What better time to read manga about girls in love than pride month? Yuri manga in the West is often overlooked and underappreciated, or dismissed as fantasies by and for straight men, ignoring the complexities and depth of this genre. But even outside the confines of the yuri label there are incredible stories being told…
VIZ Media Pubwatch: June 2021
Happy June, everyone! Summer’s right around the corner, my neighborhood is ankle-deep in cicadas (who are, unfortunately, louder in real life than in anime), and VIZ media has put out even more new comics for you to enjoy! This month we’re picking up where we left off on some continuing series as well as taking…
VIZ Media Pubwatch: May 2021
Hello again! After taking April off, the monthly VIZ pubwatch is back and better than ever! This month we’re taking a look at… mostly Shonen Jump stuff, but also the latest release from horror master Junji Ito and volume 2 of Naoki Urasawa’s Asadora!. Let’s start with the news!
REVIEW: Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark
Since 1992, young readers have been learning to love books from Mary Pope Osborne and Salvatore Murdocca’s Magic Tree House series, following the illustrated adventures of Jack and Annie in clear, simple prose. Now, the classic tales are being reimagined in graphic novel form by Jenny Laird and Kelly and Nichole Matthews. But can this…
A WWAC Guide To Gumroad Day
Today is Gumroad Day, the day when the indie publishing platform lets creators take home 100% of all sales made on their site. In the interest of that, we here at WWAC thought we’d share a few of our favorite recommendations!
VIZ Media Pubwatch: March 2021
Spring is in the air, above-freezing temperatures have finally reached the northeastern United States, and VIZ media has new releases for you! Welcome to the March VIZ Pubwatch. This month we’re talking about mostly shonen series, but also some shojo stuff as well.
WWAC Reads!
If you’d like a reading recommendation of any kind, WWAC has your back. Here at WWAC, our recent voracious reading has been varied. Lots of us have been cozying up with recent celebrated speculative fiction, WWAC Boss Publisher Wendy Browne has been delving into nonfiction, and I recently read an exciting Young Adult novel that…
REVIEW: Heir’s Game Brings a Swashbuckling Romance to Webtoon
As a kid I loved The Three Musketeers and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. I loved the big feathered hats and the rapiers, the swashbuckling and the adventures. I was therefore thrilled to discover Heir’s Game by Suspu, a Webtoon with all the rapiers and adventures anyone could want, and also, queer protagonists!
VIZ Media Pubwatch: February 2021
Welcome to the February VIZ Pubwatch! Love is in the air in a lot of this month’s new releases, including new volumes of Komi Can’t Communicate, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, and Shortcake Cake. This month, we’re going to be doing something a little different: instead of reviewing three new volumes, I’ll be comparing and discussing…
VIZ Media Pubwatch: January 2021
New year, new manga! For our first VIZ Pubwatch of 2021, we’ll be taking a look at some classic long-running series as well as newer, less-established work. But first, the VIZ news.
Best Small Press, Indies, & Webcomics of 2020!
This 2020 was tough for me as an indie comics reader because, well, there were no cons for me to pick up wares! No zinefests or the pleasure of perusing the indie racks at my local comic shop. Luckily, there were virtual fests and cons for me to find some good books, and Webtoons are…
REVIEW: Forget Russia Is Frustratingly Forgettable
I volunteered to review Forget Russia by L. Bordetsky-Williams because I saw the word “Russia” in the title and thought, “Oh, this is relevant to my interests.” The summary was also promising: an American girl with Russian roots exploring her heritage and identity is something I can generally get behind, as a Russian Jewish immigrant….