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Four-Colour Faves: Diane Darcy Catches the Huntress

August 20, 2021

If we want to learn more about the character(s) called Huntress, then it’s best to ask the experts, such as Diane Darcy, master of the Helena Wayne Huntress blog and podcast. Why does Darcy love the Huntress so much? In our latest Four-Colour Faves, we find out!

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Remembering Charlee Jacob: Vampires in Reflection

June 9, 2020

Mihail Baranga, teenage son to a family of circus acrobats, is surrounded by glamour and extravagance. But he yearns for a darker existence: he wants to become a vampire.

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Four-Colour Faves: The Marvelous Ms. Resha Talks Ms. Marvel

April 10, 2020

Kamala Khan was brought to life in 2014 by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson, and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie and has claimed many titles since, including a Hugo Award for best graphic story for Ms. Marvel: No Normal. Sales of the first volume of the ...

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Weary of Being a Woman: Dark Agnes — from Pulp to Comics

March 24, 2020

Conan the Barbarian is the best-known of the characters created by Robert E. Howard, but he is far from the only one. Prior to his early death in 1936, Howard conceived an entire pantheon of pulp heroes including the likes of Solomon Kane, Kull of Atlantis and Bran Mak Morn, many of whom had ...

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By the Letters: Taylor Esposito Has Big Plans for 2020

January 15, 2020

Taylor Esposito ended 2019 with more than 1,300 issues to his credit as a letterer, and has hopes to do lots more for the new year. Drawing on his years of experience as a graphic designer, moving on to the Marvel Bullpen, and then achieving his dream by becoming a staff letterer at DC Comics, ...

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Four-Colour Faves: Claire Napier Goes Rogue

October 25, 2019

Rogue’s evolution as an X-Men and as a mutant has been fraught with many ups and downs. What does Claire Napier have to say about one of her favourite characters?

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Catching Up With Rosemary Valero-O’Connell at SDCC

July 31, 2019

Rosemary Valero-O’Connell is everything I thought she’d be the moment I ran up to the 01: First Second booth. I was ten minutes late, sweating and anxious from navigating the crowded maze-like aisles of the San Diego Comic-Con Exhibitor Hall. In contrast, Valero-O’Connell embodied the ...

Bookmarked, Essays, Profiles & Primers

The Vampyre’s Legacy, Part 6: An Occult Dawn

June 25, 2019

In 1897, Dracula had successfully transported the vampire from a hazy Gothic past to turn-of-the-century London – and it is quite possible that the Count would have found himself at home. After all, he arrived just in time to see a rising interest in occultism that occurred during the late ...

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Nola Pfau’s Redeye for That Cyclops Guy

June 21, 2019

In an effort to trick WWAC contributors into writing profile essays about their favourite character, I may have bitten off more than I can chew when it comes to Nola Pfau and her love of Scott Summers. While I don’t hate the character, I’m certainly not fond of him, and there are ...

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Phoenix Rising: Kayleigh Hearn on X-Men’s Jean Grey

June 3, 2019

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 ...

Profiles & Primers

Four-Colour Faves: Diane Darcy Catches the Huntress

Remembering Charlee Jacob: Vampires in Reflection

Four-Colour Faves: The Marvelous Ms. Resha Talks Ms. Marvel

Weary of Being a Woman: Dark Agnes — from Pulp to Comics

By the Letters: Taylor Esposito Has Big Plans for 2020

Four-Colour Faves: Claire Napier Goes Rogue

Catching Up With Rosemary Valero-O’Connell at SDCC

The Vampyre’s Legacy, Part 6: An Occult Dawn

Nola Pfau’s Redeye for That Cyclops Guy

Phoenix Rising: Kayleigh Hearn on X-Men’s Jean Grey

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