Tattoos are a way to permanently declare your allegiance, your identification, your love. It should be no surprise, then, that a lot of WWAC contributors have fabulous comics tattoos. If you’re considering a comics tattoo yourself (I am!), let this photo gallery serve as inspiration.
Cover Girl: Space Bandits #4
Welcome to Cover Girl. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Tia, Paige, Louis, and Nola examine Matteo Scalera’s cover for Space Bandits #4.
Book Beat: 2018 Nebula Awards, A George R.R. Martin Update, and Hemingway’s Potential Plagiarism
Hello lovely readers! Welcome to another installment of Book Beat, brought to you this week by your editor Paige. Things are far less scandalous than usual this week in the publishing industry, but that might be because of a.) the weather, and b.) all the many scandals and outrages in book-adjacent industries (like the world…
Book Beat: #CopyPasteCris Lawsuit, Ontario Library Service, and D.C. Store Protests
Hello lovely readers! Welcome to your weekly installment of Book Beat, brought to you by editor Paige. Spring is in the air, and with it comes feelings of lightness and rejuvenation. In the ever-busy publishing industry, that means we have several interesting updates on previously discussed scandals. This new season also, unfortunately, means we have…
Book Beat: New Boston Bookstore and Baltimore Mayor’s Book Troubles
Hello lovely readers, and welcome to Book Beat! This is your editor Paige, helping out the crew on news coverage this week. Thankfully, things have a been pretty chill these last few days, so this update will be pretty short. Consider it a nice little break from all the usual mayhem in the publishing industry,…
Okay, But Does Batman Fuck? WWAC’s Definitive Take
Zack Snyder made a definitive statement about Batman’s bloodlust (or at least Batfleck’s), but does The Dark Knight bone? Is the World’s Greatest Detective also one of the world’s greatest lovers? The discussion at WWAC got heated this week and so we decided to share our insights into what exactly Bruce might be doing with…
Book Beat: Narnia Fanfiction, Representation in Romancelandia, and Waterstones Wages
Hello lovely readers, and welcome to this week’s Book Beat! As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, Mercury is in retrograde and kicking everyone’s backsides. So of course, as is typical of my weeks, things in the publishing industry are really messy right now. Luckily, just like Marie Kondo, I love mess. So let’s take…
Dogears: History, Finances, and Cats Bring Us New Fantasies
In a world filled with far too many great books, it’s hard to figure out what to pick up next. Luckily, Bookmarked is here to help in your search with “Dogears,” bite-sized book reviews from our growing TBR piles. Check out what we’ve been reading this past month, and see if you can find your next…
Books to Read in 2019 Before They Hit the Big/Little Screen
There comes an exciting time in every reader’s life when one of their favorite books gets turned into another medium, like a TV show or a movie (or comic book, or play, or podcast … you know what I mean). When the adaptation is good, you get the indescribable joy of seeing your favorite characters and…
Book Beat: A Place for Wolves, Pullman’s Secret Commonwealth, and Serial Box/Marvel Collab
Hello, lovely readers. Long time no see! Welcome to this week’s Book Beat, brought to you by your book editor Paige. As always with my weeks, the latest news starts with a pretty serious controversy in the YA world. But we do have some fun new books coming, both from a prolific author and a…
Book Beat: Dan Mallory Lies, Jill Abramson Plagiarizes, and McNally Jackson Thrives
Hello, dear readers! It’s Paige, back on the Book Beat to share all the latest and greatest news in the publishing industry. And, of course, my first week back is heralded by a slew of controversies, though I wouldn’t have it any other way. Thankfully, this week we also have a feel-good story about the…
Presenting Dark Horse: 2019 Is Off to a Great Start
Happy New Year, lovely readers! And what a new year it has been in the world of Dark Horse Comics. A pretty sleepy end of 2018 has given way to a plethora of new and soon-to-be-released comics from everyone’s favorite publisher, and the landscape is looking pretty awesome: think funky space adventures, thrilling mysteries about…