Dawn of DC is upon us! With great fresh starts to books like Superman and Titans, it’s nice to see several franchises get a nice shot in the arm to boost them back up. The latest slew of announcements included Si Spurrier on The Flash, and actor Michael Dorn returning the character of Steel (who he voiced in Superman:…
INTERVIEW: Exaheva Talks Interactive Storytelling and Queerness in Still Heroes
Brussels-based artist Exaheva recently released her interactive digital comic Still Heroes, a tender story of self-discovery that experiments with reader agency in visual storytelling. Readers follow main character Emeline’s struggles after her superhero group suddenly disbands and she finds herself lost for direction. Though seemingly a superhero narrative, Still Heroes touches on intimate experiences with…
ECCC 2023: An Interview With Steenz About That Washington Post Gig
Between my turning in a draft for last week’s Previously and the article’s running, Scott Adam’s fall from grace escalated, with Andrews McMeel Syndication dropping the creator entirely. Subsequently came the announcement that the vacated position formerly occupied by Dilbert at the Washington Post would be filled instead by Heart of the City, the strip created…
Editorial Eye: Interview With Karen Berger
In our Editorial Eye series, we go behind the scenes with comic and book editors to learn about their role in the creative process and discover how their passion for their industry helps shape their work. Karen Berger is running the show at Berger Books, and that’s great for comics. In February, I had the…
The Cartoonist Cooperative Want to Disrupt Predatory Publishing Practices
In case you didn’t realize, we really love comics here at WWAC. But often the sequential art that we love is born out of an industry that is flawed at best and exploitative at worst. It’s why we’re always excited to see creators coming together to forge brave new ways to share their work. The…
WWACommendations: I Think Our Son is Gay, Demon Days, Shubeik Lubeik and More
Well hello there! I don’t know about you, but my January felt like it was a thousand years long. Regardless of how your year kicked off, we’ve made it to the end of February, which means WWACommendations is back with new recommendations just for you! This month we’ve got an interesting mix of indie/small press…
Previously on Comics: Dils and Don’ts
Good morning! Next week is Emerald City Comic Con, and yours truly is looking forward to once again being on the ground to take it in. In the meantime, let’s talk about the past week’s news! Firstly, after the news of layoffs once again hitting the company hard just before last year’s SDCC, Oni-Lion Forge…
REVIEW: Rituals is a Colorful Peek into the Sacred Rite of Getting Ready
At 24-pages long, Nicole Goux’s Rituals is a colorful and vibrant mini art book that does its fair share of silent storytelling through glimpses into several different getting ready rituals.
REVIEW: Godfell #1 Has A Hard Landing
Godfell‘s first issue is the story of a warrior’s journey home. Whether it’s because she’s weary or I am, the journey so far feels like a chore.
REVIEW: The Worst Date In History in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #12
Listen: we’ve all had terrible first dates. The kind that makes us want to crawl into a hole and never come back out, or makes us want to move and adopt a new identity. Why should superheroes be any different? If I have one complaint about Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #12, it’s that it didn’t come out…
REVIEW: Superman #1 Revitalizes The Man of Steel
DC is launching into another brand new era: the Dawn of DC. While not as significant of an overhaul of the line as 2016’s Rebirth, it’s a chance for several characters and books to dust themselves off and get a fresh start. Now, I don’t think the Superman family of books needed such a fresh…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: February 2023
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of February! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In February’s pubwatch, Bingo Wilkins develops a cult and Jinx Holliday holds an exorcism; Forbes talks up Archie Comics; some fresh cover exclusives, and much more.
