Good morning. It remains quiet here as we continue to watch multiple genocides unfold. It feels flippant to say almost. In the same way it feels flippant to talk about comics or work or anything else you or I or anyone has going on. But the gears don’t stop, the world doesn’t stop so maybe…
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Flesheater (1988)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups.
REVIEW: Loki Season 2 is a World of Pure Imagination
Loki, the variant God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston), needs to save the Time Variance Authority, the multiverse, his one true love (debatable), and hopefully himself in Loki Season 2. That’s a lot, even for an Asgardian-Jotun god who gets by with a little (okay, a lot of) help from his friends. And these are just…
EXCLUSIVE: Dark Horse Gets LOUD with English Translation of ‘Fai Rumore’
WWAC does not, for the most part, get offered a lot of exclusives, but when Dark Horse let me know that they were announcing an English translation of the Boscarato award-winning anthology Fai Rumore: Nove storie per osare, I was truly honored. The MOLESTE collective for gender equality in comics is a group of individuals…
Review: ‘The Marvels’ is Action-Packed, Comedic and an Absolute Delight
Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) are brought together under mysterious circumstances in The Marvels just when a new intergalactic threat appears. The whole universe could be at stake — how will the heroes navigate their unusual situation?
ESSAY: Laura Gao’s Navigation Through Asian American Identity in Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
Written and illustrated by Laura Gao, Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American is a Harvey-nominated coming-of-age story about the hardship of identity and the beautiful but messy journey to find it. After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, Laura immigrates to Texas with her family, where she finds herself constantly having…
REVIEW: Family Drama is the Real Killer in Black Cake
Two siblings are left to pick up the pieces of their broken family when their mother dies in Black Cake. What starts off as a simple will-reading turns out to be an unravelling of the many secrets and lives that one woman hid from her family. How have these secrets shaped the siblings’ lives? And…
TIFF 2023 REVIEW: Fingernails is a Charming, and Surprisingly Amusing Love Story
Fingernails is set in a world where being in love can be quantified. Anna (Jessie Buckley) begins to question everything when she starts working with her charming colleague Amir (Riz Ahmed).
COMICS ACADEME: Comics Are a Graphic Education for Dyslexic Readers
I am more than a fan of comics. I have made them my career, and I advocate for their importance any chance I get. One of the major reasons why I do so is because of the impact comics have had on me as a dyslexic woman, as well as the potential they have to…
COVER REVEAL: Extreme Sports Get A Softer Side With Pillow Talk
Y’know, one of those funny things about doing this job right is that we’ve gotta make sure we announce disclaimers when we’re covering things that our contributors might be involved with. Sometimes that’s thorny, but sometimes it’s really cool. Today’s one of the latter, as we have the pleasure of revealing the cover to Pillow…