Jen Bartel is undoubtedly one of the most beloved names in contemporary comics. Her instantly recognisable illustrations have graced the covers of pretty much every comics publisher, from the Big Two to Dark Horse through IDW, Archie to Image to Valiant, BOOM!, Vault and even Dynamite— Bartel is a one woman reason to argue for…
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call: Fear is a Construct
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call #3 Kelly Thompson (writer), Corin Howell (artist), Valentina Pinto (colours), Neil Uyetake (letters) IDW Publishing 7 February, 2018 The Ghostbusters are in bad shape. The evil Schreckgespenst, a.k.a. Shrecky the Ghost, a.k.a. Kruger the Mad Scientist, got the whammy on them and forced the quartet to face their worst fears. They…
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Mata Hari #1 Muddles the Mystery of its Heroine
Mata Hari #1 Emma Beeby (Writer), Ariela Kristantina (Artist), Pat Masioni (Colorist) Berger Books (an imprint of Dark Horse Comics) February 21, 2018 Mata Hari, Eye of the Dawn, is one of European history’s most controversial women, and that’s saying a lot. According to her detractors, she’s responsible for more deaths than Lucrezia Borgia and…
Jem and The Holograms: Dimensions #3: Starlight Scares
Jem and The Holograms: Dimensions #3 “Shooting Stars” Nicole Goux (writer and artist), Rebecca Nalty (colours), Shawn Lee (letters) “Haunted” Sam Maggs (writer), Rachel Stott (artist), Marissa Louise (colours), Shawn Lee (letters) IDW Publishing 7 February, 2018 There are two more fun and colourful stories to enjoy with the latest issue of Jem and the…
Tome Raider: An Archaeologist’s Take on Lara Croft
Tomb Raider: Library Edition Vol. 1 Gail Simone and Rhianna Pratchett (Writers), Nicholas Daniel Selma, Derlis Santacruz, Andrea Mutti (Artists), Juan Gedeon, Andy Owens, and Pierluigi Baldassini (Inkers), Michael Atiyeh (Colorist) Dark Horse Comics February 28, 2018 Obviously, “if you’re looking for archaeology in the world of Lara Croft you won’t find it,” and if…
Comic Book Name Game: Week Two
It’s the Year of the Knockoff here at WWAC, and to illustrate just how samey comic book characters have been, I’m going to chain together all of their names, using an element of the last one to pick the next one. I’ll also mention their other name(s) and where they’re “from.” For the sake of…
The Comic Book History of Comics #2: Into the Murky World of Copyright
The Comic Book History of Comics #2 Fred Van Lente (Writer and Letters), Ryan Dunlavey (Artist), Adam Guzowski (Colours) IDW Publishing 24 January, 2018 Following The Comic Book History of Comics’ fun first issue about the birth of graphic novels, the series moves into much darker territory in issue #2 – copyright and rip-offs.
Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Comics
Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Women Adam and Lisa Murphy Phoenix at David Fickling Books, March 1st 2018 There are children for whom this will rank among the most valuable books of their lives, and it only costs ten pounds (penny change). I appreciate this is an introduction with what’s perhaps offputting grandeur, but I’m afraid I…
Dark Side of the Moon is a Bizarre Place
Dark Side of the Moon Blutch (writer and artist) Europe Comics at izneo.com February 15, 2007 IZNEO HAS PROVIDED WWAC WITH A VIP ACCESS PASS. Sometimes, I want an adventurous read. Something that feels very personal, something that challenges me to do something more than simply experience a story. I am not going to lie,…
French Pirates and Feminists! Long John Silver: Lady Vivian Hastings
Long John Silver Vol. 1: Lady Vivian Hastings Xavier Dorison (writer), Mathieu Laufray (illustrator) Dargaud (French version) May 18, 2007 Cinebook (English version) February 16, 2011 “But in these dark hours at last, I find the courage to pass along these terrible memories…” Long John Silver Vol. 1, Lady Vivian Hastings opens with an ominous…
Monthly Marvel Muster: Going Weekly
Welcome to Monthly Marvel Muster, as we look back on January. This column we have two character resurrections, the start of the much-hyped weekly Avengers: No Surrender, and a whole lot of miniseries and one-shots. Marvel had no new ongoing comics in January, but made up for it with five new miniseries and five one-shots….
Exploring CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments
Illness is something that all of us experience at some time in our life. Sometimes it’s temporary, or sometimes it ends up defining the way we live our lives. But for such a universal experience, it’s one that’s often explored in arts and culture by people who have a reductive view of what it means…
