Faith: Dreamside #1 Jordie Bellaire (Colorist), Jody Houser (Writer), MJ Kim (Artist), Dave Sharpe (Letterer) Valiant Press September 2018 This review is based off a review copy and contains spoilers. I was a huge fan of Jody Houser’s original run on Faith. Here’s a picture of me hugging her, dressed as Summer Smith (Faith’s alter…
Why We Loved Dream Daddy #1
Dream Daddy #1 Wendy Xu (writer), Ryan Maniulit (art and colors), Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (letterer) Oni Press August 2018 Hello and welcome to this group review of Dream Daddy #1. WWAC will be hosting group reviews of each of the Dream Daddy comics in the series.
WWACommendations: X-23, The Wilds, The Wendy Project, Mermaid’s Promise, and More
What comics are you reading for fun lately? While many of us read various comics for research, curiosity, or to keep up with a series, there are certain comics we’re reading just for fun. In this roundtable, WWAC contributors gush about the comics they’ve been reading this past month that were a pure delight.
Recovering What Is Lost: Fantastic Four #1
Fantastic Four #1 Simone Bianchi (artist, “Our Day of Doom and Victory”), Joe Caramagna (letterer), Elisabetta d’Amico (inker, “Signal in the Sky”), Marte Gracia (color artist, “Signal in the Sky”), Sara Pichelli (artist and inker, “Signal in the Sky”), Marco Russo (color artist, “Our Day of Doom and Victory”), Dan Slott (writer, “Signal in the…
Knit Your Comics: Jessica Jones-Inspired Infinity Scarf
I love the Marvel Netflix series Jessica Jones. Full disclosure: the comics themselves haven’t appealed to me, but I’m a huge fan of the show and in particular Krysten Ritter’s portrayal of Jessica Jones. Being a knitter, I immediately wanted to knit Jessica’s infinity cowl since the very first promotional image still. (And learn how…
Recovering Things Forgotten With Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz
Archival Quality Ivy Noelle Weir (writer), Steenz (artist) Oni Press March 2018 Archival Quality is a story with surprising depth and nuance. The premise of the story, that of a twenty-something who begins working at a haunted library, was enough to get me to read it. In addition to the premise, I wanted to read…
Superwomen, The Eisners, & Leia Organa’s PhD: A Conversation with Carolyn Cocca
Editor’s Note: One of my goals for Comics Academe is to promote the work of women working as academics and scholars in the field of Comics Studies. I reached out to Carolyn Cocca about her Eisner Award-winning book Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, and she generously agreed to an email interview even while in the…
Dreamy Dads of DDADDS: Our Dadveal
We in the Games Section, like the rest of the internet, are obsessed with Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, or DDADDS for short. Over the next few weeks you’ll see a variety of opinions and essays from us about this new cultural icon, but first: our Dads!
Previously on Comics: PRIDE and Transphobia
Hello again! I hope everyone is having a wonderful PRIDE month. If, like me, you’re without a local PRIDE event, I hope you’ll celebrate virtually in a way that makes you happy. Maybe you want to support queer creators? Check out this Twitter thread by Noelle Stevenson for inspiration. I just paid off my loans,…
Previously on Comics: TCAF 2017 Edition
Hello again and welcome to another Previously On Comics! This week is a special TCAF edition, due to WWAC’s zine and panel debut! Just found the @womenoncomics zine at #TCAF!!! I may be crying it's fine pic.twitter.com/z3K0tazlK9 — Angel (@angelcwrites) May 13, 2017 Check out the rest of WWAC’s twitter coverage of TCAF, including our…
Previously on Comics: Captain Phasma Is Here!
Welcome back to another week of Previously on Comics! If I haven’t mentioned how glad I am to not be writing weekly news round-ups exclusively about Marvel, the last two weeks have reminded me. It’s been fuck up after fuck up, to put it bluntly, and I’m going to defer to the words of the…
How Yuri!!! On Ice Reawakened Figure Skating Fandom In Us
Yuri!!! On Ice is a surprise hit not only for its creators, but for its fans, both actual figure skaters and figure skating fans alike. Elite figure skaters have been showing their YOI love by taking to Twitter. For three ’90s figure skating fans, YOI triggered a lot of nostalgic and new love for the…
