Livewire #3 Vita Ayala (Writer), Raúl Allén (Artist), Patricia Martín (Artist), Scott Koblish (Artist), Saida Temofonte (Letters) Valiant Comics 13 February, 2019 Amanda McKee, a.k.a. Livewire, needs a break. She’s been on the run for a while, ever since she used her teletechnopathic powers to shut down the U.S., unwittingly causing the deaths of thousands…
Sequential Sartorial: Kris Anka’s Top 10 Runaways #Lewks
It is with a heavy heart that I acknowledge that Kris Anka’s final issue as the regular artist of Marvel’s Runaways is February’s #18. The latest incarnation of the beloved team book, written by Rainbow Rowell, has featured career-best artwork from Anka; he’s given the characters new life with vibrant, fashion-forward designs that are as…
Presenting Dark Horse: 2019 Is Off to a Great Start
Happy New Year, lovely readers! And what a new year it has been in the world of Dark Horse Comics. A pretty sleepy end of 2018 has given way to a plethora of new and soon-to-be-released comics from everyone’s favorite publisher, and the landscape is looking pretty awesome: think funky space adventures, thrilling mysteries about…
Webcomics Roundup: Discoveries
February brings us to discoveries of several new webcomics across various platforms. Some of these webcomics have been going for a while. Some of them are ones we’ve just discovered. Now you can discover them too!
Across the Ocean: Izneo Pubwatch February
Welcome to the February 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,…
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager Offers a Feel-Good Return to High School
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager Ben Philippe Balzer + Bray January 8, 2019 Norris Kaplan is about to enter his worst nightmare. He’s moving from his home in Montreal, Quebec to Austin, Texas. He’s leaving behind his best friend and his favourite sport (hockey, of course) and entering the land of heatwaves…
A New Slayer Rises in Buffy #1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer#1 Jordie Bellaire (writing); Dan Mora (art); Raul Angulo (colors); Ed Dukeshire (Lettering); Matthew Taylor, Kevin Wada, Dan Panosian, Kaiti Infanti, George Schall, Jonathan Case, Miguel Mercado, Jen Bartel, Becca Carey, Royal Dunlap (covers) January 23, 2019 Boom! Studios After concluding a very long, partially Joss Whedon-written run with Dark Horse that…
Thank You, Text: Letterer Ariana Maher Never Stops Learning
When Ariana Maher first started testing the waters of professional comic lettering, the excitement of seeing her work published was undermined by a few people who felt that exposure ought to have been enough to satisfy her. Now that she has more experience in the field, she knows better when it comes to establishing terms…
WWACommendations: Honey Lemon, Paper Girls, Bad Girls, Batman, and More
Happy February! What comics have you been enjoying lately? Every month, WWAC contributors sound off about the comics we’re reading for fun. Let us know on Twitter what you recommend!
Previously On Comics: Branded
We had some fun this week! In one of her screwball Twitter bits, Gail Simone started asking brands on Twitter who their favorite comics publishers were. Twitter brand accounts, which are usually run by social-media-savvy younger employees, were quick to jump on this super easy publicity opportunity, as these sorts of things have a proven…
The Whispering Dark #3 Review: Where Gods Fear to Tread
The Whispering Dark #3 Christofer Emgård (Writer), Tomás Aira (Artist and Colours), Mauro Mantella (Letters) Dark Horse 2 January, 2019 Chief Hannah Vance and her remaining rangers are making their way through treacherous weather and enemy-riddled territory with the help of their hostage, Erina, the young girl they spared after killing her family. Erina knows…
Hire This Hero: Why Loki Could Take Over for John Constantine
Life is weird, right? Sometimes you’re just going about your business, trying to imbibe enough caffeine to drag through the last endless hour of a Friday afternoon at the widget company when out of nowhere, a demon wielding dark magic comes crashing through the cubicle occupied by Donna in accounting. This beast from Hell eats…
