Tales from Behind the Window Edanur Kuntman (Writer and Artist), Veli Okulan (Letters), Cem Ulgen (Translation) Marmara Cizgi (Turkish), Europe Comics (English) August 20, 2019 In Tales from Behind the Window, writer Edanur Kuntman splices together her grandmother Süreyya’s story about her early life in Çarşamba, Turkey, and her reluctant marriage to her neighbour, Selami.
IDW Pubwatch September 2019
Welcome to the September IDW Pubwatch! I’m thrilled to present you with this month’s findings. It’s been a busy month at IDW and I’ve got all the interesting news coming out of the publishing house, as well as tons of IDW comic book reviews. Plus, I have a selection of my favourite covers from this…
Across the Ocean: Izneo Pubwatch September
Welcome to the September Izneo Pubwatch! We at WWAC have been diving into the latest in European graphic novels translated into English, and I can’t wait to share with you my latest finds. There are also some exciting offers from Izneo this month that you might enjoy. As always, if you haven’t had time yet,…
Riverdale Season 3 #5: A Tempered Finale to a Mixed Series
Riverdale Season 3 #5 ‘Lady Sings the Blues’ Micol Ostow (Writer), Thomas Pitilli (Artist), Andre Skymanowicz (Colours), John Workman (Letters) ‘Into the Wild’ Janice Chiang (Letters), Joe Eisma (Artist), Matt Herms (Colours), Micol Ostow (Writer) Archie Comics 31 July, 2019 Riverdale Season 3 #5 marks the end of this limited series tie-in with The CW…
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Has War, Demons, and a Suspicious Podcast
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Volume 2: Hidden Human History Enrica Eren Angiolini (colours), Jody Houser (writer), Roberta Ingranata (artist), Sarah Jacobs (letters), John Roshell (letters), Viviana Spinelli (colours), Rachel Stott (Artist) Titan Comics, BBC 28 August, 2019 The Tardis takes the Doctor and her companions Yaz, Ryan, and Graham to the 1500s, at the…
Killers #2: Superninja Against Superninja!
Killers #2 Fernando Dagnino (Artist), B Clay Moore (Writer), Jeff Powell (Letters), José Villarrubia (Colours) Valiant Comics 28 August, 2019 Last we saw of Desdemona Rush, a.k.a. Ninja-G, she was being thrown out a window by Roger Thorpe, a.k.a. Ninja-J. She survives and goes on the hunt for reinforcements, namely Raleigh Brewster, aka Ninja-F, a…
Kingdom Has Great Production Values, But Little Else
Kingdom Shinsuke Sato (director), Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Shinsuke Sato and Yasuhisa Hara (screenplay), Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Masami Nagasawa, Kanata Hongō and Takao Osawa (cast) Sony Pictures Japan/Funimation Films April 19, 2019 (international)/2020 America In ancient China, two orphaned slaves, Li Xin and Piao, dream of becoming the world’s greatest generals. They train each…
The American Dream? Review: A Road Trip for the Migrant Soul
The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Shing Yin Khor (Writer, Artist, and Colours) Zest Books August 6, 2019 In 2016, Shing Yin Khor took a road trip down Route 66, stopping at the most iconic tourist spots. The trip was to find themselves, and also to mull over the meaning of being…
Cover Girl: The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #4
Welcome to Cover Girl. 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, Claire, Louis, Wendy, and Lisa look back at Minkyu Jung’s cover of The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #4 from Marvel Comics.
Strayed #1: A Purrrr-poseful Beginning
Strayed #1 Juan Doe (Artist and Colours), Carlos Giffoni (Writer), Matt Krotzer (Letters) Dark Horse Comics August 14, 2019 In the very far future, Dr. Kiara Rodriguez creates a kind of universal translator. She mainly uses it to talk to her cat, Lou. But when the military find out about it, Kiara and Lou are…
Hedge Fund: Thrilling Financial Story, But Too Many Clichés
Hedge Fund Volume 1: Money Men Cromatik Ltd (Letters), Patrick Hénaff (Artist), Anne Howell (Translation), Christian Lerolle (Colours), Le Moal (Colours), Poupart (Colours), Tristan Roulot (Writer), Philippe Sabbah (Writer) Lombard (French), Europe Comics (English) July 17, 2019 Disclaimer: Izneo has provided WWAC with a VIP Access Pass. Frank Carvale is at the end of his tether. He…
IDW Pubwatch August 2019
Welcome to the August IDW Pubwatch! I’m thrilled to present you with this month’s findings. It’s been a busy month at IDW, and I’ve got all the interesting news coming out of the publishing house, as well as tons of IDW comic book reviews. George Takei’s eagerly anticipated They Called Us Enemy is a particular…
