We’ve got zines, zines, ZINES baby! My dream for WWACommendations — fill it with zines! November is a bit of sequel to October, because Paulina got y’all ready for some Koreangry content so that I could jump in talk all about her work. Continuing along the theme of WWAC folks supporting each other, Kat sent…
INTERVIEW: Writing Comic Scripts with Jamila Rowser: Part Two
Welcome back to our interview series with Jamila Rowser, founder of Black Josei Press, about writing comics scripts! Part One addressed the nitty gritty of writing scripts — how many visuals to include, maintaining good communication with your artist through the drawing and editing process, and when to include fields of horses and complicated machinery.
WWAC Reads Books! October Brought Intense Immersion into Other Worlds
In this month’s WWAC Reads Books, we at WWAC indulge our legendary good taste in exploring other worlds, both far in the future and an invented past, in science fiction and fantasy that sucks you in.
WWACommendations: Gender Queer, Surviving Romance, Watership Down and More
Well, I feel like we are simultaneously hurtling toward 2024 and like there is way too much left to do in 2023, but the truth is that time moves at time’s pace, which means it’s simply time for October’s WWACommendations. Nothing more worrying than that! It is spooky season, but our reads this month are…
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…
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.
WWACommendations: Delicious in Dungeon, Nodame Cantabile, Things in the Basement and More
WWACommendations never relies on a theme, but this month we sort of have one — exploration. I inadvertently kicked this off by desperately needing to shout about my Delicious in Dungeon reread, but Masha and Carrie both followed up by recommending manga about exploring unique relationships, and finding unexpected connections. Very different from finding monsters…
WWACommendations: Boys Weekend, River’s Edge, Bezkamp and More
August was a month of ambitious reads, and one of those funny times when we all seem to have melded into a WWAC hive mind. Everyone is reading Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky or has it on hold at the library. Everyone is also reading River’s Edge by Kyoko Okazaki or waiting for it at…
WWAC Reads Books! August Brought Romance, Trans Poetry and Gripping Twists
This month we read and enjoyed eclectically: everything from classic fantasy adventure, to trans poetry, to young adult romance, to creepy fairy tale reboot and to contemporary suspense. Whatever your taste, our August reading has you covered!
REVIEW: Yennefer’s Body is an Emotional Blend of Horror and Autobio
I first reviewed Andi Santagata’s work in 2016 – seven years ago, which feels impossible but that is how time works. Those early issues of Trans Man Walking were all autobio, although looking back now I see the tendrils of horror working their way in. It’s honestly not subtle – the first issue’s cover features…
ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! July brought us nostalgia, mutual aid insights, and appreciation for rereads
Well, it’s hot and humid here in the U.S. Northeast, a perfect time to lounge with a book in the shade. This month, WWAC contributors have read the latest by speculative fiction Grand Master Connie Willis, gained a close-up look at Mutual Aid maven Miss Major, and gained a new appreciation for older speculative fiction…
WWACommendations: Is Love the Answer?, Mindset, Barbara Brandon-Croft and More
We’ve got a really interesting breadth of recommendations in this month’s WWACommendations. Louis has a comic for you focused on mental health, I read a fictional manga about ace identity, Kathryn’s here with some non-fiction by a regular Nib contributor, Masha picked up some sci-fi, Carrie did NOT read manga this time and instead found…