Joan Zahra Dark, Author at WWAC

REVIEW: Food and Loss in Victoria Ying’s Hungry Ghost

May 25, 2023

The best stories in fiction always have some truth in them, and nowhere is that more apparent than in Victoria Ying’s newest graphic novel, Hungry Ghost. While not a memoir, it’s clear that this book is written from a real place of dealing with eating disorders, cultural values, ...

Comics, News

“Comic-Hating” White Man Gets Nominated for Eisner Awards

May 24, 2023

The Eisner Awards, as a long-standing comic award of some renown, are no stranger to controversy, between privacy concerns and notable transphobes being inducted into the hall of fame, and this year’s nominations are proving to be no different. Released just a week before at the time of this ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Jade Street Protection Services & The Commodification of Magical Girls

March 15, 2023

One thing I love about Jade Street Protection Services is how much it emphasizes that all girls are magic. Some have more sparkles than others, and some move about the world differently, but they’re all championed as magical. And while the essence of this story is very rooted in the history of ...

Comics, Interviews

The History and Importance of SfSx: An Interview with Tina Horn

August 13, 2020

When I sat down to have this interview with Tina Horn, it immediately felt like just a free-flowing conversation. Tina was calling in from her new apartment in LA and we got to talk about the different communities that we’re both a part of right now in pandemic times, and the struggles of ...

Joan Zahra Dark

REVIEW: Food and Loss in Victoria Ying’s Hungry Ghost

“Comic-Hating” White Man Gets Nominated for Eisner Awards

REVIEW: Jade Street Protection Services & The Commodification of Magical Girls

The History and Importance of SfSx: An Interview with Tina Horn

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