Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow & Lady Zorro One-Shot Erica Schultz (scripter & letterer), Cristhian Zamora (illustrater), Salvatore Aiala Studio (colors), Joyce Chin (cover with colors by Ivan Nunes) Dynamite June 24, 2015
Swords of Sorrow Polyvore Challenge: Recostume Chastity!
The Swords of Sorrow stage was set high with Marghaid Scott’s Chaos prequel, which featured the baddies of this all-lady character and writers event. The WWAC SoS team was particularly fond of the prequel and its mix of sympathetic baddies and one-dimensional baddies. One of those sympathetic baddies, redheaded Chastity, showed up in SoS #2 with a…
Swords of Sorrow: Amanda and Wendy meet Irene Adler and Dejah Thoris
Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler (1 of 3) Leah Moore (w); Francesco Manna (a); Inlight Studio (c); Erica Schultz (l); Jay Anacleto (cover art); Ivan Nunes (cover colors) Dynamite June 17 2015 (Note: This review contains some spoilers. Amanda and Wendy reviewed SoS: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler #1 with an advanced review copy from…
Review: Swords of Sorrow #2
Swords of Sorrow #2 dropped last Wednesday, and with all the build-up from the first issue, as well as the Masquerade and Kato one-shot and the first issue in the Vampirella and Jennifer Blood team-up, we were pretty excited to see where the story was headed in #2. In this issue, the Messenger continues to…
Don’t Call Me Sidekick! Big Hats and Camaraderie That Works in Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade and Kato Review
Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade and Kato One-Shot Willow Wilson and Erica Schultz (scripters), Noah Salonga (illustrator), Dinei Ribiero (colorer), Erica Schultz (letterer), Hannah Elder (editor) Dynamite May 27, 2015 (Note: This review contains some spoilers. WWAC reviewed Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade and Kato with an advanced review copy from Dynamite.) Confusion abounds in Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade…
Review: Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood
Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood #1 Nancy Collins (scripter), Dave Acosta (penciller) Valentina Pinto (colorist) Erica Schultz (letterer) Cover by Billy Tan Dynamite May 20, 2015
Review: Swords of Sorrow: Chaos! Prequel
Swords of Sorrow: Chaos! Prequel Mairghread Scott (writer), Mirka Andolfo (artist), Chiara Zeppegno & Agnese Pozza (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Cover by Joyce Chin Dynamite May 6, 2015 Welcome to the first post in our huge Swords of Sorrow event! We’re starting out with the prequel to the series, Chaos, reviewed by Kate and yours truly!
Swords of Sorrow #1: Let’s Talk About Those Covers
Swords of Sorrow #1 Gail Simone (writer), Sergio Davila (artist), Jorge Sutil (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Scott Campbell & Nei Ruffino (main cover) Dynamite May 6, 2015
Women! And More Women! Swords of Sorrow is Coming
As I have said many times before, I love Red Sonja. She was the first “person” I wanted to be growing up. All I needed was a sword to go with my horse, which I already had (Texas girl here). When Gail Simone announced that she would be rounding up a group of female writers…
Writer Mikki Kendall Talks Dynamite’s Swords of Sorrow
Mikki Kendall is a writer and feminist activist. Her writing can be found on Hood Feminism, XO Jane, Salon, and the Guardian. In 2014 she created the hashtags #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen and #FastTailedGirls. A life long SFF fan, in 2015 she makes her debut as a comics writer, contributing to Storm of Sorrows for Dynamite. We caught…
Queens, Pirates, and Goddesses: The Women of Swords & Sorcery
Although pulp swords and sorcery books feature plenty of scantily clad women on their covers, sometimes there is a different kind of woman inside. She fears neither man nor beast, leads men into battle, captains pirate ships, and lures men to their deaths. Belit and Valeria fought alongside Conan as equals, while Jirel of Joiry…
Four-Color Faves: Wendy Browne on the Legend that Is Dejah Thoris
Warrior. Princess. Scientist. Dejah Thoris has worn many hats — as has WWAC’s fearless publisher, Wendy Browne! Dejah and Wendy are two peas in a pod so it’s no surprise that Dejah is Wendy’s four-color fave. Dejah’s origins precede her appearances in the world of comics — she was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs (the…