Hot Topic Fans Rejoice: Invader Zim Coming to Comics Invader Zim, for those not in the know, is a cult-classic Nickelodeon show only ran for two seasons, but in the decade since its cancellation it’s gained a huge following. The story follows Zim, a pint-sized alien invader who disguises himself as a human in an attempt to conquer Earth solo,…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Usagi Yojimbo Returns and Kirkman TV News
Usagi Yojimbo Returns in May with New On-Going Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo has become an independent comic legend over its 30 years of publication, and now a new on-going will debut in May from Dark Horse. This may be a good spot for new readers to get to know the titular character, a wandering samurai…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: While Marvel and DC Exploded, Indie Creators Gave Interviews!
So there was LOTS of news this week but it was mostly about the Big Two launching ALL the new titles with a little bit of Spider-Man in the MCU for good measure. Meanwhile, indie creators gave lots of very interesting interviews about new books coming down the pike. Not to mention that all of…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Awesome Awards Edition!
El Deafo and This One Summer Score Major ALA Awards The American Library Association’s yearly awards highlight the best books for child and teen readers, and the awards encompass not just graphic novels, but also illustrated and prose works. It wasn’t clear that graphic novels could be eligible, but two came out with big awards this year:…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Old-Timey Video Game Comics!
Fans of classic video games got some good news this week, because Viz is reprinting the Nintendo Power-era The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic. The comic adaptation of the super popular Zelda game was written and drawn by legendary manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, creater of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series. Probably not many ten year…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Kate Beaton Galore!
2015 brings us TWO New Kate Beaton Books! Not only is a second collection of Hark! A Vagrant being released in September, but a children’s book featuring her breakout character Fat Pony will also be coming out this year. Kate Beaton is well-known in the comics world for her hilarious, historical comics in Hark! A…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: All Image, All the Time
It was the 2015 Image Expo last week, and TONS of new books were announced by some very big names, including Scott Snyder, Brian K. Vaughn, and Darwyn friggin’ Cooke! We’ve already talked about how excited we are for Monstress, and there is so much more on the horizon. Rather than doing an exhaustive look,…
iZombie Trailer: How Does it Compare to the Comic?
The iZombie tv trailer has just dropped and gave us the first glimpse into just how they’ve adapted the delightful Vertigo comic into a CW show. For this iZombie comic fan it is…okay? The basics are still the same: a young woman (named Liv on the show but Gwen in the comics) is a zombie…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Year-End Round-Up
The wave of awesome indie comics continued to swell in 2014 with the comics world increasingly focusing beyond just Marvel and DC to focus on the work outside the superhero mainstream. The world of indie comics is so varied and vast that no year-end summary could be anything close to comprehensive; so instead, let’s check…
Reviews Roulette: Family, Romance, Drama
Welcome back to Reviews Roulette, where Megan assigns random comics to the intrepid WWAC staff. They are bound by the sacred Reviews Roulette contract to deliver an honest review, whether liked, loved, hated or disdained the comic they were assigned. This week they read webcomics Salmagundi and Validation, and new Dark Horse offering, Father’s day. …
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Creative Team Changes & Disability in Comics
Indie news is a bit slow this week, but there’s still some awesome news nuggets amid the growing tsunami of Year’s Best lists. First up, some creative team shake-ups over at two popular kaBOOM! series. Artist Carolyn Nowark is taking over penciling duties on Lumberjanes for 3 issues starting in January. Regular co-creator Brooke Allen will be back…
Multifarious: Welcome to the Future
Famous Avant Garde Painting Discovered…in Stuart Little’s Living Room? Discovery of famous lost pieces of art aren’t completely unknown, but you don’t exactly expect to see them in the house of a CGI mouse voiced by Michael J. Fox. A work by Hungarian avant-garde artist Róbert Berény was recently unearthed when an art historian spotted…
