The New Expanded Universe is an ongoing column where I review each of the contemporary canon Star Wars books for your galactic enjoyment! Lost Stars Claudia Gray Del Ray Books September 4, 2015 There is something truly special about falling in love with and losing yourself in a fictional world. It’s why we rewatch movies,…
Marvel’s Witches: A Charmless Comic That Is Criminally Vulgar
I built the foundations of an ongoing essay feature on my belief in the viability of knockoffs as a creative beginning. It’s not a conviction I’ve lost, but I never said that all knockoffs are good to have around or that they must be more interesting than not. The knockoff, like the fanfiction, is a…
Nancy Drew #1 Delivers All-Ages Mystery (and a Goat)
Nancy Drew #1 Triona Farrell (Colorist), Ariana Maher (Letterer), Jenn St-Onge (Artist), and Kelly Thompson (Writer) Dynamite Comics June 13, 2018 A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. America’s most famous teen detective is back, this time in comics form. In Nancy Drew #1, Kelly Thompson, Jenn St-Onge,…
Previously On Comics: Look At This Pineapple
Good morning, and welcome to July! We closed out June with the best of all possible things, which is Stan Sakai being proud of his delicious, homegrown pineapple. I harvested our home grown pineapple. Ripened on the stalk, it is amazingly sweet with no strings at all. pic.twitter.com/qfh1Dhrt6s — Stan Sakai (@usagiguy) June 25, 2018…
Cover Girl: Mystery in Madripoor #4
Welcome to Cover Girls. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring a woman. This month Kayleigh, Laura, Claire, and Nola discuss Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #4.
Seattle, Superheroes, and Social Justice – Marvel: Universe of Superheroes at MoPOP
Marvel: Universe of Superheroes opened 21 April 2018 and runs through 6 January 2019 at the Museum of Popular Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle, Washington. This special exhibit takes visitors through the 80 year history of Marvel and their Superheroes, with materials assembled from collections and commissioned specifically for the exhibit. The journey into the Marvel…
Tips for Reading Comics Aloud
My home is filled with comics, graphic novels, and books about comics and graphic novels. My kid has thus been surrounded by comics her whole life, though it was only last year, when she was three, that I started reading them aloud to her. Though comics are often referred to as “kids’ stuff,” they can…
BOOM! Bar: Half-Year Check-In
If you’ve ever been curious about what BOOM! and their imprints KaBOOM!, BOOM! Box and Archaia put out into the world, this overview should give you a snapshot of their range. Ah, BOOM! Bar readers, when last did we speak? January. Forgive me. In apology, I bring you February through June, all at once. We’ll…
Book Beat: 2018 Locus Awards, Wilder Name Change, and A New T.H.U.G. Trailer
Hello, lovely readers! Welcome to this week’s installment of Book Beat, brought to you today by editor Paige. Can you believe June is almost over? It feels like just yesterday we were all queerly embracing the weather and this month’s overall jovial mood. But now we’re closing in on July, and things out in the…
How To Start An Indie Comics Publisher, with The Wassel Brothers
Running a business and running a comics business are not often themes that go hand in hand. On rare occasions, the two paths meet and a truly interesting discussion can be had that begs the question: how does one run a comics publisher that isn’t one of the Big Two? Is there room in the…
Praise Carol and Pass the Apocrypha!
The Gospel of Carol: Radical Teen Study Edition John S. Troutman Troutcave Comics The Gospel of Carol traces the life of Carol, the daughter of God, her brothers Thomas and Jesus, and her sister Miriam. She, not Jesus, is the Messiah, but people aren’t as willing to receive the Word of God from a woman…
The Cultural Anthropology of Sarah Rees Brennan’s In Other Lands
Sarah Rees Brennan’s 2017 book In Other Lands is a finalist for the World Science Fiction Society’s Award for “Best Young Adult Book,” which will be awarded during the Hugos Awards ceremony at WorldCon. And it is a finalist for the “Young Adult Book” Locus Award as well! I read the book the moment it…