An idealistic class teacher finds herself while investigating recurring thefts in The Teacher’s Lounge. But her good intentions have far-reaching consequences for the faculty and students.
VIZ Pubwatch October 2023
Happy Halloween, VIZ fans! It’s time for another Pubwatch. This month we’re taking a look at some seasonally-appropriate spooky scary short story anthologies and a much less spooky shojo romance. But first, the news!
REVIEW: T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone is a Hugo-Winning Halloween Read
There were once three sisters in Nettle & Bone, all princesses of a small city-state called the Harbour Kingdom. The eldest, Damia, married Prince Vorling of the Northern Kingdom. Five months later Damia was dead. The middle sister, Kania, married the now-widowed Prince Vorling, while the youngest of the three, Marra, was sent to a…
INTERVIEW: Writing Comics Scripts with Jamila Rowser: Part One
On June 10, after news hit Twitter (well, the website now formerly known as Twitter) that artist and animator Ian McGinty had passed away at 38, cartoonist Shivana Sookdeo started the hashtag #ComicsBrokeMe. Stories poured onto social media via the hashtag, revealing how overworked, underpaid, and exploited artists are in both comics and animation. As…
Previously on Comics: Shadowbans and the News Cycle
Morning everyone. Your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor is here with updates from the world of entertainment and comics. It’s been quiet over the past couple of weeks, seeing as there’s genocide happening and people are watching it unfold on social media, much of it in real time.
ESSAY: Adam Warren’s The Dirty Pair is a Forgotten Sci-Fi Classic
The American Dirty Pair comics by Toren Smith and Adam Warren are some of the best comics of the 90s and early aughts. During a time when American comics frequently were visually incoherent and overly self serious, The Dirty Pair was a breath of fresh air. The series was well illustrated beyond the lowered standards…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: October 2023
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of October! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In October’s Pubwatch, Fran Frazier returns to the Archieverse and Netflix’s version of The Archies releases their first single. Also, there are plenty of new variant covers and…
EXCLUSIVE TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Archie Love Showdown TPB
Click below for an announcement of a brand new Archie trade paperback!
REVIEW: Emily Carroll’s A Guest in the House Beckons with Gothic Fantasies
The genre of gothic horror is replete with imagery from an imagined past of crumbling castles and abandoned graveyards. Even in the Victorian era, whose media culture evinced a strong interest in the gothic, these spooky stories were often set in isolated country manors far away from the innovations of modern society. The past, after…
TIFF 2023 REVIEW: Sisters Are Each Other’s Heroes in Quiz Lady
In Quiz Lady, Anne (Awkwafina) is an incredibly intelligent woman with no life. Her sister Jenny (Sandra Oh) suddenly reappears, turning Anne’s day-to-day upside down. It all leads to the kidnapping of Anne’s dog and an unforgettable experience on her favourite quiz show.
ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! September Brought us Deep Satisfaction and Teen Thrills
The back-to-school vibes caught us in September, as a lot of WWAC Readers enjoyed books about teens this month! We’ve got horror, adventure, romance, nuanced fantasy world-building, and a philosophical look at bookselling and society. And as always, we’ve got magnificent taste.
2023 Ignyte Awards: N. E. Davenport, Nghi Vo and John Chu Among Winners
Although the virtual convention FIYAHCON has been on hiatus since 2021, one of its draws has carried on unabated: the annual Ignyte Awards. The 2023 iteration of these awards, which celebrate diverse science fiction and fantasy, took place on Saturday 21 October. The Ignytes have three novel categories, divided by age range. The category for…