Back in 2012, Topher Grace edited the three Star Wars prequels, The Phantom Menace, The Clone Wars, and Revenge of the Sith, into one 85 minute movie and called it Star Wars: The Editor Strikes Back. After Rogue One, we wanted to see if held up. (Or, honestly, if it was ever good.) So Kat,…
Erase the President: 5 Anti-Trump Colouring Books
So you hate Trump. (I mean, obviously, since you’re reading this site?) So you hate Trump and rather like colouring. Good news! There are now more anti-Trump colouring books on the market than I could reasonably fit into this listicle. Want to tell the president-un-elect to fuck off? There’s a colouring book for that. Want to…
Call for Submissions: Secrets of the Goat People
Secrets of the Goat People is an ongoing literary zine from Bleating Heart Press, publisher of Women Write About Comics. We publish original prose, illustration, and comics by women and non-binary people. You can find our first issue “Voice” here on Gumroad. We had a lot of fun working on the first issue, and now it’s…
Bleating Heart Press: WWAC Has Published its First Zine!
Bleating Heart Press’ Inaugural Double Issue Now Available! We’re proud to announce the release of Secrets of the Goat People #1: Voice, the first publication from our new imprint, Bleating Heart Press. In this inaugural double issue, you’ll find 40+ pages of original comics, illustrations, and prose from 17 international creators. Learn about the power of silence,…
Is Reggie and Me Actually Good?
Reggie and Me #1 & 2 Tom De Falco (script), Sandy Jerrel (pencils), Kelly Fitzpatrick, (colours), Jack Morelli (letters) Archie Comics Two issues into the new Reggie and Me comic by Tom De Falco and Sandy Jerrel and I’m not mad? What’s surprising about this is that it has a few things in common with Archie’s reboot…
Colour by Disney Is Very Expensive and Not Great
Colour by Disney Disney Publishing Worldwide Enterprises Janruary 24, 2017 Free to download, in-app purchases While there are hundreds of colouring apps–some of them incredibly popular and lucrative–adult colouring is still mostly about books. Colouring for kids is just another fun activity, but colouring for adults is serious business. It’s not a hobby, it’s art…
Pop’s Diner: 6 Snack Pairings for the Riverdale Premiere
Riverdale, the strange new Archie-comics-meets-Twin-Peaks show debuts tonight on The CW at 9 PM. And lifetime Archie-fan Laura Harcourt, will be live tweeting it for us at @womenonocomics! While Archie has been busily rebooting their classic comics for a YA, romance-loving readership, they’ve also been working with the CW to develop this live action drama, which bears little…
Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77 in a Ridiculous New Comic
Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77 #1 Marc Andreyko, Jeff Parker (script), Karl Kesel, David Hahn (pencils) DC Comics January 18, 2017 I don’t read Batman comics. It’s been so long since I read one that when I mentioned on Twitter that I was finally reading one, a friend asked me if everything was ok. It wasn’t a cry for…
Review: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal
Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal Ed Luce Fantagraphics November 2016 Disclaimer: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal was reviewed using a copy provided by Fantagraphics. This is probably the raunchiest non-fuck comic I’ve read in recent years. Do not read until midnight. It is not appropriate for kids. Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal is the followup to…
8 New Political Comics From PEN’s “State of Emergency”
PEN Illustrated guest editors, MariNaomi, Robert Kirby, and Meg Lemke, dropped seven new political comics today on the literary freedom organization’s blog, a new feature called State of Emergency. The comics, from cartoonists Tyler Cohen, Iasmin Omar Ata, Thi Bui, Dylan Edwards, Rachel Masilamani, Whit Taylor, Robert Kirby, and Cristy C. Road all LGBTQ+ or WoC, respond to the recent election of US President Donald Trump,…
Review: Wren McDonald’s SP4RX
SP4RX Wren McDonald Nobrow Press December 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on a copy provided by Nobrow Press. SP4RX is a world you’re familiar with. Punky cyborg hackers eke out a living in squats shadowed by glittering towers while robots and AI are pushing more and more of the working class into the underclass. What makes SP4RX different…