Sex workers are not just window dressing. That’s what Christa Faust wants people to understand as she introduces readers to her new series from AWA, Hit Me. Like her previous series, Bad Mother, Faust is not about the damsel in distress concept, and she is more than capable of turning expectations upside down when it…
EXCLUSIVE: Get Into the Groove with the G.I.L.T. Playlist
Party like it’s 1973 with AHOY Comics snappy and stylish new dramedy, G.I.L.T. by Eisner-nominated comics writer and novelist Alisa Kwitney (Rogue: Untouched, Mystik U) and artist Mauricet (Star Wars Adventures, Dastardly & Muttley), and featuring variant covers by Jill Thompson.
Vault Pubwatch: January 2022
Starting late last year, Vault has been hyping up their 2022 creator lineups with cryptically enticing teasers. We don’t yet know what these creators will be up to, but I’m sure there will be lots of love in the new titles we will see this year.
INTERVIEW: Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Returns to Vampire Hunting and Mystery with Falconspeare
There’s more to Mike Mignola than Hellboy, though stories like 2017’s Mr. Higgins Comes Homes and its sequel, Our Encounters with Darkness, still bear his indelible signature of supernatural horror and wonder — and a touch of silliness and dark humor. These particular stories see Mignola teaming up with acclaimed artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell as their…
REVIEW: Taarna: The Last Taarakian Brings a Hero into a New Century
Taarna is a universe unto herself. Born of the great warrior Taarnak and a dying world. This is a pretty auspicious origin story for the woman who made her debut in 1981 as part of the Canadian animated anthology known as Heavy Metal. Back then, she was a mute warrior summoned to save a race…
INTERVIEW: Rob Williams Slices Through Mignolaverse History with The Sword of Hyperborea
Although Rob Williams is stepping into the world of Hellboy for the first time as the writer of the new four-part series, The Sword of Hyperborea, he is certainly no stranger to the supernatural universe of Mike Mignola. “I’ve been reading Hellboy and B.P.R.D. [the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense] for many years, so…
James Aquilone Ushers in the 50th Anniversary of Kolchak the Night Stalker With a New Anthology
Forgive me; I am remiss. It seems that I omitted one very important Carl in my list of comic book Carls. Though Carl Kolchak began his career on film with the 1972 television film, The Night Stalker, the subsequent appearances of Darren McGavin as the dogged reporter on the case of supernatural happenings in the…
Previously on Comics: For Betty
Betty White didn’t sacrifice herself to the gods for us to waste this new year, so let’s make 2022 all about fighting harder for what’s right, loving ourselves and each other more, and reading a whole lotta comics.
WWAC’s Favorite Indies, Small Press Comics, and Webcomics of 2021
I will not be sad to see the year 2021, my only regret being not making much of a dent in my to-read pile of comics! But the indies and webcomics on this list were good friends during another pandemic year, and hopefully, you’ll find a new favorite here too!
WWAC’s Best Big Press Comics of 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, we need to sit back, reflect, and answer that all-important question: What were the best comic books of the year? We asked our writers and assembled a weird and wild list of comic books starring mermaids, barbarians, gods, mutants, and even a Green Lantern. As different as they may…
Vault Pubwatch: December 2021
Vault Comics is swinging into the holiday season and the new year with some continuing favourites and new titles, including the upcoming Western horror, West of Sundown, by writers Tim Seeley and Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry (illustrator). Triona Farrell (colorist), with letters by Crank!
10 Years of WWAC
Today is a pretty auspicious day, what with it being the 10th anniversary of WWAC. As we look back at where it all began, it’s amazing to see how far we’ve come. Over 300 contributors have shared their passion for comics through WWAC and we are grateful to all of them and especially proud to…