Highly-acclaimed horror series Something is Killing the Children (SIKTC) has been making news lately: a few months ago, Netflix announced that Mike Flanagan, revered horror creator of limited series such as The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, would be adapting the Boom! Studios series. James Tynion IV, SIKTC’s creator, has also been in…
REVIEW: Kate Bishop’s New Series is Well-Timed, but Poorly Executed
Marvel wanted to time the release of this series with the new Disney + series Hawkeye, and if we assess a comic solely on the premise that its purpose is to bring in new comics readers and capitalize on the popularity of that character, then this series gets an A+. Based on the costume alone–which…
Archie Pubwatch: November 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of November! 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, we have some fresh variant covers, some interviews and panels, and much more!
INTERVIEW: Relationships Shape Identity In Passport by Sophia Glock
Coming of age is uncomfortable. As teens become young adults, it’s good and necessary to test boundaries, take risks and make mistakes. That’s part of how we learn about ourselves and chase down the question of identity. However, it’s often not a fun or simple process, and I love stories that reflect that reality —…
REVIEW: Marvel Meow Delivers Cat Power
Captain Marvel’s feline friend Chewie reigns supreme in Marvel Meow, Nao Fuji’s manga about the cat’s (er, flerken’s) misadventures across the Marvel Universe.
REVIEW: Weeaboo is a Love Letter to Weebs Everywhere
Weeaboo traces the stories of three high school students. As Maya, James, and Dani survive senior year, they struggle to find themselves and each other in Alissa Sallah’s heartwarming graphic novel.
A Fistful of Comics: Crowdfunding Roundup, November ‘21
Welcome back WWAC’s very own crowdfunding corner! We took a break last month due to general work-life balance related exhaustion, but I’m back and ready to share my favorite of this month’s campaigns. If you like heartwarming memoirs and up-and-coming cartoonists and not graphic novel adaptations of movie adaptations backed by Hollywood producers (why do…
INTERVIEW: Hanging Out in the Dirtbag Rapture
Writer Christopher Sebela thought he was finished with telling stories about ghosts, but, as we learn with Dirtbag Rapture, his new mini-series from Oni Press, he clearly is not done at all. Joined by artist Kendall Goode, colorist Gab Contreras, and letterer Jim Campbell, Sebela’s latest ghost story is a little bit “The Transporter meets…
REVIEW: Excalibur #25 Serves Up Arthurian Romance
I’ll always be a fool for a good Arthurian romance, and the important parts of Excalibur #25 certainly scratch that itch for me.
Previously on Comics: Whatcha Writing There, Nicole Maines?
“Page one, panel one… Nia Awakens…” With her iconic gloved fingers hovering over a glowing keyboard, Nicole Maines set comics a-flutter, exciting many trans fans with an unconfirmed tease of a Dreamer comic written by the woman who portrays the character on Supergirl. Despite the show coming to an end, it appears that Maines’ character…
A Brief History of Webcomics: 2010 to Now
Though comics have been posted online since there was an online to post them on (the earliest known webcomic being uploaded on CompuServe in 1985), in the last decade, the landscape of the internet and digital comic hosting have changed drastically. Today, even children read webcomics on their smartphones, whether they be four-panel gags posted…
REVIEW: Dead Beats Volume 2: London Calling Mostly Hits the Right Notes
As I said way back in 2019—I’m a sucker for both horror and music. Dead Beats Volume 2: London Calling called my name, especially with its stunning Claudia Iannciello cover, featuring a Black vampire woman holding a french fry container full of fingers. How could I not pick it up?
