In National Anthem #3, the Fabulous Killjoys are painstakingly putting themselves back together, bit by bit, like a strange puzzle with unexpected pieces. An abandoned fireworks warehouse in New Mexico. An old friend with a new name. A sudden memory that wasn’t there before. Speeding through the desert, on the run from deadly enemies—this is…
REVIEW: Crossover #2 is a Smug Cover Song in Comic Book Form
I honestly didn’t think I was going to review Crossover #2. After issue #1, I felt confident that the series was both firmly not my cup of tea and has shown its hand, in storytelling terms. I was an idiot, y’all. Crossover #2 carries forward the combination of ignorant use of real-world parallels and Ready…
REVIEW: HELLIONS #7 – This Fucking Guy
Are there any characters that when they show up in a book you just sneer and say “THIS FUCKING GUY”? Not because you dislike the character, but because you know that since they’re here they’re just going to make things absolutely fucking miserable. I have a few of those. Jamie Braddock. Arcade. But the biggest…
Archie Pubwatch: December 2020
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of December! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, there’s much Christmas merch and one of my favorite modern Archie series ever hits Archie Unlimited!
Fugitive Telemetry lets Murderbot Crack the Case: Spoiler-free Review
Fugitive Telemetry, the sixth Murderbot book in the bestselling science fiction series by Martha Wells, has the beats I love from locked room murder mysteries and procedural crime dramas, and it has the voice and themes I love from the Murderbot series. It’s just as engaging and affirming as the rest of the series has…
REVIEW Marvel’s Voices: Indigenous Voices #1
Marvel’s Voices: Indigenous Voices, is an excellent set of stories highlighting Native American creators and Marvel characters. The issue is a solid introduction to Indigenous stories from a mainstream publisher. It provides an enjoyable balance of art styles and stories that explore the past, present, and future of Indigenous characters.
REVIEW: Five Sharp Takes on X of Swords: Destruction #1
Lay down your swords, the battle is over! X of Swords: Destruction #1 is the spectacular finish to the X-Men event of the year–an issue so big, so explosive, that we needed FIVE reviewers to talk about it! Cori McCreery, Zoe Tunnell, Nola Pfau, Danielle L., and Kayleigh Hearn are here to discuss who lived,…
Last Week’s Episode: Elliot Page Breaks the Internet
We’re back with this week’s entertainment news, and although there doesn’t seem to be a ton of it relative to other weeks, there are a couple bombshells.
Cover Girl: Taarna #1
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, Wendy, Nola, and Kat share their thoughts on the cover of Taarna #1 by Christian Ward, out this month from Heavy Metal Magazine.
Welcome Home, Jean: A Trans Reading of House of X
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REVIEW: Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #4 Breaks Some Hearts…and Bones
As they say in commercials for monster truck rallies, it all ends here. Marvel Zombies: Resurrection manages to pack some shocks into its final issue, though not enough to be fully successful.
REVIEW: Recent Reads from DC Kids: Everyone Gets an Origin Story!
Lately, I’ve been catching up on a year’s worth of DC’s graphic novels for kids and teens, growing more and more attached to checking out graphic novels digitally from my library systems, and becoming well-versed in the sprawling stories radiating outwards from Gotham and Metropolis. Perhaps understandably, most of these feel like origin stories, hinting…