Just as we were getting ready to bid farewell to 2023, I fell prey to a unique end-of-year anxiety. I found myself scrolling through lists, tallying up all the new teen comics published throughout the year. How much had I missed, and why did I miss so much when I spent time buying for a…
Previously on Comics: Awards and Calls for Papers
Good morning, everyone. It’s your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor bringing you the latest news from the world of comics and entertainment. Some of it is distressing, but there’s hope to be found in the darkness. And isn’t that really what pop culture is, at its core?
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #13
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ESSAY: Dead at 55: Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)
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.
VIZ Pubwatch: January 2024
Happy new year, VIZ fans! New year, new manga, new pubwatch from me! This month we’re covering all first volumes from new and established creators, including the new Taiyo Matsumoto series, Tokyo These Days. But first, the news!
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #321
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REVIEW: Love is a Battlefield in Love Everlasting Vol. 1
You know the story. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy loses girl. Girl runs away. Girl is shot dead by a mysterious cowboy. Girl wakes up in a new house, with a new life, and a new boy. Wait, what?
Roundtable: WWAC Reads Books! Digging into Winter Edition
We at WWAC have had an intense start to our winter reading, with a lot of heavy hitting books! Alenka’s immersed in books about incarceration while Christa’s reading YA speculative fiction to consider for a CYBILS award. Louis is appreciating Yellowface on audio and Kathryn’s fascinated by the short stories of Vandana Singh. Meanwhile, Masha…
Previously On Comics: Awards and Adaptations
Hi, remember me? It’s been a while. School’s been pretty tough, but I’m in my last quarter! I’ve finally got time to write again. Let’s talk about the news!
REVIEW: Time Under Tension is a Profound and Confident Memoir
“I never wanted to be someone just working for attention or praise, I’m just trying to put it all in order. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s serious, but it’s always me.” In a market saturated with graphic memoirs about early adulthood and finding oneself, it’s unusual to find one that feels genuinely original. Rarer still…
WWACommendations: Plain Jane and the Mermaid, Odd Girl Out, The Sea in You and More
Welcome to the first WWACommendations of 2024! We’ve had a bit of new year magic crop up because almost everyone is on a theme this round. We’re all reading about mythical water creatures, except for Masha, the odd girl out. (That’s a pun, it will make sense in a moment.) We’ve also all picked comics…