It’s been two weeks since I attended the Chicago Zine Festival (CZF), but I still feel the aftershocks of love, community, excitement, and exhaustion. In my experience, zine festivals and alternative comics expos are designed with accessibility in mind. There is no entrance fee or admission cost is very low, events take place during typical…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Darwyn Cooke, #BlackPantherSoLIT, and more
Welcome back to another Mighty Marvel Monday! This week I have two big things to point to, and then a few smaller things to highlight. Firstly, it’s always sad when the comics community loses a beloved member, but it’s especially sad to lose someone like Darwyn Cooke, who was an amazing talent. And although most…
Dear Amanda: Letters of Caution
Cathy G. Johnson’s Dear Amanda plays catch with you for a while. Then it knocks the ball out of your hands. You thought you were reading a simple diary comic? You were reading a rather complex meditation on perspective, in fact. It knocked the ball out of my hands, I should say. Reading experiences may…
#ComicBookHour: An Interview with Creator Jamie Me
What do you do on Sundays at 10:00AM PST? If you love comics, you ought to be spending the time chatting about them. For just an hour of your Sunday, you can add your voice, along with other readers and creators from all over the world, to the themed Twitter discussion. The catch? No catch. Just…
Shinbun Saturday: Attack on Titan Hits Italy
Hi everyone! This is Vernieda, checking in from the U.S. Mid-Atlantic, which seems to have misplaced the sun. What does it look like? I’m not sure I remember! While the dreary days certainly sap energy levels, they are perfect for curling up with a manga. So let’s take a look at what’s been happening in…
Two Takes on M3 Volume One: Beginnings
M3 Volume 1: Beginnings Erica Shultz (writer), Vincente Alcazar (artist) Vices Press, Digital Release September 24, 2014 Disclaimer: This review contains some spoilers. WWAC reviewed M3: Volume 1 with a review copy from Vices Press. Last summer was busy with WWACs Swords of Sorrow event coverage, but when Desiree and I were given an opportunity to review…
Monstrous, Beautiful, and Bloody: Penny Dreadful #1
Penny Dreadful #1 Krysty Wilson-Cairns (writer), Louie De Matinis (illustrator), Simon Bowland (letterer), Lizzie Kaye (editor) Titan Comics May 11, 2016 (Note: This review and interview contains some spoilers for and is based on an advance copy of Penny Dreadful #1 from Titan Comics.) “Cheap sensational fiction.” That is how the original penny dreadful stories are…
Review: Miss Fury #2
Miss Fury Vol. 2, #2 Corinna Bechko (writer), Jonathan Lau (illustrator), Vinicius Andrade (colorer), Simon Bowland (letterer), Tula Lotay (main cover) Dynamite May 4, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher and may contain spoilers.
When Doris Met Douglas: My Very Own Character Assassination
Douglas S. Taylor is an independent author who runs DarcWorX Entertainment, a South Dakota-based publisher previously known as DarkWorks and DarcWorks. Taylor has published a number of books through his company, including the Tales From Under the Concrete horror anthologies and the fantasy series Chronicles of Caledon. He is also a serial plagiarist and a…
Let Me Desire Myself: Sexy Drawings That Don’t Hurt [NSFW]
Erotica, one might hope, is intended to make people feel good. Erotica, as has been discussed at length on this site, can cause people to feel bad. All art containing bodies has the potential to push the viewer into a state of comparison. Desiring to encourage reflection upon the differences and the the reasons which span this…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Oni Announces New Imprint Limerence Press
Yesterday, Portland-based indie publisher Oni Press announced the launch of Limerence Press, an adult imprint that will publish erotica and sex education comics. This imprint will be “focused on positive, diverse, and approachable stories that reflect a wide variety of emotional and intimate experiences.” Oni Press Managing Editor Ari Yarwood, who will be heading Limerence, also stated that…
When Romance Comics Hated Women
When I was a teenager and first reading poetry, I inherited (basically stole) my mum’s copy of The Penguin Book of Love Poetry. It’s from the 1970s, has her name written in the front in blue pen, and the cover focuses on a detail from Bronzino’s Allegory with Venus and Cupid. Here’s a photo of…
