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, Louis, Nola, and Laura discuss the cover of Prism Stalker #5 from Image Comics.
Dynamite Comics Pubwatch: July 2019
Welcome to the Dynamite Comics Pubwatch for the month of July! I’m Lisa, Dynamite is my explosive beat, and here’s this month’s news!
Across the Ocean: Izneo Pubwatch July
Welcome to the July 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,…
Last Week’s Episode: [Hums Spider-Man Theme]
Lo, was it only yesterday a Marvel movie to end all Marvel movie was released? And yet here were are again, the afternoon of another Spider-Man. Let’s lead with that.
Garcia and Picolo’s Teen Titans: Raven Soars with Ease
Teen Titans: Raven David Calderon (colourist), Kami Garcia (writer), Tom Napolitano (letterer) and Gabriel Picolo with Jon Sommariva and Emma Kubert (artists) DC Ink (a DC Comics imprint) July 2, 2019 In March 2015, I hosted a Gotham Academy roundtable featuring five book bloggers. We discussed their limited experience with comics, if the series was great for…
Birds of a Feather Flock to Xena: Warrior Princess #3
Xena: Warrior Princess #3 Vita Ayala (writer), Triona Farrell (cover), Paulina Ganucheau (cover), Emanuela Lupacchino (cover), David Mack (cover), Ariana Maher (lettering), Rebecca Nalty (colors), Jordi Pérez (art) Dynamite Comics June 12th, 2019 I don’t know if my gushing is getting repetitive here, but gush I must, and as loudly and proudly as possible. Xena:…
IDW Pubwatch July 2019
Welcome to the July IDW Pubwatch! I’ve recently taken over the IDW Pubwatch and I couldn’t be more excited. It’s been a busy month at IDW and I’ve got all the interesting news coming out of the publishing house as well as tons of IDW comic book reviews. Plus, I have a selection of my…
2019 Hugo Award Reviews: Novelettes
Welcome to the second of our series examining the prose stories that are competing at this year’s Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy. The previous post covered the Best Short Story category. Now, let us raise the wordcount and enter Best Novelette, honouring stories of between 7,500 and 17,500 words in length…
Dalí and the Marx Brothers Cook Up the Delicious Giraffes on Horseback Salad
Giraffes on Horseback Salad Josh Frank (writer), Tim Heidecker (writer), Manuela Pertega (artist) Quirk Books April 2019 Giraffes on Horseback Salad Total Time: 224 pages Ingredients: 1 Surrealist painter 3 Marx Brothers 1 Lobster phone 3 Songs 1 Stout and oyster bath Directions: HONK! And serve.
The Extraordinary Cassie Anderson
Basil is an ordinary princess, but her creator, Cassie Anderson, is anything but. A freelance artist from Portland, Oregon, she’s got her name on not one, but two new books from Dark Horse Publishing this year. The second volume of Lifeformed, which features Anderson’s art and lettering, will be out in September, and her own…
Previously on Comics: Wrath
Good morning! Wrath month has begun. Last week, Marvel announced that they’re providing one-act plays starring their characters for high school drama classes to put on. Part of that announcement includes that “licensing fees will be kept reasonable,” because apparently Marvel literally has not heard of doing a good thing for a good thing’s sake….
Immortal Hulk #18-19: “This is Me”
Immortal Hulk #18 & #19 Joe Bennett (artist), Al Ewing (writer), Ruy José (inker), Paul Mount (colorist), Cory Petit (letterer)| Marvel Comics May 29, 2019 and June 12, 2019 Immortal Hulk #18 and #19 introduce us to the newest gamma monsters: the new Abomination and Harpy. These two issues are some of the book’s goriest…
