DAYGLOAYHOLE # 1-3 Ben Passmore Silver Sprocket 2018-2019 In Ben Passmore’s Ignatz-nominated DAYGLOAYHOLE, the apocalypse has already happened. Cities are destroyed, people incinerated … it’s a bad time. But of course it wouldn’t be any kind of time without someone to interpret it, bringing us to the bespectacled and underwear-clad Ben. Passmore’s partial self-insert, Ben is…
Sex, Murder, and Ambition Abound in BOOM!’s Bury the Lede
Bury the Lede Jillian Crab (designer), Gaby Dunn (writer, creator), Mike Fiorentino (letterer), Miquel Muerto (colourist), Dafna Pleban (editor), Claire Roe (illustrator) BOOM! Studios October 2, 2019 Bury the Lede is BOOM! Studios’ debut in the publisher’s new focus on adult, original content. Given the studios’ big titles such as Giant Days and Lumberjanes, Bury…
The Princess of Clèves: A Lively Retelling of a Classic Tale
The Princess of Clèves Claire Bouilhac (Writer), Cromatik Ltd (Letters), Madame de La Fayette (Writer), Marie-Anne Didierjean (Colours), Mercedes Claire Gilliom (Translation), Valérie Michaux (Colours), Catel Muller (Writer and Artist) Dargaud (French), Europe Comics (English) 18 September, 2019 Madame de La Fayette’s classic story The Princess of Clèves is given new life as a graphic novel for…
Infinite Dark Volume 2 Seeks the Light at the End of Humanity
Infinite Dark Volume Two Ryan Cady (writer), Andrea Mutti (illustrator), Troy Peteri (letterer), K. Michael Russell (colourist) Top Cow Productions September 4, 2019 In the first volume of Infinite Dark, security officer Deva Karrell has risked everything to save the remaining passengers of the Orpheus who are, in turn, the last survivors of humanity, after…
The Anonymous heART Project Touches and Teaches Hearts Through Art
In 2018, Heart Research UK introduced the Anonymous heART Project to help the organization inspire and invest in pioneering medical research, training, and education to improve heart health among their communities. Sending out hundreds of A5 postcards to famous creatives such as Robert Smith, Keith Lemon, and Alan Titchmarsh, the project received a resounding response and a…
Betrayals and Reveals in Supergirl’s “Event Horizon”
Supergirl 5.1: “Event Horizon” Robert Rovner, Jessica Queller, Sarah Schechter, Greg Berlanti (Executive Producers), Jesse Warn (director), Daniel Beaty (co-producer), Joanie L. Whoehler, Jennifer Lence, Carl Ogawa, J. Holtham, Jay Faerber, Chris Pavoni (producers), Derek Simon (supervising producer), Jesse Warn, Dana Horgan, Lindsay Sturman, Rob Wright (co-executive producers), Derek Simon, Nikki Holcomb (written by) Melissa…
House of X #6: Just Look at What We Have Made
House of X #6 VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Marte Gracia & David Curiel (colorists), Jonathan Hickman (writer), Pepe Larraz (artist), Tom Muller (design) Marvel Comics October 2, 2019 This review contains spoilers for House of X #6. From the very first pages of House of X #1, that glimpse of golden pods and reborn mutants…
Previously On Comics: Release the Richards Cut!
I don’t even know where to start. Most of the week and all of the weekend has been dominated by New York Comic Con and everything a 4 day con entails. People have been busy and as you can imagine shenanigans have been low on everyone’s list of priorities. That said there has been some…
The Wedding Issue: Patsy Walker and Daimon Hellstrom
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In this mini-feature, former Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and Bride-to-Be Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most significant times comic companies took the plunge and got their characters…
#CarrieOnForever: Carrie Fisher’s Life Still Resonates Almost Three Years After Her Death
It’s been a little over two and a half years since Carrie Fisher passed away. In the immediate aftermath, people continue to share some amazing stories of how she touched their lives. And even while she was still with us, it was easy to see how much of an impact she could have on people…
Cover Girl: Vengeance of Vampirella #1
Welcome to Cover Girl. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Lisa, Wendy, Claire, and Nola examine Joshua Middleton’s cover of Vengeance of Vampirella #1 from Dynamite Entertainment.
Con Diary: Rose City Comic Con 2019
After enjoying myself last year, I’d been looking forward to this year’s Rose City Comic Con. It’s a show I enjoy in a town that’s fun to visit, and while I went last year with no plan, just wanting to experience things, this time I was more prepared. Sort of.
