Two Chinese nationals arrested for uploading manga Two Chinese men were arrested and charged with copyright violation for allegedly uploading pages from Shounen Jump. The Japanese deliveryman, Takehisa Hidaka, has also been arrested for providing the manga magazine without legal permission to three other Chinese nationals before this incident. While that charge involved the upload…
High School Friendships and Magical Girls: A Q&A with Kevin Panetta
Here are WWAC we’ve been having a lot of fun reading and reviewing the first three issues of the new magical girl comic published by Dark Horse Comics, Zodiac Starforce. So this year at New York Comic Con, I had the opportunity to sit down with Kevin Panetta, the writer of the series, and find out…
Drink Your Comics: Girl Groups in Comics
Well, it’s the holidays which can be simultaneously exciting and stressful. What better way to relax than with a cocktail inspired by great girl groups in comics? Among Paper Girls, Zodiac Starforce, Jem & the Holograms, Lumberjanes, and the original (magical) girl group: Sailor Moon, there’s a lot of inspiration to choose from. So kick back…
Monthy Girls’ Nozaki-Kun & Comedic Violence
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun Vol. 1 Izumi Tsubaki (C) Publisher: Yen Press Release Date: November 17, 2015 Disclaimer: This advance copy has been supplied by the publisher
It’s a Crime: Two Perspectives, Worlds Apart, on Tet
Tet IDW Paul Tucker & Paul Allor Issue three out now Claire Napier: I’ve complained before about my inability to find graphic crime fiction that satisfies me on the same levels as my favoured crime prose. Well, I can shut up now. Tet is that book. I’ve known Paul Allor for a while; we’re acquainted on…
DC Daily Planet: Creative Team Shake-Up!
Happy solicits week, everyone! Last week DC dropped their full roster of solicits for the month of February, let’s take a look at some of the stand outs and news from that corner of the DCU, starting with the three major team shake ups are on the horizon. Aquaman, Suicide Squad, and Teen Titans are all changing hands. Aquaman is…
Faith in Representation: Valiant Efforts
Editor’s note: This is the first of what we hope will be several pieces on Valiant Comics’ new(ish) heroine Faith, aka Zephyr, whose solo miniseries will begin in January 2016. Do you have a perspective on Faith, a yearning to cover her series, or an interest in discovering this heroine? Get in touch. But first:…
Review: Toil & Trouble #3
Toil & Trouble #3 Mairghread Scott (script), Kelly & Nichole Matthews (art), Warrent Montgomery (letters), Kyla Vanderklugt (cover) Archaia November 4, 2015 This issue, the midway point of this miniseries, finally reveals one of the most contested characters of Shakespeare’s canon—the engimatic Lady Macbeth.
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Snowpiercer coming to TV and Doctor Mirage (finally) coming back to comics
Loyal readers, let me give you a piece of advice: if you must have a day-job, try not to have one that involves constant three-hour drives to rural Ohio hospitals. Even more importantly, if you must do work that involves long drives and overnight trips to rural Ohio, definitely don’t leave your overnight bag containing your clean clothes,…
ESSAY: Cartooning Disability: Hawkeye and Hearing Loss
I’m terrible at finishing things—fictional things, that is. It took me four months to watch the last four episodes of Battlestar Galactica. Eight weeks to watch the finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I still haven’t seen the final season of Korra. And I’ve just accepted at this point that I will never be able…
It’s Louis Riel Day in Canada — There’s a Comic for That
It’s Louis Riel Day! The day Canada officially remembers Métis leader and political activist Louis Riel, who was executed for treason on November 16th, 1885. It’s also the day where we all read Chester Brown’s fantastic biographical comic about Louis Riel. Right? Or at least we should. If you’re looking to broaden your knowledge about Louis Riel…
Mighty Marvel Monday: All-New All-Different Reviews
Hello and welcome back to another Mighty Marvel Monday! Lots of stuff to talk about this week, but first– IT’S JESSICA JONES WEEK!!! That’s right. The full Jessica Jones series will be released by Netflix this Friday, and I could not be more excited. And just in case you missed it, here’s the final trailer:…