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 Masha, Latonya, and Wendy look at the cover of Phantom Thief Jeanne Volume 1 by Arina Tanemura.
3 Reasons to Re-Read Bleach
Tite Kubo’s sweeping manga finished up in 2016, but the final arc was never adapted into the anime. Fans were left wanting when the anime ended in 2012 and have always hoped to see the final arc be adapted, myself included! It was recently announced that Studio Pierrot is going to be adapting the “Thousand-Year…
Blue Flag Studies Relationship Geometry
Ao no Flag is a monthly manga by KAITO serialized in Jump+ and simulpublished in English on Mangaplus, a high school slice of life romance comic that goes above and beyond the boundaries that classification may imply. Blue Flag’s premise is simple: two boys, popular baseball star Touma and average nobody Taichi, are best friends….
A Reread, a Recommendation, and a Rando: Reviews of Recently Acquired Manga
With Kodansha and others having huge sales recently, it’s hard not to spend a bunch of money on new series. Thankfully, I showed some restraint and only picked up five new volumes. Considering how big my existing “to read” pile is, five new series seemed like a good number. For now. This might change by…
The Poe Clan: Love Song for a Vampirnella
“You see that old woman? That will never happen to you. You will never grow old, and you will never die.” “And it means something else too, doesn’t it? I shall never ever grow up.” – Interview with the Vampire
WWACommendations: Webtoons, Utena, How to Be a Werewolf, InvestiGATORS, and More
Happy February and happy Black History Month! What comics are you reading lately? This month’s picks are packed with variety from supernatural thriller to cute romance — with fake dating! — to kid-friendly mysteries. In celebration of Black History Month, several Black creators on Webtoon recently collaborated to create a list of Black creators on…
WWACommendations: Harley Quinn, Gwenpool, #muted, Ghosted in L.A., and More
Happy January! What comics are you reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors share some of the comics they’ve been especially enjoying. It’s been really fun to discover new and old comics across a variety of platforms and publishers. Let us know on Twitter your current favorite comics!
Previously On Comics: News Flash—Kids like Comics. And Manga.
Hello again! It’s once again time for WWAC’s weekly news round up of everything you might have missed last week.
Found in Translation: An Interview with Jennifer McKeon
One of the unique challenges of the manga publishing industry is that of taking a product in the Japanese language and translating it for English-speaking audiences. Translating isn’t just converting one word of vocabulary to another. A good translation starts with a firm foundation of both languages and their idiosyncrasies, and then uses strong creative…
Kingdom Has Great Production Values, But Little Else
Kingdom Shinsuke Sato (director), Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Shinsuke Sato and Yasuhisa Hara (screenplay), Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Masami Nagasawa, Kanata Hongō and Takao Osawa (cast) Sony Pictures Japan/Funimation Films April 19, 2019 (international)/2020 America In ancient China, two orphaned slaves, Li Xin and Piao, dream of becoming the world’s greatest generals. They train each…
Gou Tanabe’s At the Mountains of Madness May Enthrall, But Fails to Chill
H. P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, Volume 1 Gou Tanabe (artist & writer) July 9, 2019 Dark Horse Manga Continuing the legacy that the Cthulu Mythos has left upon the literary world, Gou Tanabe adapts H. P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness in manga form. Tanabe adapts the work from a place…
Duet of Beautiful Goddesses: Sing When You’re Sinning
Duet of Beautiful Goddesses, volumes 1 & 2 Yumi Hanakoji Manga Sunday Web for Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha., translated by Unknown (read right to left)
