Last week, the latest installment in DC’s film universe hit cinema screens. And it was…not good. If you love superheroes but are looking for better ways to spend your time, try one of these webcomics instead. If you want more lighthearted superhero: The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks This kid-friendly comic follows the crime-stopping endeavors…
Starting from Scratch: How I Self-Published an All-Ages Graphic Novel about a Kitten
Some writers sweat out their masterpieces in the wee hours after a day job or put all their efforts into one heroic month. My Great American Novel took eight years and $5,000 of my own hard-earned cash. It wasn’t a discourse on my generation or an allegory about consumerism. I self-published an all-ages graphic novel…
DC Devotees and Making Mine Marvel: What Does Brand Loyalty Mean In Comics?
Are you “a Marvel fan?” Dedicated to DC? Do you have a loyalty to a different publisher or publishing brand? Does this whole idea perplex or enrage you? Where do you stand in terms of publisher loyalty? We’re thinking about it.
Mighty Marvel Monday: Wondercon and More
It is the last Mighty Marvel Monday of March, Easter Monday, and also two days before my little sister’s birthday (Happy Birthday Vic!), so let’s get to it. This past weekend was Wondercon, which is basically the dry run for SDCC. We saw the new RFID badges that SDCC will be using this year, and…
6 Video Game Scores and Soundtracks to Level Up Your Day
There are music people in this world, I feel like I’m often surrounded by them. People who are interested in specific bands, who can identify songs that haven’t been playing nonstop on the radio for the past few months. I am not one of these people. I’m, in fact, pretty tone deaf and prefer silence…
Weekend Review: More Than Just Batman v. Superman
This week saw the much-anticipated release of Batman v. Superman, but that’s not all we had to talk about! On Monday… Eve Golden Woods reviews Now Our Lives Are Stranger in Adventures in Small Games and Annie Bulloch cooks up some Super Girlfriend Guacamole in Cook Your Comics. Babies are so cute a-bubuuu! WWAC shares their favourite bundles…
This Week in WWAC History: Wonder Woman and Aquaman
The reviews are pouring in for Batman v Superman. I haven’t read any yet because spoilers. [Editor’s Note: You can read our spoiler free review here!] But, I have read these articles about Wonder Woman and Aquaman, and I can definitely recommend them as good reads from the WWAC archives. Enjoy!
Shinbun Saturday: Manga Licenses Galore!
Happy Saturday! Vernieda here, fresh and recharged from a writers retreat. You know what’s even better? Spring has sprung! Goodbye, winter, and good riddance. Kodansha USA has been busy this week, announcing several new manga licenses. Twelve new print titles scheduled for this autumn, in fact! Among the new titles are more properties belonging to…
Dice Vice: Mission: Red Planet
Did you read or see The Martian and think to yourself, “I could do that”? I did not because I don’t think that I could “science the shit” out of that many things, but I do like the idea of space travel. So, if you like space and are looking for a game that is…
6 Movie Scores and Soundtracks to Level Up Your Day
One of the great frustrations of being a bookworm, gamer, comics addict, or film devotee is knowing that the real world will never quite measure up to the ones in our favorite fictional worlds. It will never be quite as exciting, dramatic, romantic, or perilous: our world is mundane. The ones we devour through books and…
Comics’ Infinite Scroll: To The Rim and Beyond
The launch of Stela, a new comics app which publishes titles optimized for the downward scrolling function of smartphones, has kicked up some talk about Scott McCloud’s Reinventing Comics. Published in 2000 as a sequel to Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics considers the kinds of innovations that McCloud believed would advance the medium. He paid particular attention to…
Meet Josie and the Pussycats, Riverdale’s New Black Girl Band
The live-action cast for the new CW show Riverdale has been revealed! For a couple of weeks, Archie Comics have been providing us with updates surrounding the casting of Archie and the Gang, which includes, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, and more. Hopefully, we’re just minutes away from getting our first view of the show itself.