Good morning friends. I hope you are enjoying the long weekend. It’s been quite quiet this week — I think we might be deep into con season, I’m not actually sure — but we were blessed by the gods of delicious consequences which I for one always enjoy.
INTERVIEW: buttercup Talks the Metaphysical Majesty of UM Volume 1
It’s rare to find a comic that literally makes you feel like your mind has been blown, that something has shifted permanently in your brain chemistry when you read it. But that was exactly how I felt when I first discovered buttercup’s stunning webcomic UM. The gorgeous, astrophysical tome is being published in print for…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: March 2024
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for March! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In March’s Pubwatch, a fresh Sabrina comic emerges, the Archie gang gears up for summer, and the Archie gang gains favor with Diamond comics! Also, there are plenty of new variant…
Rosie Reads x CON DIARY: Black Zine Fest Blazes a Trail For a More Inclusive Con Experience
Los Angeles has a booming indie comics and zine scene, with massive shows like LA Zine Fest, Heavy Manners Library, and the dearly missed CALA making welcoming spaces for creators to showcase their work and find community. Attending local zine fests as part of the collective Zines 4 Queers she co-founded with fellow zinester oumou,…
Previously on Comics: This Year’s Pride Month, Let’s Not Forget the Straights, Says Marvel
Good morning from your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor. Happy Spring to everyone who’s not in Ontario, because it has been snowing here since the advent of Spring so in my opinion, it’s still winter. The weather has little impact on pop culture news, which is consistently a dumpster fire.
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Children of the Living Dead (2001)
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.
Con Diary: IP Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. Or Is It? I find out at Toronto Comicon 2024
Day two of Toronto Comicon 2024 featured a host of panel discussions about the world of pop culture, and intellectual property. The sessions were a mixed bag.
EXCLUSIVE: Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #351 – Character Reveal!
You might be familiar with this new character if you’re a classic fan of the photojournalist Fran Frazer. Fran returned to the pages of Archie comics in World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #136 with the creative team Ian Flynn and artist Holly G, and someone from her world appears in Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #351, with…
REVIEW: Ultimate X-Men #1 – Peach Momoko’s Girl in the Shell
Peach Momoko’s Ultimate X-Men is a radical re-imagining of the X-Men mythos – as boundary-breaking a debut as Mark Millar and Adam Kubert’s inaugural issue over twenty years ago, albeit one that trades explosive, vein-popping overindulgence for something much more haunting and intimate.
Con Diary: To Me, My X-Men! X-Men ’97 Premiere at Toronto Comicon 2024
The Canadian premiere of X-Men ’97 during the second day of Toronto Comicon 2024 was a highly anticipated event. But with limited seating available, X-Men fans had to get to the con earlier than expected.
Con Diary: A Meeting of Creative Minds at Toronto Comicon 2024
Toronto Comicon 2024 was the biggest version of the convention yet, spread over three packed days, with exciting guests from around the world. I made my yearly journey to the convention, alongside occasional WWAC contributor Monita, aka, my twin.
Previously On Comics: From the Ashes
Good morning! We’ve survived both the Ides of March and Saint Patrick’s Day, and ya girl is officially done with school. It’s strange how March 17th tends to be one of those days that’s repeatedly significant to me for reasons other than the holiday, but it’s neat! Let’s dive in to some comics news.
