The WWAC slack is trying to convince me to watch The Boys, but I’m currently knee deep in hate (?) watching all of Lucifer because I keep hearing good things about it, and also Tom Welling was in a season. Two Supermen coming to the Arrowverse just aren’t enough for me. Anyway, this week is all about being…
Cracking Open the Egg: William Gibson’s Alien 3
William Gibson’s Alien 3 Tamra Bonvillain (colorist), Johnnie Christmas (writer and artist), William Gibson (original screenplay), Nate Piekos (letterer) Dark Horse Comics August 7, 2019 In his author(ish) foreword, William Gibson relays the story of how he, an Alien/s fan, supposes he surprised and dismayed the studio by delivering a script for Alien 3 that…
Killers #1: Magic! Ninjas! Magic Ninjas!
Killers #1 Fernando Dagnino (Artist), B Clay Moore (Writer), Jeff Powell (Letters), José Villarrubia (Colours) Valiant Comics 31 July, 2019 Desdemona Rush returns home to find a masked man dead in her hallway, alongside her beloved companion. She needs answers—they lie in Burano, Italy, with a former covert colleague Roger Thorpe. Traveling there is the…
Catching Up With Rosemary Valero-O’Connell at SDCC
Rosemary Valero-O’Connell is everything I thought she’d be the moment I ran up to the 01: First Second booth. I was ten minutes late, sweating and anxious from navigating the crowded maze-like aisles of the San Diego Comic-Con Exhibitor Hall. In contrast, Valero-O’Connell embodied the effortlessly stylish vibes of the book she so lovingly illustrates….
Catalyst Prime: Seven Days With Gail Simone and Desiree Rodriguez
If all human life was to be extinguished in seven days, Gail Simone knows exactly what she’d do with her time: spend it with her son, husband, and their dogs. “I mean, I may want to go out and explore nature or something,” Simone mused in our recent San Diego Comic-Con interview, “but I’m more…
Superman’s Pal (and Problem) Jimmy Olsen Is Our Delight
Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 Clayton Cowles (letters), Nathan Fairbairn (colors and cover), Matt Fraction (writer), Steve Lieber (art and cover) DC Comics July 17, 2019 When Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen was announced several months ago, it immediately became my most highly anticipated book of the year, and indeed of many years. I’m not the…
Dead Kings is Tonally Confusing but Somehow Has a Great Ending
Dead Kings Vol. 1 Lauren Affe (Colours), Thomas Mauer (Letters), Steve Orlando (Writer), Matthew Dow Smith (Artist) Aftershock Comics July 30, 2019 Thrice-Nine, an apocalyptic wasteland, is all that is left of the once-glorious Rus. The denizens of the city, called Niners, are despised by all. But that doesn’t stop Sasha Vasnetsov from marching into…
2019 Hugo Award Reviews: Novellas Part Two
Welcome to another instalment of our six-part series looking at this year’s finalists for the Hugo Awards! The previous post covered three contenders for Best Novella. Now let us round off the category by looking at the three that remain…
WWACommendations: LUFF, Darth Vader, Dear Justice League, Pros and (Comic) Cons
Happy July! What comics are you reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors share some of the comics they’ve been especially enjoying. Let us know on Twitter what comics you’re reading that more people need to check out! Emily Lauer: Dear Justice League imagines that kids in the DC universe can email the members of the…
Tom Bilyeu & Steve Aoki’s Neon Future Looks Bright
Tom Bilyeu always has his eyes set on a the future and inspiring people to unlock their full potential. He is the co-founder of the highly successful nutrition company, Quest Nutrition, who moved on with his wife Lisa to found Impact Theory, a for-profit media company that is designed to “leverage the self-sustaining power of commerce to…
House of X #1: All These Worlds are Yours—Except Krakoa
House of X #1 VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Marte Gracia (colorist), Jonathan Hickman (writer), Pepe Larraz (artist), Tom Muller (design) Marvel Comics July 24, 2019 House of X #1 has been touted as a new beginning for the X-Men, that once indomitable franchise that was knocked off its pedestal in recent years for reasons that…
Previously on Comics: FINALLY
Folks, it happened. I didn’t once have to write about harassment for a Previously column! What an incredible milestone (please no one ruin this for me)! Let’s dive right in: Creator, Editor, and Force of Nature Steenz is going to be teaching cartooning at Webster University! Is it too late to enroll? Look, I just…
