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WWACommendations: Nana, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, The Refrigerator Monologues, and More0
- Comics, Manga, Roundtables
- December 28, 2018
Happy December! Every month, WWAC contributors share the comics we’re reading purely for fun. What comics are you enjoying lately? Let us know on Twitter!
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Gantz Omnibus Vol. 2: Good Story, But Outdated Sensibilities1
Gantz Omnibus Volume 2 Hiroya Oku (Writer and Artist), Studio Cutie (Letters), Matthew Johnson (Translation) Dark Horse Comics 19 December, 2018 The mysterious Gantz, a metallic sphere with the ability to duplicate people into a netherworld upon their death, has sent his ‘soldiers’ on a new mission. Somewhere in Tokyo, a group of Tanaka aliens
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Despite Being Its Influence, the Western Comics Industry Remains Silent on My Hero Academia0
As the political and social climate feels more alarming day by day, it is not a coincidence that we have been living in a zeitgeist filled with the saturation of superheroes in our media for people to turn to for guidance. Although superheroes have been a prevalent norm in comics, the genre has recently found
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Sex, Cyborgs, and ’70s Style in Cutie Honey: The Classic Collection0
Cutie Honey: The Classic Collection Go Nagai (writer/artist), Zak Davisson (translator), Bambi Eloriaga-Amago and Roland Amago (lettering/retouch) Seven Seas Entertainment August 28, 2018 Cutie Honey: The Classic Collection is a chunky hardcover that reprints Go Nagai’s influential 1970s manga series in its entirety. Cutie Honey was one of the taproots of the magical girl genre,
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Journey Across the Seven Seas: Classic Roundup0
So what’s on the map for Seven Seas today? A whole lot of blast from the past. You’ve seen some of the reboots, now take a moment to catch up with the originals:
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Found in Translation: An Interview with Jocelyne Allen0
- Interviews, Manga
- October 17, 2018
One of the unique challenges of the manga publishing industry is the challenge 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
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Plus-Sized Elf Makes A Joke of Women's Bodies
- Essays
- January 10, 2019
