The year is 3333 and immortals walk among us — except for the six that have been found dead, confirming that there is a serial killer in our midst. Up until then, vampires and humans have coexisted amicably. Now Detective Harper Halloway and her partner, Atticus Black, must solve the case of the vampire slayer…
Doctor Aphra #1: May the Curse Be with You
I’ve said it many times: Star Wars is a franchise that really excels when it focuses on stories and worldbuilding that’s not directly related to the Skywalker Saga, and when it uses mediums other than feature length movies to do it. This has been true of the television shows (like The Mandalorian and Rebels), the…
WWACommendations: Spy x Family, Junji Ito’s Uzumaki, A Girl Called Echo, and More
What comics have you been reading lately? This year has been painful and difficult in many ways, so I’m glad to hear many friends have found comfort in discovering new comics. Every month, WWAC contributors share the comics we’re especially enjoying. Let us know on Twitter what comics you’re enjoying lately!
Svetlana Chmakova Goes Back to Nightschool With The Weirn Books: Be Wary of The Silent Woods
Award-winning creator Svetlana Chmakova goes back to nightschool with a new series, The Weirn Books: Be Wary of The Silent Woods. The first story, available now from Yen Press’ middle grade graphic novel imprint, JY, introduces us to Ailis Thornton and her cousin, Na’ya Leiburne-Thornton. Ailis is a 12-year-old weirn — a witch bound to…
Fittingly, Ninja Sex Party: The Graphic Novel Is the Sound of One Hand Fapping
Half brilliant, original innovation, half masturbatory exercise in self-loving, Ninja Sex Party: The Graphic Novel will only tell fans of the band part of the story.
Previously on Comics: What a Week it Has Been
Kate here, for another Previously on Comics column. What a week, huh?
Last Week’s Episode: What is a Week Anyway??
As the world continues faces a long overdue reckoning with uprisings around the globe against anti-Black racism and white supremacy, the entertainment world is trying to return to some semblance of normal. Of course, the big question is what will that look like? And in the face of current conversations, protests, and civil unrest why…
Dejah Thoris Vol 2: Dejah Rising…to the Top
Dejah Thoris volume 1 featured a tired cover by J. Scott Campbell, but volume 2, Dejah Rising, promises so much more. A cover by Diego Galindo features a deadly and determined Princess of Barsoom that is ready to defend her kingdom to the death.
Vault Pubwatch Light: June 2020
We’re slowly starting to see things back on the shelves at our local comic stores, but things are still a little light. While Vault waits for the vaults to open, the company isn’t sitting idle on the more pressing matters affecting our world right now:
The Savage Beard of She Dwarf Is a Colorful Adventure
Believing herself to be the last dwarf in existence, She Dwarf is determined to find the lost dwarven city of Dammerung. Many obstacles will interrupt this arduous journey, but She Dwarf is inspired by thoughts of her late mother’s heroism. Gaining both allies and enemies along the way, will finding Dammerung bring the answers she…
Excalibur #10: Long Live Captain(s) Britain
After the long, unintentional pandemic break, we return to an Excalibur that is very different from what we left. What happened in the two and a half months off to get us to the new status quo of Excalibur #10?
Anne Bonny Takes No Prisoners on the High Seas in A Man Among Ye #1
There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the redheaded pirate known as Anne Bonny. She appears in Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Pyrates, but that information leaves her Wikipedia entry short on details, which means writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Craig Cermak have lots of room to get creative in A Man Among…