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Decoded Pride #3 Interview and Cover Reveal
What better way to celebrate Pride than with a story-a-day anthology of queer science fiction, fantasy, and horror created entirely by queer authors? Now in its third year, Decoded Pride brings together 31 queer and trans creators sharing one short story a day through the month of June. Subscriptions cost $14.99USD, giving access to the…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #304
There are three ladies that Archie comics fans definitely love: Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, and Sabrina Spellman. All three teens collide in the upcoming Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #304, which features an assortment of Betty, Sabrina, and Veronica stories, both new and old. The issue’s fresh story, “Smells Like Teen Spirits,” features Sabrina trying…
REVIEW: Immortal X-Men #2 Is A Monster of A Book
Who knew “gatekeeping” could mean tending to your recently awakened Kaiju of a gate? With brisk pacing and a clever implementation of character focus, Immortal X-Men is shaping up to be an all-timer.
How I Won Homeschooling with Chad Sell’s Doodleville
(NB: I wrote this essay more than two weeks after the events herein described took place, to ensure that no one in my pod contracted Covid-19 in pursuit of this story. Thankfully, no one did!) Once upon a time, when Free Comic Book Day was rescheduled to August 2021, I visited my local comics retailer…
Vault Comics Pubwatch: May 2022
Heading into the summer, Vault Comics is getting ready for a new Mindset this month with Vault’s psychedelic sci-fi thriller debuting on June 29th. Creators Zack Caplan and John J. Pearson chatted with The Beat about what readers can expect from this new series. Did you catch the Heathen blog tour? Celebrating The Complete Series…
REVIEW: The World of Squire Is a Familiar Face
Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas’s Squire is a comic I have been waiting for — not just since it was announced, but also my entire life.
Previously on Comics: We’re Nominated for an Eisner (Again)
Hello faithful readers! Kate here, and I’ve been having a shitty couple of weeks, so I’m here to share all the fun stuff from last week because I need joy. And there was a lot of joy. WWAC has been nominated for another Eisner Award!
Archie Comics Pubwatch: May 2022
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of May! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, Archie introduces two new characters, Big Ethel Energy gets a trade release, and more!!
Cover Guy: X-Men – Hellfire Gala 2022
Welcome to Cover Girls. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Kate Tanski, Louis Skye, Kat Overland, Anna Peppard, Wendy Browne, and Kayleigh Hearn shake it up a little and share their thoughts on a Cover Guy:…
REVIEW: Spider-Man 2099: Exodus Alpha #1 – Not Quite Grounded
I’ll admit that Miguel O’Hara is a character I enjoy more in theory than in practice. Spider-Man has never been my primary guy and that 2099 stuff was also never my hyperfixation. But, like Anya Corazon (who IS my girl), and Miles Morales, he’s another Latino in the gaggle of arañas, so you know, I…
Sequential Sartorial: Hellfire Gala 2022 Reveals, Russell Dauterman Edition
Marvel has officially announced the framing of the 2022 Hellfire Gala, confirming earlier promises it would become a regular event. It is, however, significantly scaled back on a publishing front this year. Instead of a multi-issue crossover event, as we got last year, this year’s Gala is a single one-shot. That certainly hasn’t stopped Marvel…