot of really well-drawn, clear-eyed comics about bad sex, too. Or functionally good sex, between people who are bad…
Support WWAC On Indiegogo!
Women Write About Comics is finally crowdfunding and we need your help! We are looking to raise $3000 to turn our calling into a business. Independent comics criticism is an essential part of the comics marketplace: we don’t sell or promote comics but we do give them exposure, critical in-depth attention, and create a space…
Classic Anime that Aren’t For Me: What IS the Anime Canon?
What comes to mind when I mention “classic anime” or “anime canon”? What kinds of films are included in the “anime canon”? Paige Sammartino: In terms of films, Studio Ghibli is the first thing that comes to mind, particularly Princess Mononoke. Films like Akira and Ghost in the Shell are not only great on their…
