Dear WWAC fam, A few years ago I took on the responsibility of being the publisher of WWAC. I believed that WWAC still provided something special, something important, to the world of pop culture criticism and journalism, and comics criticism and journalism specifically, and I wanted to keep the lights on, and the doors open,…
Daniel Crary on Opening Doors to the Comics Industry at Rose City Comic Con
Rose City Comic Con’s (RCCC) Creator Pro track, launched in 2022, presents the alt-creative paths within the comics industry: jobs in comics publishing, jobs in comics retailing, jobs in comics education (teaching or studying comics in K-12 and higher education settings). What’s unique about this track at RCCC is that there’s no requirement for special…
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…
From the Desk of WWAC’s New Publisher…
In December of 2022 WWAC’s beloved publisher, Wendy Browne, passed me the baton, and I became the fourth publisher at WWAC. This is a title previously held by founders Megan Purdy and Claire Napier before the amazing Wendy took it on in May of 2018. Many readers and contributors have only known WWAC as it…
Editorial Eye: Interview With Karen Berger
In our Editorial Eye series, we go behind the scenes with comic and book editors to learn about their role in the creative process and discover how their passion for their industry helps shape their work. Karen Berger is running the show at Berger Books, and that’s great for comics. In February, I had the…
INTERVIEW: Amy Chu and Soo Lee Create a New Carmilla
Like many great adaptations, Carmilla is faithful to the source material while also modernizing it for a contemporary audience. The original Carmilla is a novel of gothic literature, a genre thematically marked by death, decay, opulence, innocence, and the supernatural [Editor’s note: Read our Carmilla Roundtable for the 150th anniversary for some more perspectives about…
Previously on Comics: The World Mourns Kevin Conroy, Carlos Pacheco, and Kevin O’Neill
I don’t know how all of you are doing, but I’m sad. Last Monday we learned of Kevin O’Neill’s passing. On Wednesday, Carlos Pacheco. And then came Friday, Kevin Conroy. I’m sad. I’m really sad. But as always happens, when people pass away, we get the opportunity to share their stories and appreciate the joy…
Previously on Comics: The McDuffie Diversity Award
Hello faithful readers! Kate here, yet again, to provide the news highlights from this past week in the comics industry, but there honestly does not seem to be a lot going on right now. NYCC was last weekend, and I know I’m still catching up on all the announcements and coverage. My go to places…
Previously on Comics: Webtoon Drama Highlights Pay Disparity for Creators
Hello and welcome to another Previously on Comics! Kate here, catching up with the rest of you on everything that’s been going on this week. I had movers come on Sunday and had to skip Rose City Comic Con and it feels like this past week was just a blur. Happy SPX to everyone who…
Previously on Comics: Chip Zdarsky is Reed Richards
Hello reader! It’s been kind of a sad week. I’d like to begin this week’s previously with this very important, definitely real casting news: EXCLUSIVE: Marvel close to signing Chip Zdarsky to play "Reed Richards" in FANTASTIC FOUR reboot pic.twitter.com/Na1rrpoJ1p — ★MCU Casting News★ (@zdarsky) August 14, 2022 I can only hope that Zdarsky’s latest…
Previously on Comics: Do None of These People Know How to Operate Businesses Like Adults, or (Redux)
Hello faithful readers! Kate here, back again to provide a review of the past week’s comics news for people like me, who log in to Twitter once a week and have no idea what people are talking about most of the time. This week, it’s all about publishing and specifically, what NOT to do, because…
Previously on Comics: Anime Fans Pressure AX Into Changing Their COVID-19 Policies–in a Good Way For Once
Hello again! Kate here to share what’s been going on in Comicslandia this past week, and what seems to have been going on is a lot of con stuff and people stuff. That’s cool. I like cons. And people. Mostly. The top story I saw last week was all about Anime Expo’s COVID-19 policies. AX…