Good morning, and happy Monday! This weekend I’ll be heading down to Portland for Rose City Comic Con. I’m really looking forward to a chance to celebrate comics, because folks, this past week has been pretty terrible! Heres are the highlights:
Don’t Let The Peen Forest Distract From The White Trees #1 [NSFW]
The White Trees #1 Kris Anka (line art), Aditya Bidikar (letter art), Shanna Matuszak (production artist), Matt Wilson (color art), Chip Zdarsky (script) Image Comics August 14, 2019 A review copy of this comic was provided by Image. This review contains spoilers for The White Trees #1. Look, it’s probably no surprise to anyone that…
Leave a Comment: The Value of Commenting on Fan Works
Fan creators are a huge part of any fandom. They create fanart, fanfiction, edits, aesthetic posts, playlists, AMVs, and so much more for everyone in fandom to enjoy across the board! Whatever someone might be wanting to see, there will more than likely be something that fits with what they might be looking for.
Cover Girl: Powers of X #4
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, Kayleigh, and Nola examine Greg Land’s variant cover of Powers of X #4 from Marvel Comics.
Batman #77: There’s No Going Back Now
Batman #77 Clayton Cowles (letterer), Mikel Janin (artist/inker), Tony Salvador Daniel (artist/inker), Norm Rapmund (inker), Tom King (writer), Jordie Bellaire (colorist), Tomeu Morey (colorist) DC Comics August 21, 2019 Batman #77 raises the stakes and breaks hearts as the true brutality of Gotham City’s greatest villain and new dynamic duo are brought to light.
Across the Ocean: Izneo Pubwatch September
Welcome to the September 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 with you my latest finds. There are also some exciting offers from Izneo this month that you might enjoy. As always, if you haven’t had time yet,…
Matthew Erman and Sally Cantirino Talk Emo, Horror, and the Upcoming Dead Beats Anthology
Love music? Love horror? Same, which is why I was immediately drawn to Dead Beats, an upcoming comics anthology from A Wave Blue World. Collecting comics from talented creators like Christina “Steenz” Stewart, Daniel Kibblesmith, Rachel Pollack, Ivy Noelle Weir, and Vita Ayala, the anthology celebrates the spooky side of our favorite music genres.
Last Week’s Episode: Too Weird to Live, Too Weird to Get a Movie
It Happened To Me: I listened to Jeremy Renner’s Jeep commercial of a song for a laugh and got it stuck in my head for two straight days. I want this to be a cautionary tale of irony for all of y’all.
Hazel Newlevant’s No Ivy League is a Challenging Read
No Ivy League Hazel Newlevant (writer and artist) Roar (Lion Forge) August 21, 2019 No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant challenged me as a reader. At the moment of writing this, I am not sure how to feel. I have wrestled with this review for weeks trying to sort out my thoughts. Usually, after reading…
Death Stalks In Archie vs Predator II #1
Archie vs Predator II #1: Revenge Comes to Riverdale Rick Burchett (covers), Alex di Campi (story), Derek Charm (covers), Kelly Fitzpatrick (covers/coloring), Francesco Francavilla (covers), Robert Hack (covers/line art), Wes Hartman (covers), Jack Morelli (line art), Dan Parent (covers), Rosario Tito Peṅa (covers), Billy Tucci (covers) Archie Comics/Dark Horse Comics July 24th, 2019 Archie Comics…
Kripke’s Supernatural Fingerprints Are All Over Amazon’s The Boys
This post contains spoilers for The Boys and the first five seasons of Supernatural. Sometimes you just watch a show because you like the showrunner. As a longtime fan of Eric Kripke, it was Kripke himself, more so than The Boys‘ source material or cast, that motivated me to watch The Boys. (Although, admittedly, I will…
The Avant-Guards Vol. 1: “It’s So Gay and I Love It!”
The Avant-Guards Vol. 1 Ed Dukeshire (letterer), Noah Hayes (illustrator), Rebecca Nalty (colourist), Carly Usdin (writer and creator) BOOM!Box September 4, 2019 Getting my 13-year-old daughter to do more than shrug or mumble an “It was good” when I ask what she thinks of a particular comic is an effort in futility. When she spends…
