Marvel has officially announced the framing of this year’s Hellfire Gala, confirming earlier promises that it would become a regular event. It is, however, significantly scaled back on a publishing front this year. Instead of a multi-issue crossover event, as we got last year, this year’s Gala is a single one-shot. However, that certainly hasn’t…
Previously on Comics: Jason Aaron Strikes Again
Good morning! Today my dog decided to wake me up by shrieking at seagulls.
Ch-Ch-Changes! A Roundtable on Comixology’s New Look
Change is hard. But when it’s the largest platform for digital comics, it can be even harder. The long-awaited Comixology full integration with Amazon Marketplace arrived last week, removing the dedicated Comixology storefront. Now, all purchases go through Amazon’s main site, and work similarly to Kindle purchases. The main Comixology app also got a new…
Previously On Comics: Eat Shit, Jeff Bezos
Good morning. We’re a day late this week, because yours truly has had some difficult times. Such is life. Onward.
Previously On Comics: Quiet as a Maus
Good Morning! It’s the last day of January, somehow. Soon the bowls will be super, the hogs will be grounded, the Valens will be tined.
Previously On Comics: Twenty-Twenty-Sue
Good morning! Before anything else, a hearty cheers for our former editor and occasional star writer, Adrienne Resha, who has just been named as a winner of the 2022 Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award. Adrienne, you’re as brilliant as ever, and we’re so glad to know you. Congratulations! Now, as for the rest of you…
Previously On Comics: That Whole Fuckin’ Thing
Well, good afternoon! This is officially our last Monday of 2021. It has been a hell of a year. I was in two car wrecks! I spent months on disability leave! Other stuff happened! I don’t know where I’m going with this. There aren’t a lot of news items on account of Christmas being the…
Previously on Comics: Okay, Sure
Hey, what a week, right? I’m kidding, I have no idea, because I’m losing all concept of time. If you wanna read about some bros being bros and dudes rocking it up, there’s an interview in the Atlantic. Gina Gagliano is moving on from Random House Graphics, the imprint she founded two years ago. Her…
Cover Girl: The Amazing Spider-Man #74
Welcome to Cover Girl. Each month, 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, Andrea Ayres, Nola Pfau, and Wendy Browne discuss the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #74.
Previously On Comics: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Good morning to everyone except the spirit of the long-dead racist murderer Christopher Columbus. May you suffer forever, you horrible monster.
REVIEW: X-Force #22 Finally Bears Fruit
I closed my coverage of last issue saying that it would be nice to see these books be fun again, and while I don’t think this issue made any great strides, it’s nice to see X-Force with a sense of purpose.
REVIEW: Wolverine #15 Is Violence As Art
Remember when I said I couldn’t wait for this issue of Wolverine? Haha.