Zodiac Starforce #3 Kevin Panetta (script), Paulina Ganuchea (art, colors, letters), Kevin Wada (cover) Dark Horse November 11, 2015 (Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dark Horse.) In an attempt to save Emma from a mysterious disease, the team must not only battle monsters from an…
A Little Noir Magick: Review of Black Magick #1
Black Magick #1 Greg Rucka (Writer), Nicola Scott (Artist), Jodi Wynne (Letterer), Chiara Arena (Color Assists) Image Comics October 28, 2015 Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Image Comics.
Live from the Reel Asian International Film Festival 2015: A Visit to the Red Carpet
The spotlight’s on Asian cinema this week in Toronto, as the Reel Asian International Film Festival launches 10 days of movies and industry events. While a relatively young festival–launched in 1997, less than 20 years ago–Reel Asian has only grown with time, providing Asian filmmakers a platform to share their stories with a wider audience. Opening…
Shinbun Saturday: Industry Spotlights Manga Creators in New Publications
Shounen Jump and Ichijinsha highlight manga creators in new magazines Jump Ryu! is set to launch in January 2016, with a bi-monthly release schedule, supplementing Shounen Jump. The magazine will feature a different manga writer and/or artist in every issue–including a peek at their workspaces–with the cover of that issue drawn by the artists themselves….
The Thursday Book Beat: The World Does Not Need a Hunger Games Theme Park
Picture book A Fine Dessert stirs heated discussions on diversity in kidlit Bear with me, readers, and I’ll try to condense a week’s worth of conversations: A Fine Dessert is a children’s picture book about the creation of blackberry fool over several centuries, focusing on four different kinds of families. One of those families is…
Wishing Doesn’t Always Wound the Heart: A Review of The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet
The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley Touchstone September 29, 2015 For all of the vitriol thrown her way, Lydia Bennet is not a figure that looms large in the original Pride & Prejudice. True, her actions do drive her sister Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy closer together as they work to…
Reading Diaries: Ravens, Sparrows, and Horror Oh My!
Christa: I’m sure I read other books/comics this month, but the one at the forefront of my mind is The Heart Goes Last—the latest novel from literary giant Margaret Atwood. Like The Handmaid’s Tale and the MaddAddam Trilogy, The Heart Goes Last takes place in the future. But not quite as far into the future…
Shinbun Saturday: A Ninja Manga Goes Out with Style
October marks the English-language series finale of Naruto Naruto may have ended in Japan last year, but VIZ Media released the final volume of the long-running ninja manga earlier this week. To celebrate the occasion, VIZ Media is offering exclusive bundles collecting all 72 volumes of the series on VIZManga.com and ComiXology. In addition, the Naruto…
Review: 3 Takes on Zodiac Starforce #2
Zodiac Starforce #2 Kevin Panetta (script), Paulina Ganuchea (art, colors, letters), Kevin Wada (cover) Dark Horse September 30, 2015 Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy of Zodiac Starforce #2 from Dark Horse. After the events of Zodiac Starforce #1, where the team learns that they may have…
The Thursday Book Beat: Penguin Random House to Answer Diversity Survey
Penguin Random House joins diversity survey They join Macmillan and Scholastic, making a total of three of the Big Five publishers among the participants in the Lee & Low survey. The decision is a great step forward in acknowledging the very real lack of diversity in the publishing industry, and identifying the ways in which…
I’m Loving: Hamilton’s Original Broadway Cast Recording
I have emotions for Alexander Hamilton. That’s not really a sentence I ever expected I’d have a reason to say, but actor-composer Lin-Manuel Miranda has a way of swinging the unexpected into one’s life. Miranda’s original musical Hamilton revisits the man known best for his appearance on the US $10 bill and his infamous duel with Aaron Burr,…
Sunday Art Gala: WWAC Peanutized for The Peanuts Movie
If there’s one thing we love here at WWAC, it’s making adorable avatars of ourselves in various formats. With the upcoming release of The Peanuts Movie, we happily Snoopy-danced our way over to the Peanutizer to produce these little gems and share our special memories of Charlie Brown and the gang.
