Paulina Przystupa, Author at WWAC

Pretty Deadly, Pretty Cautious

March 3, 2020

I have loved Pretty Deadly since I first heard about it. The title, the creators, and the ideas fit everything I wanted from a new creator-owned series in 2014. And it has delivered. The Shrike, The Bear, and The Rat are awesome tales, combining the best parts of comics as a storytelling media. ...

Comics, Lists, Roundtables

Comics New Year’s Resolutions

January 17, 2020

It’s that time of year where we all vow to improve ourselves from the year before, be it more trips to the gym or getting out of debt. But what of comics New Year’s resolutions? What do you want to change for the better about your comics habits? Whether it’s trying manga for the first time, ...

Comics, Essays, Opinion

Casting Call: Why a Mixed-Race Kate Bishop in Hawkeye Makes Sense

December 31, 2019

When I saw that Hailee Steinfield was the frontrunner to play Kate Bishop in Disney+’s Hawkeye, I messaged everyone I knew about it. Finally, someone like me was going to play an Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) hero: a mixed race Filipinx person who fell into the “ambiguously brown” category. ...

Bookmarked, Comics, Lists, Roundtables

Rereading and Rereading and Rereading

August 20, 2019

Do you reread? Maybe you want to spend a little more time in a beloved universe, or maybe you want to remind yourself who betrayed the duchess in book 3 of your favorite series before book 4 comes out next week? Whatever your reasons, they’re good ones! I love rereading, and I asked several ...

Comics, Events

Panels and Prompts: Talking about Creating Content at GeekGirlCon 2018

December 12, 2018

GeekGirlCon is one of my favorite conventions to attend and participate in. It is where I got my start as a panel moderator back in 2016. However, my first time serving as panelist for a convention. I found the experience extremely valuable and it was great to have the responsibilities of ...

Comics, Reviews

Tomb Raider: Inferno, An Archaeologist’s Take

December 7, 2018

Tomb Raider: Inferno, Vol. 4 Michael Atiyeh (Colors), Michael Heisler (Lettering), Collin Kelly (Script), Jackson Lanzing (Script), Phillip Sevy (Line Art), and Hannah Templer (Front Cover Art) Dark Horse Comics January 9, 2019 A copy of this comic book was provided by the publisher in exchange ...

Comics, Comics Academe, Essays

Prism Stalker: A Primer on a Sordid Past

November 23, 2018

Content Warning: Generational/Historical Trauma I am not North American Indigenous. However, the least I can do as someone who lives on occupied land is to learn the history of, and about, the peoples who are Native to the North American Continent and advocate for others to learn more through ...

Comics, Reviews

Should You Grab It? The Life of Captain Marvel #1-3

November 22, 2018

With the Captain Marvel trailer release and the announcement of a new creative team in January, things are abuzz with news about Carol Danvers. She has shot into the spotlight to bring us higher, faster, and farther. Unfortunately, in the years since Carol’s taking of the mantel, ...

Comics, Reviews

A Place for the Displaced: Monstress Volume 3

November 5, 2018

Monstress Vol. 3 Marjorie M. Liu (writer), Ceri Riley (editorial assistant), Jennifer M. Smith (editor), Sana Takeda (artist), and Rus Wooton (letterer and designer) Image Comics September 5, 2018 Monstress is one of the best ongoing series out right now (lest we forget its multiple Eisners) ...

Comics, Roundtables

WWACommendations: Generation X, Josephine Baker, Sanity & Tallulah, and More

October 11, 2018

What comics are you reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors sound off about the comics we’re reading for fun—not for research, not to keep up with a current series, but just for the sheer joy of reading. Let us know on Twitter what comics you’re reading!

Paulina Przystupa

Pretty Deadly, Pretty Cautious

Comics New Year’s Resolutions

Casting Call: Why a Mixed-Race Kate Bishop in Hawkeye Makes Sense

Rereading and Rereading and Rereading

Panels and Prompts: Talking about Creating Content at GeekGirlCon 2018

Tomb Raider: Inferno, An Archaeologist’s Take

Prism Stalker: A Primer on a Sordid Past

Should You Grab It? The Life of Captain Marvel #1-3

A Place for the Displaced: Monstress Volume 3

WWACommendations: Generation X, Josephine Baker, Sanity & Tallulah, and More

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