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…
ECCC 2023: An Interview With Steenz About That Washington Post Gig
Between my turning in a draft for last week’s Previously and the article’s running, Scott Adam’s fall from grace escalated, with Andrews McMeel Syndication dropping the creator entirely. Subsequently came the announcement that the vacated position formerly occupied by Dilbert at the Washington Post would be filled instead by Heart of the City, the strip created…
Previously on Comics: Dils and Don’ts
Good morning! Next week is Emerald City Comic Con, and yours truly is looking forward to once again being on the ground to take it in. In the meantime, let’s talk about the past week’s news! Firstly, after the news of layoffs once again hitting the company hard just before last year’s SDCC, Oni-Lion Forge…
REVIEW: Godfell #1 Has A Hard Landing
Godfell‘s first issue is the story of a warrior’s journey home. Whether it’s because she’s weary or I am, the journey so far feels like a chore.
Previously On Comics: Cartoon Museum Conference, Nimona, and more!
Good morning! It’s been a couple months, but here we are. If you’re in the UK, there’s a Cartoon Museum Conference on Feb 27! It’s at the Cartoon Museum in London, and a good bet if you’d like to go meet other creators or learn some exciting things about the shape of modern cartooning. After…
Cover Girl – Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #1
Welcome to Cover Girl! For this feature, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new or recent and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Kat Overland, Carrie McClain, Masha Zhdanova, Nola Pfau, and Kayleigh Hearn discuss the Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #1 variant cover by Peach Momoko.
REVIEW: Die Horny is a Love Letter to Power Rangers and Kink
Rebecca Mock’s Die Horny is a kind of story we’ve all seen before—the alien conqueror lands on Earth and begins a wave of devastation! Earth’s pre-interstellar technology and defenses are nowhere near advanced enough to defeat the encroaching army! The towering general of the alien armies falls in love with a kinkster in a gimp…
Previously On Comics: Gum-Road To Ruin
Good morning! December is trudging right along, and I can’t believe how quickly I’ve gone from, “hooray, the quarter’s done” to, “oh no the next quarter starts in only two weeks!” I’m pretty excited though, since this quarter’s going to include both a language class and an art class, two of my favorites. Enough about…
Previously On Comics: Invoice of the People
Good morning! Ya girl’s finished her second quarter of college, it’s the holiday season, and as always, there’s comics news! Remember how many of us were telling folks that NFTs were a scam? Well, we were of course correct. Heidi has a great rundown over at The Beat. This is especially relevant because the tech…
PREVIEW: Marvel Legends Kicks Off X-Men’s 60th Anniversary!
Welcome back to another installment of “Nola Yells About Action Figures,” also known as a preview of Hasbro’s upcoming Marvel Legends! This week saw another livestream from Hasbro—their last of the year—in which they dropped an entirely new line of X-Men figures, a couple of online exclusives, as well as some other very cool mentions….