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She Kills Barely Started and It’s Already Awful 0
- Indie & Small Press
- June 1, 2020
Content warning: This work contains depictions of violence and suggestions of sexual violence. A Tongva Native American woman who goes by the name of She Kills lives within the lawless, dangerous territory of Los Angeles, where only mobs and violence rule. She Kills struggles to fend off many evils while having to protect her young

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Community Spaces, Alternative Marketplaces: Indie Comics and Culture 0
- Comics Academe, Indie & Small Press
- May 29, 2020
Over the last decade, the growth of independent, “indie,” or creator-owned comics has broadened the comic book landscape and birthed a new wave of creators who aren’t adhering to conventional standards. The demand for non-superhero material from publishers outside of the Big Two (Marvel and DC) has empowered creators to carve out their own space

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Constantly Crafts a Powerful Message through Simplicity 0
- Indie & Small Press
- May 25, 2020
In the under fifty pages that make up the graphic novel Constantly, the author (who goes by the pseudonym gg) creates a loop all too familiar for those who experience depression. gg’s construction of this loop is impressive when considering the simplicity of this short yet impactful comic. She uses no dialogue and small amounts

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New Colors for Bug Boys and Witchlight Enrich their Stories 0
- Reviews, Indie & Small Press
- May 20, 2020
I’m a big fan of Czap Books, especially two of their earlier publications – Laura Knetzger’s sweet, slice-of-life series Bug Boys, and Jessi Zabarsky’s emotional, warm fantasy Witchlight. I’ve written about both comics before, but since those initial pieces both books were picked up by Random House Graphic and released to a wider audience. I

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WWACommendations: My Boo, Ruby Quartz Panic Room, Eavesdropper, and More 0
- Indie & Small Press
- May 19, 2020
What comics are you reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors share some of the comics we’re enjoying most lately. Let us know on Twitter what comics you’re reading!

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Jane Mai’s Soft is a Brilliant Retelling of Carmilla 0
- Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews, Zines
- April 30, 2020
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains discussion of abusive relationships. When a friend recommended I watch a low budget webseries about a lesbian vampire who falls in love with her plucky college roommate, I didn’t realize it was based on Carmilla, a vampire novella by Sheridan Le Fanu older than Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I was fascinated

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