Gail Simone’s run on Red Sonja has been a huge boon to the character. Simone has changed the character’s origins, tweaked some of her personality (or more accurately, “enhanced”), made her canonically bisexual, and worked with artists who are willing to depict Red Sonja as the powerful warrior woman and complex character that she should be. Issue 18 will…
Only the Broad Brushstrokes: A Review of “The Comic Book History of Comics”
The Comic Book History of Comics Fred Van Lente (w), Ryan Dunlavey (a) IDW Publishing June 7, 2012 Histories need narratives. As much as we prize objectivity, in presenting the story of “events that happened” the historian needs a storyline to put those events into a context and keep the reader engaged. In The Comic…
Review: Swords of Sorrow #5
Swords of Sorrow #5 Gail Simone (words), Sergio Davila (lines), Jorge Sutil (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Tula Lotay (cover A), Emanuela Lupacchino & Ivan Nunes (cover B), Robert Hack (cover C), cosplay cover Dynamite September 9, 2015 Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite. It is…
Knit Your Comics: Non-Compliant Bitch Planet Knitting Patterns
Knit Your Comics is back! This month’s Knit Your Comics is a little different, since it’s not so much a knitting pattern as multiple examples of creating a pattern using a chart and customization options. That—in addition to the difficult nature of the yarn I chose for this project—is why the project difficulty level for this…
Mutanimals: Renegades, Mutants and Queers (An Interview with Paul Allor)
Mutanimals is a rousing story about outsiders; mutants, freaks and monsters coming together to fight for their right to survive. Paul Allor coalesced a hokey team of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles spin-off characters into a band of renegade freedom fighters whose story is riveting from the first page of this miniseries to the last….
Racism in 2000AD: It’s Judgement Time
Recently, I caught up on a couple of months’ worth of 2000AD. I read Judge Dredd (of course), some strips that were not Judge Dredd, but which I enjoyed anyway, Strontium Dog: The Stix Fix, and the 2015 Summer Special. I was hoping to enjoy these, too.
Why Having Your Comics Bound Will Save You Space (And Sanity)
Longtime comic book collectors have many of the same passions and struggles, but the most common of shared experiences? The woes of storage.
Flogged with Love: Stjepan Sejic’s Sunstone
Sunstone Vols. 2 & 3 Story and art by Stjepan Sejic Top Cow Productions / Image Comics Volume 2: April 29, 2015; Volume 3: September 19, 2015 My question when I hit the third volume of any graphic novel series is: will this be the last one I read? The first volume is an introduction and…
Fresh Romance Is the Romance Zine of Your Dreams
Fresh Romance, the romantic comics zine from Rosy Press, is a real treat to read. It feels like meeting your best friend. You’ll catch yourself thinking, I’ve been looking for you everywhere. I’m so glad I found you!
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Tiny Cute Robots & More Ennis War Stories
Cartoonist Ben Hatke Talks Upcoming Kids Comic Little Robot This absolutely adorable looking book is all about a girl and robot being BFFs, which is a plot hook that I’m immediately on board for. Creator of Zita the Spacegirl, Hatke is an expert at fun comics for kids, and this mostly silent story aimed at…
Copyediting: What Even IS That? Four Copyeditors Discuss The Matter
Back in May, Claire—WWAC’s Features and Opinions Editor—and Jasmine—the co-editor of The Psychedelic Journal—had a little roundtable discussion on editing and what it’s all about. This got us—the copyediting team here at WWAC—thinking. Perhaps we should have a little roundtable of our own. “Copyediting?” “What even is that?” “Why do you need a copyeditor?” “Don’t…
Nice Sex Comics: No Tears, No Chafing, No Pushing It
Sex: a lot of us do it! Naturally, it features in a lot of stories. There are a lot of comics with sex in them, out there. There are plenty of bad ones. And there are a lot of really well-drawn, clear-eyed comics about bad sex, too. Or functionally good sex, between people who are bad…
