In the following interview, WWAC talks bird puns and being an outsider in the newest Archie-verse tale – Betty and Veronica: Fairy Tales #1 by Goldie Chan.
INTERVIEW: Emma Rios Talks Sea Monsters, Isolation, & Trauma in Anzuelo
“In Anzuelo, the Sea, secretly more complex than anyone imagined, rises one day. The horizon folds as the Sea absorbs the world and transforms everything that’s been pulled inside it. Three kids find themselves unmoored and lost, but brought together by the physical and mental changes wrought by the tides and a desire to avoid…
INTERVIEW: Aubrey Sitterson and Megan Hutchinson for Archie Comics: Judgement Day
We sit down with the author, Aubrey Sitterson, and illustrator, Megan Hutchinson, of Archie’s recent horror cavalcade, Judgment Day.
Daniel Crary on Opening Doors to the Comics Industry at Rose City Comic Con
Rose City Comic Con’s (RCCC) Creator Pro track, launched in 2022, presents the alt-creative paths within the comics industry: jobs in comics publishing, jobs in comics retailing, jobs in comics education (teaching or studying comics in K-12 and higher education settings). What’s unique about this track at RCCC is that there’s no requirement for special…
Exclusive Interview: Chris Cummins talks his Archie Comics Debut
In this exclusive interview, Chris Cummins talks about writing his first story for Archie Comics after working as their social media manager!
INTERVIEW: Sarah Kuhn of Archie’s Darkling
Archie Comics has resurrected another character from its recent past and given the character Darkling a whole new purpose. Created by the creative teams of writer Martin L. Greim, and artist Dick Ayers, Darla Long first appeared in The Mighty Crusaders #3 in 1983, and has been seen in various iterations of the team since….
INTERVIEW: buttercup Talks the Metaphysical Majesty of UM Volume 1
It’s rare to find a comic that literally makes you feel like your mind has been blown, that something has shifted permanently in your brain chemistry when you read it. But that was exactly how I felt when I first discovered buttercup’s stunning webcomic UM. The gorgeous, astrophysical tome is being published in print for…
INTERVIEW: A Sartorial Life — Conversation about Fashion and Comics with Trina Robbins
I first met Trina Robbins at Comic-Con International: San Diego in 2018 during an annual breakfast organized and hosted by Kim Munson. My friend Michael Dooley was intent on Robbins and I meeting due to shared interests in romance comics and women’s influence in comics history, and made sure we sat next to each other….
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ron Cacace of Archie Comics
Bite-Sized Archie writer Ron Cacace makes his mainline Archie debut in Archie Comics Digest #345. Combining Ethel Muggs, Jughead Jones, and a whole lot of Christmas chaos. Ron sat down with us to tell us what he wanted to include in his debut but did not, and a whole bunch of other tidbits about his creative…
ROSIE READS: Mayor Good Boy Turns Bad, 6 Quick Questions With Dave Scheidt
The delightful dog mayor is back for a third adventure! Hello lovely WWAC readers and welcome to my new column Rosie Reads. If you’re coming over from my now defunct Substack thank you so much for your support and if you’re just a regular WWAC visitor then welcome. I began my career as a writer…
INTERVIEW: Writing Comics Scripts with Jamila Rowser: Part Three
We’ve final reached the third and final part of our interview with Jamila Rowser about writing good comics scripts! In parts one and two we focused on all the work necessary for working with a single artist, but in part three we tackle the possibility of a large creative team, mainly editors and sensitivity readers….
INTERVIEW: Writing Comic Scripts with Jamila Rowser: Part Two
Welcome back to our interview series with Jamila Rowser, founder of Black Josei Press, about writing comics scripts! Part One addressed the nitty gritty of writing scripts — how many visuals to include, maintaining good communication with your artist through the drawing and editing process, and when to include fields of horses and complicated machinery.