Dream Fossil: the Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon Satoshi Kon Translation by Yota Koutani Vertical Comics, May 19 2015
Avatar and Korra Co-Creators’ Separate Projects Tease New Worlds, Old Themes
Even though the animated series The Legend of Korra wrapped up in December, fans of the show and its predecessor, Avatar: The Last Airbender, were still surprised when creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino announced at a tribute art show in March that they would—at least temporarily—no longer be working as creative partners. There…
The White Privilege, White Audacity, and White Priorities of STRANGE FRUIT #1
Strange Fruit #1 J.G. Jones and Mark Waid (Authors), J.G. Jones (Artist), Deron Bennett (Letterer) BOOM! Studios (July 2015) (This review contains some spoilers) Writing about Strange Fruit #1 has been a long time coming. It has been on my very-reluctant radar since it was announced on February 20th — Dwayne McDuffie’s birthday. For readers who are unaware, Dwayne McDuffie…
Swords of Sorrow: Dressing Dejah and Inventing Irene with Leah Moore
Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler #2 Leah Moore (writer), Francesco Manna (artist), Jay Ancleto (cover) Dynamite Entertainment (July 2015) (Note: This review contains some light spoilers and is based on an advance copy from Dynamite Entertainment.) Welcome back to WWAC’s coverage of the Swords of Sorrow event! A few weeks ago, we (Wendy Browne…
Cats, Ninjas, Otaku, and a Company Returns from the Dead: Anime Expo 2015
While some of us gorged on barbecue and watched fireworks this past weekend, others braved the L.A. traffic to hit Anime Expo, the largest manga and anime convention in North America. A dizzying number of industry announcements were made over the span of four days but don’t worry. WWAC has got you covered! Here are…
Across the Ocean: Comixology Welcomes Delcourt
Delcourt, France’s largest independent comics publisher, is taking its English translated comics to Comixology for everyone to enjoy. With more than 150 of their titles already available, six are all making their translated series debuts today: Proméethée (a sci-fi where a strange phenomenon occurs every 13 days at 1:13PM), Spin Angels #1 (Vatican Special Ops group), The Curse of the…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Comic Announcements & A Rant About Punk
I thought this week would be mostly Image Expo news, but the July media blitz is already in full swing. Let’s dive in quick, ’cause this girl has got to get up at 4 a.m. tomorrow!
Moon Tiara Magic: Sailor Moon Confectionary To Wear
Have you ever seen something so beautiful that you just began to cry?
Mighty Marvel Monday: Catch-up Catch-all Edition
Mighty Marvel Monday: Catch-All Catch-Up Edition! While everyone (myself included) is getting ready for San Diego Comic Con, which starts this week, after which I assume the world (and I) will be forever changed, here is the Marvel movies and comics news from the past week that you might have missed.
Called Up to the Big Leagues: Where Have Masquerade and Kato Been All My life?
There’s so much backstory surrounding the heroines and villains of Swords of Sorrow (SoS), and I’m straight up giddy to get an opportunity to not only have reviewed SoS: Masquerade and Kato, but to also peek into their specific histories and find out where these kickass ladies have been hiding out. Of course, where does a…
La Chat Noir: Spider-Gwen #5
Spider-Gwen #5: Most Wanted Part 5 Jason Latour (Scripter), Robbi Rodriguez (Penciller) Rico Renzi (Colourist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer) Robbi Rodriguez (Cover Artist) Marvel Comics
