Good morning! We’ve survived both the Ides of March and Saint Patrick’s Day, and ya girl is officially done with school. It’s strange how March 17th tends to be one of those days that’s repeatedly significant to me for reasons other than the holiday, but it’s neat! Let’s dive in to some comics news.
Previously On Comics: Awards and Adaptations
Hi, remember me? It’s been a while. School’s been pretty tough, but I’m in my last quarter! I’ve finally got time to write again. Let’s talk about the news!
COVER REVEAL: Extreme Sports Get A Softer Side With Pillow Talk
Y’know, one of those funny things about doing this job right is that we’ve gotta make sure we announce disclaimers when we’re covering things that our contributors might be involved with. Sometimes that’s thorny, but sometimes it’s really cool. Today’s one of the latter, as we have the pleasure of revealing the cover to Pillow…
ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! September Brought us Deep Satisfaction and Teen Thrills
The back-to-school vibes caught us in September, as a lot of WWAC Readers enjoyed books about teens this month! We’ve got horror, adventure, romance, nuanced fantasy world-building, and a philosophical look at bookselling and society. And as always, we’ve got magnificent taste.
Previously On Comics: Some William Messner-Love
Good morning, folks! I’m poking my head out of the morass of college courses to put in some time on the Previously beat. Let’s talk about comics, huh? Technically the week before last, but recent enough to matter; Bill Messner-Loebs, one-time high-profile comics scribe with titles like The Flash and Wonder Woman under his belt, not to mention dialogue…
Previously On Comics: More (Head)bang For Your Buck
Good morning! It’s a big holiday weekend, which means a lot of jerks pushing the boundaries of what’s legal with explosives, to say nothing of what’s moral or ethical. Protect your pets! Consider some treats to help calm them or something, fireworks can be pretty scary for them. Anyway, on to comics news: On the…
ROUNDTABLE: WWAC Reads Books! June Brings Resistance, David Levithan, and Fantasy Romance
This month at WWAC, we’ve sauntered into summer with a collection of fantastic reads, from gripping middle grades fiction, to a new high fantasy from Martha Wells, to a winner of the Booker Prize, to a politically progressive anthology, and points beyond. Read on for a number of ways (the number is eight) to expand…
Previously on Comics: Selective Memory
Good morning! It’s June. In a move both terrible and inevitable since their sale to content farm monster Valnet back in 2016, CBR has laid off the majority of their senior editing staff. Valnet had the usual corporate speak about culture etcetera, but the stories filtering out seem to highlight that the editors fired were…
Previously on Comics: Social Dynamics
Good morning folks! It’s been a few months since we’ve been doing Previously regularly, and in that time, we’ve been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes updates. Our new interns, Quinn and Sabrina, have been absolutely fantastic, and the updates we have coming down the pipe are going to be a great step into the future…
REVIEW: Tend Your Garden with Ephemera: A Memoir
Ephemera was a difficult book for me to read, but that’s not a warning—if anything, it’s a recommendation.
ECCC 2023: Authentic and Effective Social Media Marketing for Creators
As I stated in my coverage of the Building Your Own Themyscira panel, ECCC’s Pro Track of panels is a series of panels focused on the industry behind comics. I find topics like this fascinating, because comics don’t just magically appear out of thin air, they take work. It’s great to see a convention focusing hard…
ECCC 2023: Building Your Own Themyscira
One of the big focuses of this year’s Emerald City Comic Con is what’s called the Pro Track of panels; that is, panels about the industry around comics, about the business of making, promoting, or writing about them. One such panel is Building Your Own Themyscira, moderated by Jordan Dené Ellis, owner of Jordandené, a…