Young Woman and the Sea tells the true story of how Trudy Ederle (Daisy Ridley) overcame the extraordinary sexism of the 1920s to follow her dreams of swimming across the English Channel, a feat achieved only by five men at the time, and no women.
Archie Comics Pubwatch: June 2024
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for June! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In June’s Pubwatch, Sabrina’s got another annual to watch out for! Also, there are plenty of new variant covers and much more!
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Roxy – Rebellion’s New Romance Anthology!
WWAC is proud to present an exclusive preview of Rebellion’s new romance anthology Roxy, which you can now support on Kickstarter! Click through to see a preview of “The Getaway Girls” by Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson, as well as Roxy covers by Tula Lotay, Hannah Templer, and Marguerite Sauvage!
VIZ Pubwatch June 2024
Happy Pride month, VIZ fans! This month we are covering… two heterosexual romance comics (including the Kazuo Umezz classic My Name is Shingo) and one comic with no romantic or sexual plotlines whatsoever (Fool Night). It’s the thought that counts! Anyway, onto the news.
August Books to Get Excited about Now
This summer, whether you want a young adult murder mystery set at a summer job, engrossing sci-fi full of future tech, or a bad girl hell-bent on revenge, there are great options headed your way. Maureen Johnson’s Death at Morning House; Codie Crowley’s Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch; a new edition of The Fortunate Fall by…
Previously On Comics: BOOM! Studios Acquired by Penguin Random House
Good morning friends. There is quite a lot to get through today and some of it is sad and some of it is annoying and some of it just is, so let’s go.
BOOKS: A Year of Diana Wynne Jones: Introduction
Diana Wynne Jones was a prolific and celebrated author of British fantasy novels, writing about kids with magic powers in boarding schools before that was cool. Starting in mid-July, I am going to read all of her books. In one year. And write about them here!
REVIEW: Trying to Care About X-Men (2024) #1
The fuck am I supposed to say about this? We knew it was going to be a regressive comic, but good lord I didn’t think we’d get “revisiting Wolverine on an X-shaped cross” on the bingo card.
ESSAY: Nature and War Memory in Machiko Kyō’s Cocoon
Machiko Kyō’s 2011 graphic novel Cocoon tells a harrowing story based on the historical circumstances of a group of teenage girls who died in Okinawa during the Pacific War. An animated adaptation of Cocoon is scheduled to be released in Summer 2025, bringing this tragic chapter of Japanese history to a new generation. Although Cocoon…
REVIEW: Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle is a Smash Hit
Would you watch an animated volleyball game in a movie theater? What if that volleyball game was the culmination of years of friendly rivalry between the two teams and the climax of several character arcs? What if the sound design was really, really good?
Previously on Comics: New Stories on the Comics Horizon
Good morning, everyone. Hope you had a wonderful Pride month. It’s your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor with all the latest news in comics, entertainment, and pop culture.
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Return of the Living Dead 4 & 5 (2005)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups.
