Yesterday was Trans Day of Visibility! Did you know that? If you’re reading here, you probably did, but if not, now you do. Let’s start this week off then with the news that Remy Boydell and Michelle Perez, the team behind The Pervert, are reuniting for a follow-up to that book called The Bronze. Now, since today…
Cover Girl: Faithless No. 1
Welcome to Cover Girl. 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, Claire, Nola, and Louis discuss Paul Pope’s cover for Faithless #1 from BOOM! Studios.
Take a Bite Out of The Jurassic World Coloring Book
Jurassic World Coloring Book Cris Bolson, Mark Borstel, Eduardo Francisco, Iván Fernández Silva (illustrators) Dark Horse Comics March 13, 2019 Do you know what’s better than dinosaurs? Colouring 45 pages worth of dinosaurs in the Jurassic World Coloring Book from Dark Horse Comics.
Lettering Inspirations and Approach with Caitlin Yarsky
Caitlin Yarsky isn’t a comic book letterer by profession, but it was her lettering as much as her spectacular illustrations in Coyotes from Image Comics that caught my eye. In fact, her unique lettering style is what prompted my recent hyper focus on the art of comic book lettering in this “By the Letters” series. Typically,…
BANG! POW! What Was That? Find Out at The Comic Book Sound Effect Database
Looking to shine a light on the creativity of letterers, as well as hone his PHP coding skills, Rick Metzroth has carved out a unique corner of the internet with The Comic Book Sound Effect Database. A site dedicated purely to the fine art of comic book SFX, Metzroth has meticulously been adding panels of quirky…
The Tomb Raider Coloring Book Puts the Spotlight on Fan Art
Tomb Raider Coloring Book Crystal Dynamics (writer), Randy Green (artist), Phillip Sevy (artist), Katie Swindlehurst (artist), Tholia (artist) Dark Horse Comics February 13, 2019 Spanning the last few decades of Lara Croft’s career, the Tomb Raider Coloring Book features 45 pages of black and white line art for Tomb Raider fans to bring to life….
Cover Girl: Invisible Kingdom #1
Welcome to Cover Girl. 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, Claire, Louis, Nola, and Wendy discuss Christian Ward’s cover for G. Willow Wilson’s Invisible Kingdom from Dark Horse Comics’ Berger Books.
Take Care of Yourself with Women + Patterns + Plants
Women + Patterns + Plants Sarina Mantle Liminal 11 December 2018 This “self-care colouring book” by Sarina Mantle is 50% coloring book, 50% journal, and 100% work of art. (Don’t question the math, just embrace the patterns and relax.) Within its pages, you can find peaceful and powerful images of women, lush landscapes to bring…
The Fine Art of Geeky Adult Colouring Books
One of my fondest childhood memories is colouring with my mom. We had numerous colouring books and those big boxes of Crayola crayons—the ones that came with the built-in sharpener in the box—and we’d sit for hours and just colour. I always tried to emulate the way she’d trace darker lines along the inside edges of…
Cover Girl: Red Sonja #25
Welcome to Cover Girl. 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, Lisa, Claire, Kayleigh, Amanda, Laura, and Louis discuss Erica Henderson’s variant cover of Red Sonja #25.
Finding Strength In The Trans Affirmation Coloring Book
Trans Affirmation Coloring Book Theo Nicole Lorenz Self-Published November 2018 It’s been a long time since I made time for coloring books. The resurgence of them in popularity for adults never really caught me; some of it’s my attention span, some of it’s just having other things to do, and frankly too many of those.
Get Creative With Archie’s Holiday Coloring Book
Archie’s Holiday Coloring Book Archie Comics November 6, 2018 Riverdale might be dominating the screen, but if you’re partial to that classic Archie vibe, then you need to add Archie’s Holiday Coloring Book to your holiday wish list. Featuring numerous pages of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, and more enjoying the holidays, this is both…