Well hello, comic book fans, it’s Rosie here to collect up all the most important and up-to-date Dynamite Entertainment comics news. We here at Women Write About Comics are dedicated to unpacking the complex parts of the industry and unwrapping the underwhelming gift that is comics so that we can all enjoy/despair about it together….
Dream Daddies: Big Two Edition
Dream Daddy, the daddy dating simulator that has taken the internet and our very own contributors by storm, has gotten us thinking… who are the dream daddies of Marvel and DC? If there was a daddy dating simulator straight from the pages of our favourite big two comics who would it star? Well—we here at…
Women Making Comics: Sitting Down With Ann Nocenti At SDCC
As a woman, growing up as a comics fan, you’re often told that you’re in some kind of minority, that women don’t read (or write about) comics, and have certainly never MADE comics. This weird ahistorical version of things is a relatively recent one, with people of all genders enjoying newsstand comics and creating them since…
Five Cute Cartoons You Can Stream Right Now
There’s an abundance of great things to watch on streaming services, and sometimes it can be overwhelming. So here at Women Write About Comics, we’ve put together a list of some of the loveliest animated treasures that the internet has to offer! Whether you’re having a low energy day or just need something inspiring to…
Women Of Auteur Film: Kati Outinen
What is an Auteur? Well the technical definition is a simply a filmmaker who has a singular recognisable vision, though you can guarantee they’ll also be a man as no women have been deemed important or visionary enough to become members of this elite club. As we all know, the singular vision of men is…
Kaijumax Season 3: Marvelously Melancholy Monsters
Kaijumax Season 3 #1 Zander Cannon (Writer & Artist) Oni Press July 12, 2017 An advanced review copy was provided by the publisher I picked up the first trade of Zander Cannon’s Kaijumax series on a quiet afternoon when I was working in London’s Orbital Comics. The book quickly became a firm favourite of mine…
That Bad Boy Image
Welcome to Image Boys Behaviour Graph or when this becomes an inevitable smash hit column IBBG. Where we celebrate 25 years of Image by making a very statistically accurate graph looking at what the boys are up to in this most momentous year in the history of the EXTREME bad boys of comics. WHERE THEY…
So You’re Making a Comic – A Flowchart Explainer On The Direct Market
The Direct Market was the name given to the distribution channel that stocked the shelves of the fledgling comic shop network in the 1970s. It was “direct” because the books were shipped from printers straight to the stores on a non-returnable basis, bypassing messy corporate newsstand distributors. Over time, different companies have helped to supply…
What the Heck is Marvel Legacy? A Primer
On Friday, the “House of Ideas” revealed their much hyped and (in the optimistic eyes of Marvel PR) anticipated new relaunch, Marvel Legacy. In what was one of the most underwhelming and confusing rollouts in recent memory, Marvel released eight sets of GIFs which included the covers for the upcoming “new” line. Covered by most…
That Bad Boy Image: Hail to the King
Welcome to Image Boys Behaviour Graph–or, when this becomes an inevitable smash hit column, IBBG–where we celebrate 25 years of Image by making a very statistically accurate graph looking at what the boys are up to in this most momentous year in the history of the EXTREME bad boys of comics. WHERE THEY WERE: 1992…
LA Zine Fest – Zine Review Roundup
LA Zine Fest stormed its way into downtown LA’s fashion district and brought with it an incredible number of cartoonists and zine makers creating art at every intersection. One of the most inclusive, accessible, and incredible shows I’ve ever attended, I actually left with a whole bunch of amazing (and affordable) zines, which, as a…
Cover Girl: Baby Teeth
Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring a woman. This month Rosie, Veronique, Kayleigh, and Melissa discuss Babyteeth, a new devil baby comic from Aftershock.
