Professional badass wrestler Aerial Monroe is a goddess. Seriously. She first appeared on the professional wrestling circuit in 2015 and has been going nonstop ever since. She’s a veteran of female-lead wrestling events such as the Queens of Combat, SHINE, and Shimmer. As if that list wasn’t impressive enough, Aerial debuted in WWE’s Monday Night…
[Exclusive Preview] The Mysticons are Back to Save Drake City
Based on the Nickelodeon cartoon, Mysticons Volume 2 from Dark Horse Comics sees the return of Arkayna, Zarya, Emerald, and Piper to fulfill their prophecy of fighting evil. “In an effort to get Em out of the house, the Mysticons go to the mall, where Em is swept up in the world of a Battle-Bots style…
Previously on Comics: A Thor-ny Subject
Good morning! Hopefully your weekend went well. I don’t have a lot of news for you this week, so I’ll just jump right in. The Doug Wright Awards have announced their 2019 inductees for the Giants of the North, a hall of fame for Canadian cartoonists. Congratulations to Fiona Smyth and also a posthumous congratulations…
Love, Death + Dragons: Wendy’s Totally Plausible Game of Thrones Predictions
There are lots of Game of Thrones predictions and theories around and, with the pending doom of the Night King’s onslaught, I would be remiss if I didn’t get my thoughts out to the world. Last week’s episode, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” featured a lot of maudlin and/or surprising moments where many relationships…
Avengers: Endgame Has Something for Every Fan, Mostly
Avengers: Endgame Anthony and Joe Russo (directors), Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Trent Opaloch (Cinematography) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper, Josh Brolin (cast) April 26, 2019
Cover Girl: Xena: Warrior Princess #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, Louis, Wendy, and Lisa discuss the covers for the Xena #1 relaunch from Dynamite Entertainment.
Our Super Review: Sarah Graley’s Our Super Adventure
Our Super Adventure: Press Start To Begin Sarah Graley (Artist & Writer), Stef Purenins (Flatter) Oni Press March 2019 In Sarah Graley’s introduction into Our Super Adventure: Press Start To Begin, she describes the connection people have to her work as a kind of “shared silliness,” a phrase that encapsulates the entire feel of this…
Marvelous MoCCA Mini Roundup
Going to the annual Museum of Comics and Cartoon Arts fest is nostalgic for me. I remember so many venues this con has used over the years, and recall so fondly the sense of excitement and discovery in finding quirky little photocopied mini comics, sold directly to me by their creators. Over a decade ago,…
DC Comics PUBWATCH – April 2019 Edition
The biggest news this month for DC Comics was the full-on committal of the company to getting their comics on the DC Universe App. At Wonder Con it was announced that soon they’d have their entire digital catalog (with a twelve-month delay for new issues) on the platform, and they’re doing their best to make…
Monthly Marvel Muster: Springing Into Event Season
Welcome to the April Monthly Marvel Muster! I’m back with two months’ worth of news and reviews of what’s new at the House of Ideas. This month we have only three new ongoing series, but also a rather daunting list of new mini-series exploring every corner of the Marvel Universe.
Book Beat: Apex Magazine Hiatus, New Skyhorse Imprint, and A Tolkien Biopic
Hi everyone! It’s Christa, here to take you through the roller coaster of books news from this past week. One of our favourite SFF magazines announced it was going on hiatus, and the developing Children’s Book Guild of DC story was the talk of the WWAC Slack. But there was some good news too for…
Last Week’s Episode: Counting Down to Endgame
Like everyone else who continues to hand Disney their money, I too am eagerly anticipating the release of Avengers: Endgame this week, and I’m handling it by carefully planning which MCU movies to rewatch and then giving up. Fox Chopping Block Mouse Guard has turned out to be a casualty in the Disney/Fox merger, scrapped two weeks…