By Solène Mallet Gauthier and Stephanie Halmhofer This text contains spoilers This post concludes a three part series! Read Part One here, and Part Two here. Spriggan made a comeback in 2022 with the release of a deluxe edition of the complete original 1989-1996 manga series (Seven Seas Entertainment) and a 6-episode Netflix animated series….
COMICS ACADEME: Spriggan: A Fun, Action-Packed Mix of Archaeology, Aliens, and International Politics – Part Two
By Solène Mallet Gauthier and Stephanie Halmhofer This text contains spoilers This is Part Two of a series! Read Part One here. Spriggan made a comeback in 2022 with the release of a deluxe edition of the complete original 1989-1996 manga series (Seven Seas Entertainment) and a 6-episode Netflix animated series. In both the original…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW – The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women’s Suffrage, and Jujitsu
WWAC is proud to present an exclusive excerpt of the historical graphic novel The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women’s Suffrage, and Jujitsu, which recounts the little-known true story of 20th century suffragists who fought for their rights by mastering martial arts: In the early 20th century, women in England were demanding the right to vote—and often…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bite-Sized Archie’s Ron Cacace and Vincent Lovallo
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WWACommendations: Is Love the Answer?, Mindset, Barbara Brandon-Croft and More
We’ve got a really interesting breadth of recommendations in this month’s WWACommendations. Louis has a comic for you focused on mental health, I read a fictional manga about ace identity, Kathryn’s here with some non-fiction by a regular Nib contributor, Masha picked up some sci-fi, Carrie did NOT read manga this time and instead found…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: July 2023
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of July! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In July’s Pubwatch, Archie Horror brings back its Month of Mayhem for October, lots of in-depth interviews and previews of this month’s released, preview some new exclusive covers,…
COMICS ACADEME: Spriggan: A Fun, Action-Packed Mix of Archaeology, Aliens, and International Politics – Part One
By Solène Mallet Gauthier and Stephanie Halmhofer This text contains spoilers Spriggan made a comeback in 2022 with the release of a deluxe edition of the complete original 1989-1996 manga series from Seven Seas Entertainment and a 6-episode Netflix animated series. In both the original manga and recent Netflix adaptation, Spriggan follows the adventures of…
REVIEW: Girl Juice Is Every Roommate You Had in Your 20s
(or you are that roommate) The transition of a webcomic to print is always exciting for me; it often showcases how a cartoonist’s skills have improved over time, be they narrative, visual, or both. Even for veritable pros in comics, the tangible progression of a collected series shows off how artists experiment with new techniques,…
REVIEW: Women Of Marvel #1: This One’s For the Girls
Women of Marvel #1 is a fun, zingy journey through the Marvel universe via its many female characters. While some stories don’t sing as loudly as the others, the overall package is quite enjoyable.
CON DIARY: Emily and Masha go to MoCCA 2023!
April 1 and 2, people from all over the world gathered at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan for the MoCCA Arts Fest, the annual celebration of Comics and Cartoon Arts organized by the Society of Illustrators in New York City. Intrepid WWAC contributors Masha and Emily met up there on the Saturday to browse the…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: June 2023
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of June! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In June’s Pubwatch, we’ve got some debuting characters on the docket, a new title announcement, Netflix India releases a first look trailer for The Archies, two drawing tutorials…
June WWAComendations: Family Style, Woman World, Inuyasha and More
I was so focused on my beautiful child’s birthday in April that I didn’t realize it was the sixth month of WWACommendations’ revival, bringing us now, in June, to seven months of comic recommendations! (We took a break in May; sometimes you need rest and it’s important to take it!) I love this l’il roundtable…