Nine years ago, Shea Proulx discovered the same thing many parents discover: having a baby often means setting aside your work and creative goals. She also discovered that the tiny, fragile piece of her soul that she’d just produced could shape her creativity into something new. One of many pieces of advice tossed at new…
The Ominousness of Orange: An Interview with Kat Verhoeven on Meat and Bone
CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses eating disorders. A review copy of this book was provided by the artist. One of the most thrilling parts of being a webcomics fan is watching an artist grow as they complete a project. It’s exciting to see someone’s style evolve over time, and to speculate on how they’re finding…
Monty Nero and Yishan Li Introduce Your New Best Frenemies
“If you imagine Saga meets X-files with a sprinkling of Raiders Of The Lost Ark in space you won’t go wrong.” Throw in some Star Wars, and you’ve got a pretty big claim on your hands. But writer Monty Nero (X-Men, Hulk) and artist Yishan Li (Paradox Girl, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy) promise to…
Phoenix Rising: Kayleigh Hearn on X-Men’s Jean Grey
Redheads have a special place in our hearts here at WWAC, and one redhead in particular is the favourite of our favourite Reviews Editor, Kayleigh Hearn. Leading up to the latest X-Men film, Dark Phoenix, starring Sophie Turner as the titular character, Kayleigh has some thoughts to share on the rise and fall and rise…
The Tap Dance Killer Takes Centre Stage
The curtain opens and we are introduced to Nikki St Clair, the Tap Dance Killer. She’s a sweet woman who started out as a talented actress—until she took the wrong role. Now she and her stage mates are trapped, believing they are deadly, badass gangsters who need to bring Cleveland to its knees. Written by…
#WWACAsks #TCAF2019: What Comic Book World Would You Want to Live In
Our new convention feature, WWAC Asks, means putting industry professionals on the spot with some unusual questions that are sometimes fun, sometimes serious, sometimes hopeful, always challenging. As an extension of my question for Felicia Day and the Mystery Science Theater 3000 comic team, my question for industry professionals at this year’s Toronto Comics Arts Festival…
Greg Pak Wants to Help You Make Comics
Earlier last year, comic writer and movie director Greg Pak took to Twitter to share his experience and expertise regarding writing comic book scripts. To his surprise, the tweet garnered almost half a million clicks. Clearly, there’s a hunger for this kind of information. The response to the 2018 Twitter thread blew Pak’s mind, he told…
The Free Black Women’s Library Comes to LA: A Talk with Director Asha Grant
Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen on Slauson in Los Angeles is buzzing with conversation. The pink neon sign above the door is radiating the energy of the room—“good vibes only”—black people fill the space, there to support black womxn and an organization that uplifts them: The Free Black Women’s Library LA. It’s their official launch party….
Megan Rose Gedris: Spectacle and Story
Note: This interview is the first of a two-part series, and it contains mild spoilers for the first volume of Spectacle.
Batman: Ideals vs Reality With Ardo Omer
With 80 years under his utility belt, Batman has evolved significantly since he spawned from the mind of Bob Kane, with contributions from Bill Finger. In his most recent iteration, the Dark Knight is, well, dark. But is that who Batman really is? Is that who Batman should be? Ardo Omer is both a Batman fan…
Focus on Comics Scholarship: an interview with Frederik Byrn Køhlert
Routledge will be publishing a series of scholarly texts on “Gender, Sexuality and Comics Studies,” as part of its Focus Collection, which offers quick publication of peer-reviewed work, of a length generally associated with a too-long chapter, or too-short monograph: 20,000 to 50,000 words including notes and references. The editor for the Gender, Sexuality and…
Long May She Reign: FSCW’s Aerial Monroe
Professional badass wrestler Aerial Monroe is a goddess. Seriously. She first appeared on the professional wrestling circuit in 2015 and has been going nonstop ever since. She’s a veteran of female-lead wrestling events such as the Queens of Combat, SHINE, and Shimmer. As if that list wasn’t impressive enough, Aerial debuted in WWE’s Monday Night…
