Earlier this month, Mike Dawson wrote a brutally honest tumblr post about a cartoonist and their failure to find success. The title, “Advice to the mid-career cartoonist who has failed to build an audience“, might have come across as condescending except that he in fact wrote the post about himself. It is a rough read,…
WWAC Roundtable: A Post-SDCC14 Rundown
If you were not at San Diego Comic Con this year, congratulations! You and countless others watched from afar, bitterly whispering to yourself “one day I’ll go”as you scrolled through the endless stream of announcements pinging your phone. You may also be saner for having stayed home, with more money in your pockets, too. It…
Tonight’s Classic Nerd Movie Club: Barbarella
Are you ready to dive into the politics of space sexploration? Join us on Twitter this evening at 8 pm EST for our first Classic Nerd Movie Club—a livetweet of Barbarella, the cult classic starring Jane Fonda and a whole lot of bad-ass outfits. Tag your tweets with #WWACNerdMovie as we discuss this relic of…
#RomanceRevisited Caption Contest: We Have a Winner!
For the inaugural #RomanceRevisited caption this contest, our readers successfully summoned their inner Golden Age romance comic writers and crafted some truly superb submissions. Captions for our consideration were so appropriately bizarre, we could have sworn at least one of you wrote First Love Illustrated #88. Having received the most likes, here is the winning entry!
Classic Nerd Movie Club: Mini Review of Barbarella
In the not too distant future, humanity has turned into a species of space travelling, sexually repressed squares. People no longer engage in fluid exchange for sexual pleasure, but have instead replaced physical intimacy with drugs and hand holding. One adventuring astronaut on a mission to save humanity rediscovers the value of “doing things the…
2014 Eisner Nominations: By The Numbers
San Diego Comic Con is right around the corner, which means the Eisner Awards will soon be announced! Taking place on Saturday evening of Comic Con weekend, the Eisners are voted on by comic professionals and are one of the most prestigious honors a creator can receive. Many of us that cannot attend SDCC will…
Caption This Contest: #RomanceRevisited
Ah, romance comics. Is there any genre of comics that are more consistently baffling than those books of the Golden and Silver Age? We think not! And yet we are asking you, dear readers, to interject your own bit of crazy into these already guffaw-inducing comics with a caption this contest! We are even offering…
Captain America #22: A Retailer’s Perspective
The last week has seen a lot of mudslinging online involving the ill-received Captain America #22 by Rick Remender and John Romita, Jr. Fans and creators have been vocal in their opinions, many unbelievably (but not) receiving threats over their positions, and it got ugly very quickly. One voice that has been noticeably quiet throughout?…
Pigeons! The First WWAC Sunday Art Gala
It’s Sunday! Lazy, restful, busy or boring; it doesn’t matter, because either way you’re here with us now. In art class! Sundays are art club days, from now on. Wanna join in? We’ve taken a few minutes here and there to each draw a doodle on a single theme. Take a look through, admire our…
DC Changes Creator Contracts: Better Deal or Better Business?
This week DC announced significant changes to their creator payments, and more visible a shift for fans, colorist credits will be added to comic book covers. The additional changes to DC’s creator contracts are less discernable as being positive without us being privy to actual sales numbers, percentages, and dollar amounts. Time will tell if this new…
Cons & Panels: How Fans Drive the Conversation
I attended my first comic book convention ten years ago this summer. I was about to leave home for college and decided that it was time I fully immerse myself in my nerd habits. I made myself a Dark Phoenix costume and never looked back.
CAKE 2014: Photo Parade & Creator Quotes
CAKE was immensely fun to attend (see our overview here), but it was also a success for many of the exhibitors. We reached out to several creators to hear what they had to say about the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo. Get the scoop straight from the con floor, followed by photos of the crowds, comics,…