A Hell Of An Innocent Zidrou (Writer), Philippe Berthet (Artist), Dargaud (Belgium), Europe Comics (English) 18 April, 2018 Disclaimer: Izneo has provided WWAC with a VIP Access Pass. The small city of Dubbo, New South Wales, hasn’t seen much crime in its day. But the one crime that has lived with its residents, and continues…
Why We Loved Dream Daddy #1
Dream Daddy #1 Wendy Xu (writer), Ryan Maniulit (art and colors), Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (letterer) Oni Press August 2018 Hello and welcome to this group review of Dream Daddy #1. WWAC will be hosting group reviews of each of the Dream Daddy comics in the series.
Wash Day Teaches Black Women How To Care For Their Natural Hair
Wash Day Jamila Rowser (writer), Robyn Smith (illustrator), J.A. Micheline (script editor) Black Josei Press June 2018 Disclaimer: J.A. Micheline has written for Women Write About Comics. Wash Day is a mini slice-of-life comic that aims to show black women just how beautiful they are. The story, penned and illustrated by Jamila Rowser and Robyn…
Is 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special More Than a Gimmick?
You know, I’ve never really read Judge Dredd. I mean, I know of him, I’ve seen both film adaptations, but the one time I even attempted to read the comics, I started with the first of those complete volumes from a few years ago and found it very hard to even get started on. I…
Extermination #2 Pushes us Closer Toward the Edge
Extermination #2 Ed Brisson (Writer), Marte Gracia (Colorist), Pepe Larraz (Artist), Joe Sabino (Letterer) Marvel Comics August 29, 2018 “I’m going with them.” The four words at the end of Extermination #2 told me all I needed to know and I honestly couldn’t be more hooked on this book. This is a comic focused on returning the time…
MST3K #1: The Incredibly Strange Comics That Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic #1 Joel Hodgson, Harold Buchholz, Matt McGinnis, Mary Robinson, Seth Robinson, Sharyl Volpe (Writers), Todd Nauck, Mike Manly (Artists), Wes Dzioba, Mike Manly (Colorists), Michael Heisler (Letterer) Dark Horse Comics September 12, 2018 What started as a public access puppet show making fun of movies like The Green Slime…
Moth & Whisper #1 Delivers Intrigue and Heart
Moth & Whisper #1 Ted Anderson (writer), Jen Hickman (artist) AfterShock Comics September 12, 2018 Moth & Whisper is described by their publisher, AfterShock, as “a Young Adult cyberpunk thriller starring a genderqueer super-thief,” and if that’s not enough to get you on board, I don’t know what to tell you.
Barack Obama, Consulting Detective? Sign Me Up for Hope Never Dies!
Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery (Obama Biden Mysteries) Andrew Shaffer Quirk Books July 10, 2018 Do you like detective-style thrillers, featuring tag-team duos reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson? Are you also a political news junkie, who keeps CSPAN on for background noise while scrolling through memes featuring former President Barack…
Leaving the Best for Last: Feminasty by Erin Gibson
Feminasty: The Complicated Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death Erin Gibson Grand Central Publishing September 4, 2018 You know that old adage – if I don’t laugh, I’ll cry? Being a woman is hard; often-times unbearable. You have to laugh off the daily horrors or you won’t get through another…
Hotblood! Zarco’s Wonderful Blend of Crime Thriller and Western Isn’t Horsing Around
Toril Orlesky’s Zarco is the natural evolution of what she achieved in Hotblood!. I devoured it in one sitting, drawn along by the story and the artwork alike, hungry to find out how—if—things would resolve.
Oni Press MEGA PUBWATCH: Three Months of Glorious Comics!
Welcome to the official Oni Press Pubwatch here at WWAC. I, Jazmine, will be your guide through the wild landscape of Rick and Morty comics, Invader Zim tomfoolery, and the wonderfully cute Kaijumax series. Now, this is just gonna be your standard Pubwatch scenario. Nothing too out of the box, I’m just gonna jump in…
Bodacious Space Pirates Shoots for the Stars … And Misses
Bodacious Space Pirates Tatsuo Sato (writer), Chibimaru (illustrator) Media Factory December 2013-September 2014 Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for Bodacious Space Pirates. When I happened to come across the title Bodacious Space Pirates, I was definitely interested. It’s pirates! In space! And they’re bodacious! What’s not to like? After reading both volumes, though, I found the…
