Welcome to Cover Girl! For this feature, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new or recent and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Masha Zhdanova, Kayleigh Hearn, Kat Overland, Jenna Ledford, and Emily Lauer talk about the cover of Snotgirl #16 by series co-creator Leslie Hung!
WWAC Reads Books! Fantasy Romance Edition
We’ve got a wide array of fantasy and romance for you all this time around, with an epic historical tearjerker and a thoughtful piece of progressive nonfiction to round things out!
INTERVIEW: Emma Rios Talks Sea Monsters, Isolation, & Trauma in Anzuelo
“In Anzuelo, the Sea, secretly more complex than anyone imagined, rises one day. The horizon folds as the Sea absorbs the world and transforms everything that’s been pulled inside it. Three kids find themselves unmoored and lost, but brought together by the physical and mental changes wrought by the tides and a desire to avoid…
Previously On: Spotlighting Trans Stories & a Holiday Gift Idea for the Bookstore Lover
I’ve got a few things in the Previously queue for you today, including Big Name Publishers publishing trans stories (yay!), but unfortunately Even Bigger Names…not (srsly?!). Also, a little holiday gift suggestion for you.
WWAC Reads Books! Supernatural Gender Edition
Cozying down into fall, we here at WWAC have been indulging both in books with really interesting things to say about gender, and as usual, books across the speculative fiction spectrum. Everything from horror stories to sweet, queer retellings of Arthuriana, we’re enjoying it all!
Previously On: What Happens When Creators Do Business, Plus Stan Lee’s Home is For Sale
Strap yourselves in, readers, because this week’s Previously will take you on a journey. Happy Fall and for our Canadian readers, enjoy the long weekend for Thanksgiving.
Previously On: More AI Statements, Censorship & Bi-erasure, But We Get Nice Things, Too
Once again, my week to write Previously On starts with the impact of artificial intelligence on creators. Procreate made a public statement regarding their stance on AI: Generative AI is ripping the humanity out of things. Built on a foundation of theft, the technology is steering us toward a barren future. We think machine learning…
WWAC Reads Books: Summer Lounging Edition
Deep into the summer, we here at WWAC are combatting high temperatures by balancing our reading between romances, teens pushing boundaries, and thoughtful nonfiction. Any book can be a beach read if you bring it to the beach!
Previously On: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
This week’s Previously On is a tale of men with power with some heartwarming Olympic news, more allegations against Neil Gaiman, and something whose results have yet to be determined.
Previously On: Oh, Look, it’s More AI Talk
In this week’s Previously, industry bad actor updates (sigh), Dark Horse makes its stance on AI clear, plus nominations for the first American Manga Awards, and an announcement from Lore Olympus author, Rachel Smythe.
Previously on Comics: AI Accusations
Well, I’ve got good news and bad news for you this week starting with AI art allegations, but ending with a comics public education program developed by the NYC Department of Education.
From the Desk of WWAC’s Interim Editor-in-Chief
Hello, my name is Jenna Ledford. If you are a long-time reader of WWAC, you may know me by my other name Ginnis Tonik. As Ginnis, I was the Lifestyle Editor from 2014 to 2017. I worked with the editorial team and our writers to develop and write content related to fashion, food, home, health,…