What better way to enjoy cocktails, comics, and swiftly approaching Halloween than with witch comic inspired cocktails? Between Harrow County, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Wytches, Toil & Trouble, and others, there’s plenty out there that helped inspire this installment of Drink Your Comics.
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…
Review: Swords of Sorrow #6
Swords of Sorrow #6 Gail Simone (script), Sergio Davila (art), Jorge Sutil (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Tula Lotay (main cover), Emanuela Lupacchino & Ivan Nunes (cover B), Robert Hack (cover C) Dynamite October 14, 2015 Here it is! The final issue in the epic crossover event featuring the ladies of Dynamite, Swords of Sorrow. As…
WWAC Shares Spooky Stories of Unexplainable Phenomenon
It’s October, which means I try to devote each evening to watching a horror film, ranging from classics like Nosferatu to personal favorites like Poltergeist to ones I just never got around to watching like The Omen (the original—it was okay). But what about “non-fiction?” Have you ever had an experience you just can’t explain? A…
Review: Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual
Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual Kelly Thompson (script) with Amy Mebberson (“Wired” art and colors), Arielle Jovellanos (“Jem Wolf” art” & Josh Burcham (“Jem Wolf” colors), Rebekah Isaacs (“Angry Aja” art) & Joana Lafuente (“Angry Aja” colors), Jen Bartel (“Shana Wars” art and colors), Agnes Garbowska (“Jem Babies” art and colors” & Lauren Perry…
Review: Toil & Trouble #2
Toil & Trouble #2 Mairghread Scott (script), Kelly & Nichole Matthews (art & colors), Warren Montgomery (letters), Kyla Vanderklugt (cover) Archaia October 7, 2015 Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Boom/Archaia. Join me for a review of issue #2 of Mairghread Scott and Kelly and Nichole…
Get Your Dance Fix: 13 Dance Documentaries On Netflix
Like many a young girl, I wanted to be a ballerina. Scratch that, I really wanted to be a figure skater, but there were no ice skating rinks where I grew up, and ballet was the closest I could get to the graceful athleticism of figure skating. However, financial limitations prevented me from officially studying…
The Story of Our Tits: A Roundtable About Breasts
Breasts! A surprisingly controversial topic for appendages that occur on many humans. In a recent discussion on how to discuss breast and bra size, we realized that this topic really needed to be discussed out in the open, much like our previous discussions on body hair. We at WWAC are always ready to talk about…
Review: Two Takes on Archie #3
Archie #3 Mark Waid (script), Fiona Staples (art), Andre Szymanowicz (colors), Jack Morelli (letters) Archie Comics September 30, 2015 Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Archie Comics.
Review: Red Sonja #18
Red Sonja #18 Gail Simone (script), Walter Geovani (art), Vinicius Andrade (colors), Simon Bowland (letters) Jenny Frison (main cover), Adriana Melo (variant cover), Stephanie Buscema (subscription cover) Dynamite September 21, 2015 (Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite.)
We Still Believe: Gin & Kate review X-Files Season 10, Vol. 5
X-Files Season 10, Vol. 5 HC Joe Harris (script), Matthew Dow Smith (art), Jordie Bellaire (colors), Chris Mowry (letters) IDW September 30, 2015 Gin and Kate finally wrap up X-Files Season 10 with Volume 5. Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from IDW.
Books That Shaped Me: L.J. Smith’s Night World
There are the YA classics many of us read, such as Newberry Award recognized books like The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle, Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry, and many more. I vaguely remember these books, but I certainly don’t…