Masha Zhdanova, Author at WWAC

VIZ Pubwatch October

October 20, 2020

Welcome back to the monthly VIZ Pubwatch, where we take a look at news and new releases from VIZ media. This month we’re talking about the start of the fall anime season, including Burn the Witch, and some interesting first volumes, both promising and not-so-promising.

Comics, Manga, Reviews

REVIEW: Fangirl the Graphic Novel, Volume 1

October 13, 2020

Fangirl Vol. 1 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, and Gabi Nam adapts Rainbow Rowell’s original novel to a manga-inspired, black-and-white graphic novel for VIZ’s new imprint VIZ Originals. Like its source material, Fangirl Vol. 1 tells the story of Cath, a popular fanfiction author ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Webcomics

A Tiny Review of Tinyview

September 30, 2020

Tinyview is an app by Newput Inc. that first launched in December 2019, promising “bite-size comics for your phone! Instead of reading in a zigzag order, read comics by scrolling up and down.” But what separates this app from other apps like Webtoon or Tapas? Let’s look at the content.

Manga, Pubwatch, Reviews

VIZ Media Pubwatch

September 22, 2020

Welcome to the first-ever monthly VIZ Pubwatch! VIZ is the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States, bringing an extensive catalog of manga and anime from Japan to English-speaking audiences. From simulpublishing Shonen Jump chapters online, to releasing the newest hit anime on ...

Indie & Small Press, Reviews, Webcomics

REVIEW: Princesses Meet Mecha in Cosmoknights

September 15, 2020

Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer is a webcomic and graphic novel nominated for this year’s Outstanding Comic Ignatz Award. As per the comic’s about page, it follows the adventures of “a ragtag band of space gays… beating the patriarchy at its own game.” And it’s awesome.

Reviews, Webcomics

REVIEW: The Women of Lavender Jack

August 27, 2020

In 2019 there were several Webtoons nominated for the “Best Webcomic” Eisner award, two that were (and still are) extremely popular (Let’s Play by Mongie and Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe) and one less so. Lavender Jack by Dan Schkade was a comic I had never heard of until I saw it on the ...

Essays, Manga

[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Bakuman Is a Comic about Death Note

August 7, 2020

In 2003, writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata collaborated for the first time on a manga called Death Note, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2003 to 2006. Death Note was a huge hit across demographics, later turned into an anime, stage play, and multiple live action ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Fence: Rivals Still Misses the Point

July 30, 2020

The GLAAD-nominated series Fence! by C. S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad returns in graphic novel format as Fence: Rivals, collecting four chapters about King’s Row Academy’s practice match against the school that knocked them out of the State Championships last year. This new volume further ...

Reviews, Television and Film

WEBCOMIC REVIEW: Tell Me A Story Does Not Tell Any New Stories

July 20, 2020

Tell Me A Story, a web series written and produced by Kevin Williamson that first aired on CBS All-Access in 2018, arrives on The CW on July 28th. The show advertises itself as a dark and twisted modernization of classic fairytales, with the first season focusing on Little Red Riding Hood, ...

Reviews, Webcomics

Third Shift Society is Tired

July 14, 2020

Third Shift Society by Meredith Moriarty is a Webtoon Original comic about a broke 20-something named Ellie who discovers she has psychic powers and becomes a paranormal investigator, working with a mysterious man who has a Jack-O-Lantern for a head. The first season is now complete, and since ...

Masha Zhdanova

VIZ Pubwatch October

REVIEW: Fangirl the Graphic Novel, Volume 1

A Tiny Review of Tinyview

VIZ Media Pubwatch

REVIEW: Princesses Meet Mecha in Cosmoknights

REVIEW: The Women of Lavender Jack

[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Bakuman Is a Comic about Death Note

REVIEW: Fence: Rivals Still Misses the Point

WEBCOMIC REVIEW: Tell Me A Story Does Not Tell Any New Stories

Third Shift Society is Tired

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