Hey it’s comics! Things happened this past week!
Bluestockings’ Inaugural Queer + Trans Comics Fest 2019
Conventions and art shows tend to grow with success, but that growth can come at the cost of exponentially increasing competition in ways many of its exhibitors cannot keep up with. The number of attendees increase year by year, inevitably encouraging greater involvement with corporate interests. Cost-effectiveness becomes a question, as the commercialization and franchising…
Sweeney Boo on Captain Marvel and the Importance of Social Media
Sweeney Boo is a young artist who is already on her way to making a name for herself in the world of comics. And with a superhero name like Boo’s, we aren’t even surprised. Boo’s most recent work is IDW Publishing’s Marvel Action: Captain Marvel, which was published in late-August. We at WWAC absolutely loved…
The Harmful Pseudoarchaeology of Mythological Atlantis
Having made its recent debut, Lost City Explorers is a brand new comic series by Aftershock Comics. In this series, siblings Helen and Homer Coates find themselves reeling from the sudden death of their archaeologist father, Dr. Tom Coates, who they believe has died in an underground work accident. That is until they find out…
Sequential Sartorial: Rogue’s Best Looks
You can’t talk about the X-Men’s Rogue without talking about her outfits, so here are my favourite Rogue looks… from within the period of publication I consider “one whole story.”
Last Week’s Episode: Can You Handle This?
Looked up the lyrics to Bootylicious for today’s headline and honestly, do not recommend. This week I’m fixated on the idea of those dead Funko eyes, huge and unblinking, staring at me from a movie screen, which I would also not recommend. Dive in!
Grandslam Romance #1 is a Cheeky, Unabashedly Queer Comic… And We Love It!
Grandslam Romance #1 Olivia Hicks (Writer), Emma Oosterhous (Artist) Gumroad 11 August, 2019 Mickey Monsoon, the Broad City Belles’ determined batter, has a massive task ahead of her. Her teammates have all fallen under the spell of rival team Gaiety Gals’ newest recruit, the multi-talented and seductive Astra Maxima. Can Mickey put her history with…
Vault Comics Pubwatch: September
Vault Comics continues to come up with innovative ideas to show the industry who they are and that they are here to stay. The Missoula-based publisher is featured in a big write up in the local paper, and have lots going on in the coming months.
The Vampyre’s Legacy, Part 9: Atom-Age Vampires
As far back as the nineteenth century, certain writers had tried to demystify vampires by coming up with scientific explanations for their condition and behaviour. James Malcolm Rymer’s ramshackle Varney the Vampire introduced – and later abandoned – the notion that its main character was a man resurrected through galvanism. Charles Wilkins Webber’s Spiritual Vampirism…
The Vampirella Blank Comic Book #1 is the Sexy Alien Vampire Monster Killer Story I’ve Been Waiting For
Vampirella Blank Comic Book #1 ????? (writer), ????? (artist), ????? (letterer), ????? (colorist) Dynamite Entertainment September 18, 2019 Dynamite continues the celebration of Vampirella’s 50th anniversary with the Blank Comic, which takes our favourite alien vampire on a new adventure that defies expectations. Leaping off the page with spectacular art and a story to kill…
Swing Volume 2 Is More Hit Than Miss
Swing Volume 2 Matt Hawkins (writer), Jenni Cheung (writer), Yishan Li (artist), Troy Peteri (letterer), Linda Sejic (artist) Top Cow Productions September 18, 2019 Dan and Cathy are a couple approaching 40. They are still very much in love, and though there are some glitches in their career path, they are fairly successful. They have…
Striking Back At Cobra With G.I. Joe #1
G.I. Joe #1 Paul Allor (writer), Chris Evenhuis (pencils), Brittany Peer (colors), Neil Uyetake (letters) IDW Comics September 18, 2019 This new iteration of G.I. Joe #1 has me thinking about symbols, and what they mean. Not just the obvious iconography here, your Joe and Cobra branding, but symbols as a means to motivate.
