Feminasty: The Complicated Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death Erin Gibson Grand Central Publishing September 4, 2018 You know that old adage – if I don’t laugh, I’ll cry? Being a woman is hard; often-times unbearable. You have to laugh off the daily horrors or you won’t get through another…
My Favourite Bug-based Superheroes that Aren’t Ant-Man and The Wasp
I may never forgive the MCU for that end credit scene following the fun and entertaining romp that was the Ant-Man and The Wasp movie, but I did come to appreciate characters in that film that I had previously known or cared very little about. Plus, the movie prompted me to do a little research. Science has…
Presenting Dark Horse: August 2018
Hello lovely readers! Welcome to the August installment of Presenting Dark Horse. After pushing through back-to-back Pubwatch posts about Dark Horse Comics’ shenanigans during June 2018 and July 2018’s SDCC, I needed a minute to regroup. And to sleep. It’s been a long few weeks, y’all. Now that I’ve returned to a somewhat normal sleep…
Behind the Scenes with Oni and Limerence Press’ Ari Yarwood
In our Editorial Eye series, we go behind the scenes with comic and book editors to learn about their role in the creative process and discover how their passion for their industry helps shape their work. Several comic companies have introduced imprints that cover more adult stories, which means books that invariably involve sex. In…
Previously on Comics: The Valkyries’ Ragnarok and Saying Goodbye to FPI’s Blog
Back to back conventions has meant that for the most part everyone has either been too busy, in transit or just too tired to cause any trouble so this last week was been strangely quiet on the news front. Until suddenly it wasn’t and the white feminism™ we all know and hate once again reared…
A Fistful of Comics: Crowdfunding Roundup September ‘18
The leaves are turning and the pumpkin spice lattes have reappeared, so it’s time to settle down with some quiet, contemplative, and comfortable comics—and Kickstarter has your back! From experimental woodland horror comics to explorations of Black hair or magazines for young witches, now’s the time to back a book that will remind you of…
Rye Hickman Talks About the Cyberpunk World of Moth & Whisper
Moth & Whisper is one of the newest titles that will be coming out soon from AfterShock comics and is a tale of crime, intrigue, glamorous thieves, and a genderqueer protagonist that has to take up the family business(es) if they want to save their family. We had a chance to talk with artist Rye…
My First Comic: Bunty Comics Annual 1985
I always tell people that the first comics I really got into were Gaiman’s The Sandman, Transmetropolitan by Ellis, or Preacher by Ennis. However, the truth is that Bunty Annual 1985 was my introduction to the world of comics. Bunty comics was a British publication aimed at girls. I don’t know if someone bought it…
Hottest Hair In Comics
As you know, here at WWAC, we’re committed to bringing you the hardest hitting critical analysis that can be found in comics. We cover the topics others are too afraid to cover! Explore the corners of comics as an industry that others are afraid to look in to! Spend several hours compiling a list of…
Hotblood! Zarco’s Wonderful Blend of Crime Thriller and Western Isn’t Horsing Around
Toril Orlesky’s Zarco is the natural evolution of what she achieved in Hotblood!. I devoured it in one sitting, drawn along by the story and the artwork alike, hungry to find out how—if—things would resolve.
Oni Press MEGA PUBWATCH: Three Months of Glorious Comics!
Welcome to the official Oni Press Pubwatch here at WWAC. I, Jazmine, will be your guide through the wild landscape of Rick and Morty comics, Invader Zim tomfoolery, and the wonderfully cute Kaijumax series. Now, this is just gonna be your standard Pubwatch scenario. Nothing too out of the box, I’m just gonna jump in…
Book Beat: Avatar YA Series, Book the Vote, and The Alt Nobel Shortlist
Hello everyone, and welcome to September! I know this is a busy time for a lot of folks, so I hope you’re here to take a little break, relax, and enjoy some book news.
