Lisa Fernandes, Author at WWAC

Katy keene, a brunette woman, wears a black, short-sleeved dress dotted with red hearts and a white peter pan collar. She smiles toward someone off-camera in a sunny, well-lit room at Lacy's department store

Katy Keene Learns That Sometimes Wishin’ and Hopin’ Ain’t Easy

In Katy Keene chapter nine, everyone’s dreams come horribly true. Katy turns to Pepper for help when her new position at Lacy’s becomes too much for her to handle, thanks to Guy; Josie’s viral video inspires Alex to reunite the Pussycats, but he, Josie, and Alex’s father all have different visions for what the new version…

Lisa Fernandes April 20, 2020April 29, 2020

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Dynamite Pubwatch: April 2020

Pubwatch Reviews

In this month’s Dynamite Entertainment Pubwatch, reboots are announced for both the Bettie Page license and The Green Hornet…that is, if Dynamite unpauses its book launches. Welcome to the Dynamite Entertainment Pubwatch for the month of April! I’m Lisa, Dynamite is my explosive beat, and here’s this month’s news!

Lisa Fernandes April 14, 2020April 10, 2020

Katy keene, a dark-haired woman, wears a blue plaid blazer over a red jumpsuit and white blouse. She has tan Uggs on her feet, is captured in intense conversation with the man with whom she's interning, Guy Montagne. He is facing away from the camera, wearing a houndstooth blazer and black turtleneck.

Katy Keene’s “Ma” is all About Family

Television and Film Reviews

In Katy Keene chapter eight, Jorge copes with the aftermath of his gay bashing incident, which means dealing with his father’s resultant over-protectiveness and his own trauma. Josie rebels against Alex’s authority vis-a-vis her career (again) by shooting a music video behind his back. Katy has the opportunity to compete for a prestigious internship, but to…

Lisa Fernandes March 28, 2020March 28, 2020

Ginger Lopez, a drag queen wearing a long, black, curled fall and heavy make-up, specifically on his right eye, looks into the camera. She wears a black, body-hugging alter dress with a blue scarf. She stands before a white spider web pattern projected onto a wall.

Katy Keene’s Spider Woman Gets Tangled In Its Own Web

Reviews Television and Film

In Katy Keene chapter seven, Katy’s big opportunity to step out as a designer may come at the price of her princely indiscretion being exposed; Pepper tries to cozy up to the Cabot siblings for moolah for Jorge’s show; Josie is frustrated that her EP has gotten her nowhere, and Jorge teams up with Pepper…

Lisa Fernandes March 21, 2020March 21, 2020

Ash - a dark-haired man with exaggerated muscles - stands beside Sheila, his dark-haired bride, before a cloudy grey backdrop. Ash wears a dark shirt and Sheila wears a modern wedding dress

Ash Finds Romance Amongst the Army of Darkness

Comics

In which romance dies hard — and sometimes sounds like Sam Raimi with a British accent.

Lisa Fernandes March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

In a detail from the Sebastian Piriz cover for Death to the Army of Darkness #1, Ash Williams - a strong jawed white guy with dark hair - battles a green-faced bride before a large, bleeding heart. He has a chainshaw where his right hand should be, and his blue shirt is wide open.

Death to the Army of Darkness #1 Shows Signs of Life

Reviews Comics

This latest incarnation of Dynamite’s Army of Darkness comic starts out with a fun and well-characterized bang, with some nifty art to boot.

Lisa Fernandes March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

katy Keene - a brunette woman with dark red lips and wearing a red plaid dress with poofy sleeves - holds a document in her hand in a sunlit office. She is looking up at the person sitting across from her and unseen by the camera with incredulity.

Mama Said There’d Be Katy Keenes Like This

Reviews Television and Film

In Katy Keene chapter six, Katy gets caught between a rock and her client; the truth comes down on Pepper; and Jorge has to battle it out with a hated rival for his spot at the top of his local drag food chain as Shangela invades Molly’s Crisis.

Lisa Fernandes March 14, 2020March 19, 2020

Dynamite Pubwatch: March 2020

Reviews Comics Pubwatch

In this month’s Dynamite Entertainment Pubwatch, Dynamite preps a Vampirella spin-off series. Welcome to the Dynamite Entertainment Pubwatch for the month of March! I’m Lisa, Dynamite is my explosive beat, and here’s this month’s news!

Lisa Fernandes March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

Katy Keene, a Brunette 20something with red lipstick wearing a pink sweater with a ruffled trim and a blue collar, stares pensively into the distance before a blue apartment wall

Warm Hearts and Cold Fights Make Katy Keene’s Winter Song Sing

Television and Film Reviews

In Katy Keene chapter five, cabin fever-induced conflicts and a harsh polar vortex-inspired NYC cold snap forces Katy to confront her emotions over her mother’s death as she stands on the verge of applying to a fashion school. Elsewhere, Jorge messes up big time, and Pepper and Josie fight and bond.

Lisa Fernandes March 7, 2020March 13, 2020

Jorge Lopez - a young latinx man in a taupe shirt and black pants - dances with his friends Pepper Smith, an asian woman with red hair in a blue sweater dress, katy keene - a young brunette woman in a pink teeshirt with a red stripe down the middle, plaid shorts and with her hair tied back, and Josie McCoy, an African American woman with a leopard print top and white skirt. They're all enjoying themselves enormously as they move to the beat

Here Comes the Sun and We Say This Week’s Katy Keene…is All Right

Television and Film Reviews

In Katy Keene chapter four, our heroine nurses her broken heart by throwing her all into work. There’s also: adopted sibling incest, porn shoots, and rats in paper bags.

Lisa Fernandes February 28, 2020March 13, 2020

Katy Keene - a lovely young white brunette woman - stands before a nondescript apartment building in New York City. She sports a retro-style red top and a black blazer with pink hearts as she looks pensively off into the distance.

Katy Keene Shows Us What Becomes of the Broken Hearted

Reviews Television and Film

In this week’s Katy Keene, “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted,” good intentions backfire big time on almost everyone, and Bernadette Peters shows up to be fabulous.

Lisa Fernandes February 25, 2020February 23, 2020