The comic strip Mary Worth has over 80 years of archives you could read, a nebulous origin story, and an enormous rotating cast. But today’s roundtable is focused on its current villain: Wilbur Weston. Introduced in 1993 by the creative team of writer John Saunders (the son of Allen Saunders, potentially the first writer of Mary…
What’s a Zine? WWAC Roundtable on Zinecourse
In an era where self-publishing is easier than ever, what makes a zine a zine? Is a crowdfunded glossy fanzine full of big name fanart the same as a Xerox’d treatise on your favorite band? Is there room for more than one definition of zine? WWAC held a round table to find out!
Queering Cozy Classics for the Winter!
The weather is getting chillier where I live, and I’m starting to yearn for afternoons curled up with a hot drink, rereading something cozily canonical like Austen or Shakespeare. Part of what’s cozy about that scene, for me, is the interpretations of characters I developed on first reading, and still stand by. In fandom, “headcanons”…
Roundtable Review: Black Widow & The Future Of The MCU
After several delays, Black Widow was finally released in July 2021. WWAC’s Louis, Lola, and Gretchen discuss what they enjoyed about the film, where it could have been improved, and how Black Widow impacts the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Visible: Trans Creator Spotlight on #TransDayofVisibility
For Trans Day of Visibility we wanted to honor a few of our personal favorite trans and nonbinary creators in comics! ( A big thanks to fellow WWAC-er Zainabb Hull for helping to organize this piece)
WWAXing PoetiX: Looking Back on Dawn of X
The sun has now set on the Dawn of X, the ambitious relaunch of the Merry Mutants on their new entirely apolitical separatist nation of Krakoa, bereft of any socio-political commentary of any kind. It’s been a truly wild ride, coming off the immense highs of House of X and Powers of X, the tie-in…
REVIEW: Two Sharp Takes on X of Swords: Stasis #1
It’s time to d-d-d-d-duel! We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the X-Men event of the year with X of Swords: Stasis #1. Two writers, two artists, two teams of champions, and, now, two reviewers: this is a comic so big we needed both Zoe Tunnell and Kayleigh Hearn to cover it! How fare our…
The Wedding Issue: Hulkling and Wiccan
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?”, no debate gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In this special revival of their popular column, Rebecca Henely-Weiss and Kayleigh Hearn take a trip to today’s spinner racks and look at the most recent times comic companies took…
REVIEW: Animorphs Graphic Novel #1: The Invasion Pulls no Punches
Our names are Alenka and Melissa. We can’t tell you our last names. We can’t even tell you the towns we live in, or what state. It’s not because we’re shy – it’s because if the Yeerks find out who we are, they’ll stop us from writing this review. Despite the danger involved, I was…
WWACommendations: Covenant, Wonder Woman, The Backstagers, and More
What comics are you reading lately? If you need something new to read, check out the WWACommendations tag! This month, WWAC contributors share recent favorites including a YA iteration of Wonder Woman, a Superman story written by Gene Luen Yang, and sexy priests exorcising sexy demons. Let us know on Twitter what you’re reading, and…
Cover Girl: Marauders #12
Welcome to Cover Girls. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Rachel, Cori, Dani, Wendy, and Zoe share their thoughts on the cover of Marauders #12 by Russell Dauterman for Marvel Comics.
WWACommendations: Gender Queer, Skate!!! Fire 100, HoverGirls, Lynda Barry, and More
What comics have you been reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors share some of the comics we’ve especially enjoyed recently. Is there a comic you just can’t get enough of? Tell us about it on Twitter!