I’d love to pretend that comics is a sunshiney place where everyone is welcome, but we’re not there yet, folks. There is still lots of work to do. But fear not! I’m not all bad news about crappy people for today’s news report. Read on to find out what’s been going on this past week.
Hugo Awards Reviews: Short Stories – Part 3
Concluding the exploration of the Hugo Awards Short Stories category (read part 1 and part 2) with the final reviews below, we have journeyed from a fantasy empire to an apocalyptic future, met cloud-people and the living dead, and heard tales of cannibal women and dancing dolls. Along the way, it is hard to miss…
[Patreon Exclusive] The Marvel Girl Next Door by Kayleigh Hearn
Our monthly Patron-exclusive essay series continues. You can read all of these incredible analyses for as little as a dollar a month on our Patreon. There are remarkable green dresses that linger in our pop culture memory. Scarlett O’Hara draped in mountains of velvet. Jennifer Lopez wearing Versace, her neckline plunging perilously low. Kiera Knightly in…
Last Week’s Episode: July, July!
June has ended, but what’s changed? It’s brutally hot outside (at least in my hemisphere) but I don’t feel great about safely retreating to movie theatres. Even Fox News has finally masks are finally good to wear during a pandemic. Activists are still in the streets protesting (and being brutalized) for racial justice and an…
The Incredible Story of Two Moms in Love: A Motherlover Review
Motherlover is a webcomic by Lindsay Ishihiro about two moms from very different worlds who will eventually fall in love. It will be published in print by Iron Circus Comics in 2023, but is free to read online, updating at the rate of one full-color page a week.
2020 Hugo Awards Reviews: Short Stories – Part 2
Continuing our reviews of the 2020 Hugo Awards finalists in the Short Stories category, we move on to “Blood is Another Word for Hunger” by Rivers Solomon and “As the Last I May Know” by S. K. Huang.
Sabrina: Something Wicked #1
After the popular Sabrina: The Teenage Witch miniseries of 2019, the team has blessed us with a sequel and I, for one, was pretty excited to get my paws on it. Does it continue to make magic with the beloved teenage witch?
Cook Your Comics: Ash and Thorn’s Gingerbread is a Sweet Apocalyptic Treat
The only thing I love more than a delicious baked good is a great story about unconventional heroes fighting off the apocalypse, and Ash and Thorn, amazingly, comes with both.
AfterShock June Pubwatch
Welcome to Women Write About Comics’ June edition of our monthly AfterShock Comics Pubwatch!
2020 Hugo Awards Reviews: Short Stories – Part 1
The pandemic may have led to conventions around the world being cancelled, but many of their events have managed to survive in virtual form – Worldcon’s annual Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy being one example. The awards are scheduled to be presented in August, under different circumstances but retaining the same spirit as…
John Constantine: Hellblazer is Full of Complications and Compassion
Previous issues of John Constantine: Hellblazer have embraced the series’ legacy with open arms. Writer Simon Spurrier, artists Aaron Campbell and Matías Bergara, colorist Jordie Bellaire, and letterer Aditya Bidikar have crafted a story that is not only horrifying but explicitly political; its villains are demons and devils, yes, but aided by the literal powers…
Previously On Comics: Unending
Good morning. I guess it’s almost July now? Okay, sure. What started with Cameron Stewart and Warren Ellis has tumbled from a snowball into a full avalanche, with allegation after allegation of grooming, abuse, assault, and more. For a good roundup of that particular issue (and for a given value of “good”), I recommend this…
