With thanks to our team for putting together our most excellent list of nominees for the best (and not so best) of comics in 2018, and to our Patreon patrons for their votes, we now present to you the winners of the 2019 WWAC Awesome Awards!
Presenting the Winners of the 2019 Bookmarked Awesome Awards
With thanks to our team for putting together our most excellent list of nominees for the best (and not so best) of the book world in 2018, and to our Patreon patrons for their votes, we now present to you the winners of the 2019 Bookmarked Awesome Awards!
By the Letters: An Interview with Troy Peteri
Letterers are some of the many unsung heroes that help shape the comics we love. Word and thought balloons, sound effects (SFX), and narrative boxes appear throughout the pages of each book, but readers tend to take those storytelling devices for granted, without realizing just how much of our reading experience those seemingly simple letters…
WWACommendations: Life is Strange, Coyotes, Batman Elseworlds, Archie 1941, and More
Happy first WWACommendations of 2019! Every month, WWAC contributors share what comics we’ve read lately that we really enjoyed. This month I got to read a comic based on my favorite fandom (check out the preview below!), which was an exciting surprise. Another fandom I’m passionate about is X-Men characters, so I plan to catch…
Previously on Comics: @AOC Establishes Her Nerd Cred and FlameCon Doesn’t Like Sharing
I’m just going to jump right into the news with my favourite moment of last week, which was congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continuing to remind us that she will not be silenced. Channeling Alan Moore’s Watchmen, she tweeted a quote from the character, Rorschach, “None of you understand. I’m not locked up in here with YOU. You’re…
Captain Britain Reading Diary 5: No More Eggs or Sunshine
Captain Britain went into limbo again, lost in the journey back from Otherworld… …Which we caught back up with in 1981.
Water Weed Blog Tour: Ben Aaronovitch on Diversity, Collaboration, and the Rivers of London Graphic Novels
Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series follows the life and career of Peter Grant — life-long Londoner, newly-minted Constable and, considerably to his astonishment, apprentice magician — as well as his colleagues, family, lovers and friends. With seven novels, one novella and six graphic novels — all released since 2011 — the series is a…
WWAC’s Favorite Small Press Comics of 2018
There are some amazing comics that came out this past year, and we unfortunately don’t have the capacity to showcase every incredible indie book. The to-read pile is high, stacked with promise and adventure. But, we took a crack at it anyway! Below is a selection of what small press releases we loved over at…
Journey Across the Seven Seas: Sillier and Spookier
What’s up for the latest massive roundup from Seven Seas? Mood whiplash! We go from buddy comedies and inept dragons to zombies and the scariest thing of all: fad diets!
Plus-Sized Elf Makes A Joke of Women’s Bodies
As a fat person, I’m not sure what I dislike more: no fat representation in media, or fat representation in media. Because whenever it happens, it’s almost always as a comic relief, a glutton, a character who is defined by always eating. Their fatness is only the “acceptable” kind, a little chub around the midsection,…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: January 2019
Happy New Year! I’m excited to inaugurate 2019 with a look at the last month in the world of Britain’s Titan Comics. Titan has a fabulous track record for bringing a fresh look to existing licenses, and providing titles that are a little more adult, a little more cerebral, and very uniquely British—including one with…
Book Beat: Kathleen Hale Returns and Lin-Manuel Miranda Saves the Day
Hello, fellow book lovers! We’re two weeks into 2019 and the publishing industry is back in full force. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has been bombarded by “Most Anticipated” lists over the last few days – my 2019 to read is already starting to get out of hand.
