BUN&TEA editor Claire Napier is a powerhouse. Not only was she once editor-in-chief of this very site before spreading her editorial wings, but she’s since published her own comic, Dash Dearborne and the Unexpected Earthman, and edited La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo, published by Top Cow. Now, she’s branching into publishing with BUN&TEA, a…
Captain Britain Reading Diary 1: Sun Over a Stone Circle
In the beginning, there was Claremont. Chris Claremont was born in London, and that either means something to him or means enough to other people that he talks about it as if it means something about him. In his introduction to the trade collection Captain Britain: Birth of a Hero, Claremont talks about the creation…
The Whispering Dark #2: The Tangled Webs We Weave
The Whispering Dark #2 Christofer Emgård (Writer), Tomás Aira (Artist and Colours), Mauro Mantella (Letters) Dark Horse 21 November, 2018 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. When last we saw Chief Hannah Vance and the rangers she had helped rescue, they were trapped in the…
Panels and Prompts: Talking about Creating Content at GeekGirlCon 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 organizing off my shoulders.
Presenting Dark Horse: November 2018
Come one, come all, to the November installment of Presenting Dark Horse! We’re in the thick of holiday season, folks. So, whether you’re still recovering from Thanksgiving or Hanukkah, you’re prepping for the several late winter holidays about to bring in good tidings and cheer, let this pubwatch give you a nice little break in…
Better Know a Batwoman
Another familiar face is joining the DC Arrowverse: Batwoman, presumably her current iteration as Kate Kane, the gay Jewish cousin of Bruce Wayne, who stalks the streets of Gotham and tends to date cops. She debuted in 2006 to much publicity, including coverage from the gay press. The brainchild of Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg…
Retrograde Orbit: A Delightful Tale About the Meaning of Home
Retrograde Orbit Kristyna Baczynski (Writer and Artist) Avery Hill Publishing 22 September, 2018 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In a galaxy unlike our own, Flint dreams of Doma, the planet her family once called home before having to leave it in the wake of…
Previously On Comics: Flagged for Adult Content
As far as comics news goes this week has been pretty quiet. I mean, stuff happened but it’s been mostly comics adjacent and as no one showed their ass on the tl so it’s felt, y’know, quiet.
Cover Girl: The Magicians: Alice’s Story
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, Nola, Annie, and Louis discuss Steve Morris’ cover for The Magicians: Alice’s Story from BOOM! Studios.
Alt-Life Review: Narrow Focus and Problematic Ideas
Alt-Life Thomas Cadène (Writer), Joseph Falzon (Artist) Le Lombard (Belgium), Europe Comics (English) 17 October, 2018 Disclaimer: Izneo has provided WWAC with a VIP Access Pass. In the future, Josiane and René are the first subjects in a new virtual reality programme where almost anything is possible. Housed within giant eggs and monitored by disembodied voices, Josiane…
Tomb Raider: Inferno, An Archaeologist’s Take
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 for an honest review. Tomb Raider: Inferno is another…
Superpose’s Heavy Light: How to Make A World Out of Neon
Over the past couple years, neon has come into some serious vogue. Posters around town flash fierce magentas upon cyborg-seeking cops, gritty mystery teens, women wrestlers. From Riverdale ads, cobalt rim-lights hit figures leaning over a diner table. Just now, a city bus passing me billed two different movies in hyper-chromatic light.
