It’s another Mighty Marvel Monday, and this past week we had possibly the biggest news for Marvel in…ever? Honestly, I was trying to think of some kind of comparable announcement in other media, and I couldn’t. Ta-Nehisi Coates will write the new Black Panther ongoing. Fittingly, Marvel chose The New York Times books section to…
Personality In Design: The High School Stereotypes in Daria
High school is a time to try on identities. You figure yourself out, honing your personality with fewer and fewer apologies along the way. At one point in high school, you’ve probably been called something like: stoner, weirdo, punk, loner, loser, jock, brainiac, or another label like that. Some of these names aren’t all bad, but most of…
I’m Loving: Hamilton’s Original Broadway Cast Recording
I have emotions for Alexander Hamilton. That’s not really a sentence I ever expected I’d have a reason to say, but actor-composer Lin-Manuel Miranda has a way of swinging the unexpected into one’s life. Miranda’s original musical Hamilton revisits the man known best for his appearance on the US $10 bill and his infamous duel with Aaron Burr,…
IndieGoGo Update: Stretch Goals – We Have Them!
Our crowdfunding campaign is still going strong. We’ve already made our first stretch goal and are humbled by and grateful for the outpouring of support, but there is still so much more we want to do! Independent comics criticism is an essential part of the comics marketplace: we don’t sell or promote comics but we do…
Drink Your Comics: Lady Killer Inspired Cocktails for the Vintage-Loving Lady Assassin
The Lady Killer trade paperback came out this month, and in celebration (because Ginnis loooooooves Lady Killer — see her reviews), she requested Lady Killer themed cocktails from our boozy WWAC writers. Whether these cocktails are vintage influenced or more conceptual, you can find one to appease your inner lady assassin.
The Concept of Epiphanies: Rebecca Fox in Profile
Up-and-coming graphic novelist Rebecca Fox’s work is defined by strong lines and piercing philosophical questions. A talented artist and storyteller, Fox, 32, is in the midst of prepping her first graphic novel for publication. Set to hit bookshelves next year, her book will be made up of twelve separate, but conceptually linked comics, each with a very…
Coming of Age: Finding Direction in Lucy Knisley’s “An Age of License”
An Age of License Lucy Knisley Fantagraphics October 2014 An Age of License is a travel journal written by Lucy Knisley that details her trip around Europe in the fall of 2011.