This metaphor of what it is like to date as a single mom is an entertaining and relatable read. Filled with bad dates, rejections, government training programs, high school drama, and, of course, living nightmares, what more could one want from a horror comic?
REVIEW: Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: Holiday Special 2021
Still have the holiday spirit? Jump into Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: 2021 Holiday Special, an irreverent horror romp presented by Krampus himself. This anthology features three mean-spirited stories and an epilogue full of demons, monsters, magic, and holiday trips straight to Hell.
REVIEW: No. 5 Volume 2 Is Confusing and That’s Awesome
From Taiyo Matsumoto, the award-winning creator of Ping Pong, Sunny, and Tekkonkinkreet, the second volume of his science fiction and fantasy epic No. 5 raises more questions than it answers. (Spoilers for events in No. 5, volume 2 discussed below.)
REVIEW: Robins #1 and #2 Introduces a Long-Awaited Team-Up
Even before hitting stands, Robins had already won. According to CBR, back in March, DC Comics held a contest where fans could vote for the book concept they wanted to see in print as a miniseries. By the end, Robins, a team-up comic between all five of Batman’s canonical Robins, won out against 15 other…
House of El Book Two: The Enemy Delusion Cranks Up the Suspense
The countdown to the end of Krypton speeds up in House of El Book Two: The Enemy Delusion by Claudia Gray and Eric Zawadzki. In this middle book of the trilogy, all the problems get satisfyingly more pressing.
REVIEW: Everything’s Coming Up Resurrection in Trial of Magneto #5
Scarlet Witch’s redemption arc! Magneto’s broody guilt! Millions of souls who died before mutantkind learned how to save work in progress! It’s all resolved as this miniseries wraps up.
WWAC’s Favorite Manga of 2021
This year we’ve read and wrote about a wide variety of manga: funny comics, thoughtful comics, educational manga and silly manga, longrunning series and series that just started recently. There’s sure to be something on this list of recommendations for every type of manga reader. WWAC also just got a new editor of manga reviews…
WWAC’s Favorite Indies, Small Press Comics, and Webcomics of 2021
I will not be sad to see the year 2021, my only regret being not making much of a dent in my to-read pile of comics! But the indies and webcomics on this list were good friends during another pandemic year, and hopefully, you’ll find a new favorite here too!
WWAC’s Best Big Press Comics of 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, we need to sit back, reflect, and answer that all-important question: What were the best comic books of the year? We asked our writers and assembled a weird and wild list of comic books starring mermaids, barbarians, gods, mutants, and even a Green Lantern. As different as they may…
DC Pubwatch: End of Year Edition
Sorry about missing November, but I’m here to make it up for you at the end of the year. Hands down the best book of the last two months was Wonder Woman Historia and if you haven’t picked it up yet, I implore you to go buy the book, preferably in print.
REVIEW: Inferno #3 – Disarmed and Dangerous
The Jonathan Hickman era of the X-Men began with a dream. A dream of Krakoa, a home for all mutants. A dream of a future without Sentinels or post-human despots, a world where mutants finally win. In House of X #2, Moira vowed in the womb that in her tenth life, she and Charles Xavier…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: December 2021
I’m writing this on Boxing Day/Mall Return Day, with only five days left in all of 2021. In this tumultuous year, we have somehow made it to the end. And let me take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Happy Holiday (whatever holiday you celebrate) and a Happy New Year. Here’s hoping…
