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WWAC Asks #TorontoComicCon … Which Comic Character Would You Rename?
- Events, Interviews
- March 18, 2019
I went to Toronto Comic Con on Friday evening with one main goal—ask the creators in the Artists Alley one comics question for our new WWAC Asks…. column. I chose to do a fun question: If you could rename one existing comic book character, who would it be, what would you rename them, and why?
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ABO Comix: Breaking Through the Isolation of LGBTQ Prisoners
- Interviews
- March 18, 2019
ABO is a comix collective of creators and activists working to amplify the voices of incarcerated LGBTQ folks. I recently had the unique pleasure of sitting down to chat with two of the group’s founders. We went in deep regarding prison abolition, material support for queer prisoners, and methods for holding our own spaces accountable.
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It’s Do or Die Time for Lars in Steven Universe #25
Steven Universe #25 Gabriele Bagnoli (Art); Terry Blas (Writing);Mike Fiorentino (Letters); Joana Lafunte (Colors); Jen Bartel, Missy Pena, Francesca Perrone and Xiao Tong Kong (Covers) KaBOOM! February 27th, 2019 KaBOOM!’s successful Steven Universe ongoing has been a charming little treat of a book, and this issue continues the tradition. With its gentle colors, wonderful writing,
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Previously on Comics and Comics Adjacent Media but Mostly Comics I Promise
This week has been chock full of pre-ECCC announcements and first looks so apologies if this starts to get repetitive but there is a ton of cool stuff on its way and — bonus — pretty much everyone was too busying prepping for cons to show their ass so I dont have have to write
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Cover Girl: Faithless No. 1
- Art & Design
- March 15, 2019
Welcome to Cover Girl. 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, Claire, Nola, and Louis discuss Paul Pope’s cover for Faithless #1 from BOOM! Studios.
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #36: Hope in the Void
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #36 “Beyond the Grid” Walter Baiamonte (Colours), Marguerite Bennett (Writer), Alessandro Cappuccio (Artist), Ed Dukeshire (Letters), Simone Di Meo (Artist), Francesco Segala (Colours) “The New Adventures of Blue Senturion & Ninjor” Bachan (Artist), Jim Campbell (Letters), Ryan Ferrier (Writer), Jeremy Lawson (Colours) BOOM! Studios 27 February, 2019 The Void’s very own
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Everyone Has Their Demons in Buffy #2
- Reviews
- March 14, 2019
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 Jordie Bellaire (writer); Dan Mora (art); Raul Angulo (colors); Ed Dukeshires (letters); Ryan Inzana, Celia Lowenthal, Miguel Mercado, Audrey Mok, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Wada (Covers) Boom! Studios February 27, 2019 As we all know, life as a Slayer isn’t easy. You get badass superpowers, sure, but the trade-off kind of
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Titan Comics PUBWATCH: March 2019
Spring is on the horizon and Titan Comics is here to ensure it will be a memorable one.
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Book Beat: Arthur A. Levine Leaves Scholastic, Lambda Finalists, and More Murderbot!
- Bookmarked
- March 14, 2019
Hello Book Lovers! It’s Christa here, and it’s Thursday, which means it’s time to talk about all of the bookish news from the previous week. For this Book Beat, there have been some award announcements, some industry shuffling, and some exciting adaptation news. So, let’s dive right in!
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Mata Hari: Beautiful Art, Confusing Storytelling
Mata Hari Emma Beeby (Writer), Ariela Kristantina (Artist), Pat Masioni (Colours), Sal Cipriano (Letters) Dark Horse Comics 13 March, 2019 It is 1917. Infamous seductress and spy, Mata Hari, stands trial for working against the interests of France. Though she vehemently denies the accusations, her counsel is given neither time nor access to the requisite
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Take a Bite Out of The Jurassic World Coloring Book
- Reviews
- March 13, 2019
Jurassic World Coloring Book Cris Bolson, Mark Borstel, Eduardo Francisco, Iván Fernández Silva (illustrators) Dark Horse Comics March 13, 2019 Do you know what’s better than dinosaurs? Colouring 45 pages worth of dinosaurs in the Jurassic World Coloring Book from Dark Horse Comics.
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She Could Fly: For Those Who Can’t Be Superheroes
She Could Fly Christopher Cantwell (Writer), Martín Morazzo (Artist), Miroslav Mrva (Colours), Clem Robins (Letters) Dark Horse Comics 13 March, 2019 Luna Brewster isn’t okay. All day and all night, she has horrifyingly violent thoughts. She can’t stop them, and she can’t tell anyone about them. So she waits for the day when she won’t
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Letterers: Jill Gerber on the Unsung Heroes of Comics in the Classroom
- Interviews
- March 12, 2019
When it comes to using comics in the classroom, letterers are truly the unsung heroes of the medium, according to educator Jill Gerber. In our earlier Comics Academe interview focusing on how the use of comics has evolved as a literary teaching tool, Gerber, an award-winning educator and consultant, explains that lettering is one of
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Across the Ocean: Izneo Pubwatch March
Welcome to the March Izneo Pubwatch! We at WWAC have been diving into the latest in European graphic novels translated into English, and I can’t wait to share my latest finds with you. There are also some exciting offers from Izneo this month that you might enjoy. As always, if you haven’t had time yet,
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Books to Read in 2019 Before They Hit the Big/Little Screen
- Bookmarked
- March 12, 2019
There comes an exciting time in every reader’s life when one of their favorite books gets turned into another medium, like a TV show or a movie (or comic book, or play, or podcast … you know what I mean). When the adaptation is good, you get the indescribable joy of seeing your favorite characters and
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Anthologizing Illness in Shammas’s CORPUS
- Reviews
- March 11, 2019
CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments Nadia Shammas (editor) September 2018 Nadia Shammas’s illness-and-healthcare anthology, CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments, came out late last year, and I’ve been meaning to write about it since I got the gorgeous physical copy in the mail. A full-color, close to 300-page volume, CORPUS delivers a
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