Earlier this year the creative team behind the award winning graphic novel, Skim, released a fabulous new slice-of-life comic, This One Summer. Here at Women Write About Comics, we’re big fans of This One Summer. In fact it was the inaugural read of our Twitter Comic Club (#WWACComicClub). And we weren’t the only ones who loved…
Top Ten Comfort Comics For Fall
As the weather begins its inevitable yearly betrayal of us here in the Northern hemisphere, there is comfort to be found in our hobbies. Often neglected during the sweaty days of summer, autumn is a prime time for reading comics while drinking tea, buried in layers of thick blankets. Re-reading your favorite comics for their…
Over $70,000 raised for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) and Diamond Comics Distributors is happy to announce to this year’s membership and fundraising drive resulted in over 44o comic book specialty shops joining or renewing their memberships, raising over $70,000 to the cause. According to the Diamond’s press release, “Since the Retailer Membership program was launched in 2009, the number of…
Archie Andrews IS The Shield
Archie comics is relaunching The Shield with the title character making the switch to female. WWAC Staffers had some thought bubbles on what an Archie Shield would look like. Romona After reading the first half of the sentence, I pictured Archie rolling up a telephone book while entering the interrogation room, bald-headed and tightly black t-shirted. After…
DC Offers Up Fanfic for CONVERGENCE; Takes All My Money [Gif]
Okay, everyone, hold the phone. Just stop. Right where you are. I said stop. Are you stopped? Okay, good. Now sit down, because, if you’re like me, you’re going to need a second to collect yourself after I tell you this: CONVERGENCE is basically going to be the DC fanfic of your dreams, and we…
Remembering The Night Witches
To each other they were sisters, with bonds forged in blood and terror. To the Red Army Air Force they were an infuriating feminist sideshow. To the Germans they were simply Nachthexen—Night Witches. [x]
Release The Spectre: Batman Eternal #29-30
I have to apologize for falling a bit behind with the Batman Eternal recaps. But, I’m all caught up now and ready to discuss what the people of Gotham have been up to in the latest issues. #29 – “The City of Shadow and Doubt” Story by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Script by…
I’m Loving ElfQuest: The Original Quest Gallery Edition
ElfQuest was the first comic book I really loved. It was also my first “adult” comic; after reading Betty & Veronica digests and incomprehensible 90s X-Men comics as a tween, ElfQuest felt thrilling and new, with just enough sexuality and violence for me to keep the books on a shelf where my parents couldn’t see….
Webcomic Profile: Kylie of TransGirlNextDoor
There are a few webcomics I follow religiously — Kylie’s TransGirlNextDoor is one of them. Started in November of 2013, the comic depicts everyday life as a trans woman. Her art is hilarious and colorful and brings joy to my life, and only leave me wishing there were more comics about being trans. Kylie works as a…
Multifarious: But the art of it
The rise of curation in popular culture Has the curator supplanted the creator in popular imagination? The Globe and Mail examines the rise of curation as a profession and an art form. The curator’s job has been, among other things, to find the through line. She provides a practical function, telling us who to trust…
Ghost Then and Now: The Reporter is Dead, Long Live the Superheroine
The Dark Horse Comics/Team CGW character Ghost, also known as Elisa Cameron, made her debut in Comics’ Greatest World in 1993. She reappeared in a special in 1994 that developed into a series in 1995. It ran for thirty-six issues before being re-launched in 1998 for another twenty-two issues. In 2012, Kelly-Sue DeConnick and Phil…
Top Five Alternative Superman Stories We Wished Existed
Superman is a character who seems to solve most of his problems with logic through an easy going grin and/or punching nouns. What happens when we dedicate standalone stories to issues people deal with on a regular basis? More importantly, what happens when someone like Superman has to deal with these issues? Stuff happens. Lots…
