Someone Please Have Sex With Me Gina Wynbrandt 2D Cloud June 2016 Someone Please Have Sex With Me is a collection of comics from Gina Wynbrandt, whose short comic “Big Pussy” made a big splash (oh god, oh god) in 2015, which nabbed her an Ignatz nomination for Promising New Talent. This collection is an…
Labors of Love: A Review of Manga in America
Manga in America: Transnational Book Publishing and the Domestication of Japanese Comics Casey Brienza Bloomsbury January 2016
Trading Outpost: Genre/Gender/Generic
Hello! And welcome back to another of The Trades, the world’s only comic podcast by people who don’t know anything about pen nibs. This month, we swear off literacy in order to better live out deconstructionism. Also, Aaron reads award nominated comics, while Webtoons is taking over my life, and I don’t know how to…
Previously On Comics: She-Hulk, Ignatz Wins, and Waiting for Luke Cage
News, News, News! Some of you remember that I used to write a little column called Mighty Marvel Monday, and it never failed that as soon as my column went out, Marvel would release some big news. Some things never change. But the date of this column did, so BWAHAHA. Marvel announced two new women-led,…
“We Don’t Want You” Or; Why I Don’t Consider Myself a Comics Fan
When my editor asked the staff if someone could write about why they stopped reading certain types of comics, my first reaction was to ask, “Well, what if I feel like I never really started?” I’ve never bought floppies, never had a pull list. Although a self-professed DC fangirl, I don’t buy comics from either…
The Wedding Issue: Scott Summers and Jean Grey
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In this mini-feature, Bride-to-Be Rebecca Henely and her Maid of Honor Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most significant times comic companies took the plunge and got…
Roundtable Review: Fresh Romance, Vol. 1
Fresh Romance, Vol. 1 Various Rosy Press via Oni Press 2016
IDW Dumps Diamond Books In Favour of Penguin Random House
IDW announced a new, multi-year, North American sales and distribution deal with Penguin Random House, to take effect April of next year. PRH will distribute the publisher’s graphic novels and books in the North American bookstore market. In a press release, IDW CEO and Publishers, Ted Adams, said that motivation for the switch was “increas[ing] sales and tak[ing]…
Previously on Comics: Comic Cons, a Zine About Saris
It’s almost autumn here in the northern hemisphere, and that means that comic con season is almost over. WWACers are already planning what conventions and festivals they’ll make it to next year, but let’s take a look at a few recent events. Comic Con Corner Las Cruces Comic Con cosplayers turn out, including the Society…
Transgender Superheroics in Alters #1
Alters #1 Paul Jenkins (Writer), Leila Leiz (Artist), Tamra Bonvillain (Colors), Ryane Hill (Letters), Brian Stelfreeze (Cover Artist) Aftershock Comics September 7, 2016 In recent years, transgender people have become something of a recurring theme across fiction. Whether this is a fad or the beginning of something more substantial, trans people and the issues they face have been depicted with…
Double Double: An Interview with Toil and Trouble’s Mairghread Scott and Kelly & Nichole Matthews
After reviewing and loving Mairghread Scott and Kelly & Nichole Matthew’s Toil & Trouble, a take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth from Archaia Press, I got the chance to talk to the creators further about the six-issue series, about taking on something like Macbeth, depicting paganism and Lady Macbeth, and drawing magic.
Butch Woman Weeps: A Response to Noelle Stevenson
This morning a man about my age put his hand on my shoulder, pulling me back from the door while telling me I should let “ladies go first.” He also called me “young man.” My friend and I continued on our way without much comment, and I got into my office otherwise undisturbed. Upon checking…