Giraffes on Horseback Salad Josh Frank (writer), Tim Heidecker (writer), Manuela Pertega (artist) Quirk Books April 2019 Giraffes on Horseback Salad Total Time: 224 pages Ingredients: 1 Surrealist painter 3 Marx Brothers 1 Lobster phone 3 Songs 1 Stout and oyster bath Directions: HONK! And serve.
The Wedding Issue, Pride Edition: Kevin Keller and Clay Walker
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether Archie Andrews should be with Betty Cooper or Veronica Lodge … but there are a lot of other couples in Riverdale, too! In this special edition of this mini-feature, former Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and Bride-to-Be Kayleigh…
Dark Phoenix Lights a Candle for the End of an Era
Dark Phoenix Simon Kinberg (writer & director), Mauro Fiore (cinematographer) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain (cast) June 7, 2019 Some plot spoilers follow. The X-Men films have spent years apologizing for their despised third installment, X-Men: The Last Stand, which among its sins turned The Dark Phoenix Saga—the…
Vampire Dark Phoenix?! Jean Grey’s Weirdest Transformations
Jean Grey. We know her as Marvel Girl, Black Queen, Phoenix, and just plain Jean. She’s had a lot of costumes, codenames, and transformations over the years, most famously when she became the world-destroyer known as Dark Phoenix. The Dark Phoenix Saga looms large in the memories of X-Men fans as a story of triumph…
Cover Girls: Unnatural #9
Welcome to Cover Girls. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Louis, Wendy, and Kayleigh share their thoughts on the cover of Unnatural #9 by Mirka Andolfo from Image Comics.
The Wedding Issue: Alysia Yeoh and Jo
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes (and their friends) should marry. In this mini-feature, former Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and Bride-to-Be Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most significant times comic companies took the plunge and…
Strange Magic: Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1
Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 Veronica and Andy Fish (artists), Jack Morelli (letterer), Kelly Thompson (writer) Archie Comics March 27, 2019 Every teenager has at one point wished they could magically make a mean girl go splat into a big pile of mud, but Sabrina Spellman has that power. She’s a witch, of course—a teenage…
Runaways #18: While Our Hearts Were Young
Runaways #18 Kris Anka (artist), VC’s Joe Caramagna (letter), Rainbow Rowell (writer), Matthew Wilson (colorist) Marvel Comics February 13, 2019 At some point in their lives, all kids are afraid of becoming their parents. For the Runaways, that threat is bigger than wearing polyester pants or DVRing every episode of NCIS. Their parents were the…
The Wedding Issue: Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” no debate gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In this mini-feature, former Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and Bride-to-Be Kayleigh Hearn take a trip to today’s spinner racks and look at the most recent times comic companies took the plunge…
Sequential Sartorial: Kris Anka’s Top 10 Runaways #Lewks
It is with a heavy heart that I acknowledge that Kris Anka’s final issue as the regular artist of Marvel’s Runaways is February’s #18. The latest incarnation of the beloved team book, written by Rainbow Rowell, has featured career-best artwork from Anka; he’s given the characters new life with vibrant, fashion-forward designs that are as…
Blossoms 666 #1: The Devil Came Down to Riverdale
Blossoms 666 #1 Laura Braga (artist), Cullen Bunn (writer), Matt Herms (colorist), Jack Morelli (letterer) Archie Comics January 23, 2019 At long last, the gnarled hand of the Archie Horror imprint knocks on the door of the Blossom mansion; the line that made Veronica a vampire, Jughead a werewolf, and Sabrina a, well, witch, has…
WWAC’s Favorite Big Press Comics of 2018
Well, the corpses of Christmas Trees are littering the sidewalk and all the champagne bottles have been popped, so as we usher in 2019 it seems the perfect time for quiet reflection. But not on New Year’s Resolutions, silly. On comic books! WWAC has rounded up its contributors to share their favorite big press comics…