It’s time once again to look at the headlines for the previous week’s comics news! We’re still catching up from SDCC, so bear with us as we continue to get these profiles, and interviews up for you. Definitely check out Wendy’s profile on David Mack while you wait, though. This article from Paste is a…
Remember The Fangirls: The Commercialization of the Her Universe Fashion Show
This year marked the third Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic Con, and it was definitely the biggest show yet. The Her Universe Fashion Show is a new genre of geek-related entertainment that I hope we see at other comic cons, because it really is an appreciation for geek fashion and the fans…
The Importance of Seeing Ghostbusters
I’ve been hyped for Ghostbusters since I first heard about it. My excitement has only grown as the hate has increased, but then, I started to get worried. What if the movie isn’t good? Or worse, what if it is good but people don’t go to see it? Why were only half the theatres in the…
Comics Academe: CFPs on Bitch Planet, Allison Bechdel & Monstrous Women
A new feature for Comics Academe! This post will be updated as needed. Sometimes interesting Calls For Papers and Calls For Submissions come across my radar, and I need to share them with the incredible women I know who are in academia (or who are, like myself, academia-adjacent). CFPs are organized in order of deadlines…
Fanart is a Giant Group Hug: An Interview with Fanartist Vylla
Here at WWAC, we love fanart. So when news reached us that some fanart of Kate Bishop had been mistaken by an actual Marvel artist as official Kate Bishop Hawkeye uniform, we had to know more. I reached out to the fanartist in question, the incredible Vylla, (Find her on social media here and her…
Knit Your Comics: Captain America Shield Shawl
This project is a long time coming. I actually bought the yarn for this project over a year ago, because, if you’ll remember, one of the very first Knit Your Comics came out in July 2015 and was Captain America themed. The doily I created was my first attempt at the shield, but my real…
Previously On Comics: Mighty Marvel Monday Edition
It’s Monday, so it’s time for another Mighty Marvel Mon– Wait, hold on. That’s wrong. Let me try that again. Welcome back for another edition of Previously On Comics! This is our new consolidated news column that aims to give you the quick and dirty news in and around the comics industry, from Anime to…
Shows We Love: Summer Rewind Roundtable: Quantico Season 1
Summer is a good time for going outside and enjoying all the outdoor activities the weather prevents you from enjoying in winter. It’s also, depending on where you live, a good time to stay inside and watch some TV, maybe catch up on a show you started but couldn’t stay current on, or even start…
Indigenous Sci-Fi: 3 Takes on ABC’s Cleverman
Cleverman is a new Australian sci-fi/fantasy series that draws upon indigenous Australian (aboriginal) mythology. Collider called it “District 9 with werewolves instead of aliens,” and The New York Times characterized it as “sci-fi with a social conscience.” The series just premiered on ABC TV in Australia and Sundance TV in the US to favorable reviews…
Mighty Marvel Monday: More Bad Moves By Marvel
It’s been another bad week for Marvel Comics. This week marked the beginning of Marvel’s Civil War II event, which they’ve been promoting heavily for the past few months. I’m an unapologetic fan of the first Civil War event, because it came along at just the right time in my life where it seemed weirdly…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Marvel is Bad at Math
It’s Memorial Day here in the United States, and that’s important context for Marvel’s latest SNAFU. And so even though there are other Marvel things to talk about, like X-Men: Apocalypse, which just came out, and #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend, which has produced both amusing and important discussion and fanart, I need to take today to write about…
6 First Impressions of AMC’s Preacher
AMC’s television adaptation of the classic 90s Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon comic debuted this week. Preacher‘s debut drew “modest ratings” this past Sunday night and trended briefly on Twitter. Is the comic too 90s for adaptation at this point? Did the material, known for being, uh, risqué, translate well from page to screen? Six WWAC…
