Dragon Con. NY Comic-Con. Flame Con. SDCC. The comic convention as juggernaut may seem like a recent occurrence, but the journey to get there stretches back five decades. To understand the present (and what the future may hold), we must look to the past. Pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein’s new book, See You At San…
INTERVIEW: Editor Alberto Rayo Helps Spin a Tale in The Lizard Prince
The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories is the sixth in Iron Circus’ crowd-funded volumes of Cautionary Fables and Fairytales, and is also the last of the series, which began in 2017. Each volume focuses on a different region of the world, bringing together cartoonists, artist, and writers to showcase their takes on regional…
INTERVIEW: All Rise for Joseph P. Illidge, Shawn Martinbrough, and Judge Kim
What happens when Joseph P. Illidge, the Executive Editor of the very adult comics of Heavy Metal, gets together with Shawn Martinbrough, the author of How to Draw Noir Comics? Why, they make a kids’ comic, of course! Introducing Judge Kim and The Case of the Missing Bicycles, the first in the Judge Kim and…
INTERVIEW: From Supergirl to Assassin G — Writer Jen Troy Leaps into the Immortal Storyverse
Immortal Studios’ Immortal Storyverse expands with its latest comic series, Assasin G, written by CW’s Supergirl writer, Jen Troy, with art by He Tao, and featuring colors by Hi-Fi Design and letters by AndWorld Design. Based on Wuxia Master Shiao Yi’s 甘 19 妹 (Gan the 19th Sister), Assassin G joins the Immortal Storyverse with…
INTERVIEW: Phil Smith’s Interstellar Court is in Session in Brik Jones: Attorney for Earth
Through a strange twist of fate, a selfish, self-centered attorney ends up representing Earth in the Interstellar court. Case by case, Brik Jones: Attorney for Earth is actually saving our planet from an interstellar invasion.
INTERVIEW: Tom Humberstone Takes a Legend to Court in Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis
Suzanne Lenglen was one of the world’s greatest tennis players. A revolutionary player during her career that spanned 1921 to 1927, she combined her balletic training with the more aggressive style of men’s tennis and broke conventions with her iconic style and fashion that were less about modesty and more about actually playing the game…
INTERVIEW: Magnolia Porter Siddell on The Golden Boar
Magnolia Porter Siddell‘s newest webcomic, The Golden Boar, began in March 2022 and tells the story of Merro and the fantastic island world of Moonforest that is home to a reclusive magical community. Here, Porter Siddell shares some of the ideas behind The Golden Boar — from character and world design to how her past…
INTERVIEW: Exploring the Outer Wilderness with Claire Scully
London-based freelance illustrator Claire Scully goes beyond the edges of the universe in the third and final installment of her introspective journey through self-imagined places. In the Outer Wilderness, Scully invites us to step into the unknown through unique landscapes inspired by her love of science fiction, imagination, and space documentaries. As always, Scully’s work…
Twelve Percent Dread will Resonate and Satisfy: An Interview with 100% of Emily McGovern
Emily McGovern’s latest graphic novel, Twelve Percent Dread, might increase your personal dread percentage, even as it entertains. It’s about roommates and former couple Katie and Nas, scrambling to get Nas’s visa approved and to survive in the gig economy. It’s also about a tech giant making terrible ethical decisions, and how their employees become…
INTERVIEW: James Aquilone Unleashes the Bard With Monstrous Results in Shakespeare Unleashed
“I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams,” says Hamlet to Rosencrantz — or is it Guildenstern? — in James Aquilone’s favorite scenes from William Shakespeare. There are numerous lines that have stuck with Aquilone since reading the play in…
INTERVIEW: A Little Talk with Vincent Lovallo and Ron Cacace of Bite Sized Archie
The delightfully peppy world of Archie has been shrunk down into bite-sized bits! Keep reading to see our interview with the writer and artist for the webcomic Bite Sized Archie, Ron Cacace and Vincent Lovallo!
INTERVIEW: Alec Longstreth on Isle of Elsi
Alec Longstreth, creator of the Eisner-nominated webcomic Isle of Elsi, longrunning minicomic series Phase 7, and graphic novel Basewood, sat down with WWAC to talk about making comics for children, the challenges of serialization online, and Carl Barks.