Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession Alice Bolin HarperCollins Publishers June 26, 2018 I admit, when I first saw Alice Bolin’s Dead Girls on display at my local library, I was both repulsed and attracted. As much as I like a good thriller or any female-centric story, I’m tired of trendy book titles…
Snap Flash Hustle: Milennial American Josei
Snap Flash Hustle #1 Jim Campbell (letterer), Emily Pearson (artist), Pat Shand (writer) Black Mask December 5, 2018 Snap Flash Hustle is pure josei, the josei-est American comic book I’ve had the catharsis to read.
Aldo: An Endearing Story About an Everyday Immortal
Aldo Yannick Pelegrin (Writer and Artist), James Vandermeersch (Translation) Ballon Media (Dutch), Europe Comics (English) December 19, 2018 Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Aldo is 28 years old. He has been for 300 years. He has seen the people he loved die; worse,…
Previously On Comics: GYNO TO THE MAX
Forgive me, readers, for the gynocentric lens through which I must present this week’s Previously On Comics. I am but a simple non binary woman and while I do not wish to alienate any of our male or male adjacent friends by focusing on ‘women’s issues’ instead of the more universal understanding of the news…
Cover Girl: Invisible Kingdom #1
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, Louis, Nola, and Wendy discuss Christian Ward’s cover for G. Willow Wilson’s Invisible Kingdom from Dark Horse Comics’ Berger Books.
Mommy Issues and Gunfire in Tank Girl: Action Alley #1
Tank Girl: Action Alley #1 Alan Martin, Lou Martin (writing and story); Brett Parson (art, colors, covers A, B and D, and lettering); Greg Staples (cover C) Titan Comics December 19, 2018 For the first time in years, Tank Girl’s got her own ongoing series, and it’s an amusing, raucously funny little book that made…
Captain Britain Reading Diary 7: Your Brother and Your Sister
Betsy Braddock is a fairly famous comics character. [She is certainly not Linda McQuillan, but we’ll get there. –Ed.] She debuted as an X-Man in the 80s, moving from New Mutants Annual #2 in the summer of ‘86 to X-Men Annual #10 in the autumn of that year. By the full swing of ‘87 she…
DC PUBWATCH – January
The biggest DC news this month is the expansion of their Walmart exclusive Giant line. I was in favor of this idea when it was launched, and I am still a fan of getting more comics into more hands cheaply, even if I don’t have a Walmart near me to access them. The line is…
Book Beat: Wattpad Publishing, Costa Books, and the Rainbow List
Hello all! Christa, your Bookmarked editor, is back again for another week of bookish news and announcements.
A New Generation of Ghostbusters: Ghost Queen by Britt Wilson
Ghost Queen Britt Wilson Koyama Press October 19, 2018 Ghost Queen opens on a young witch and her literal knight in shining armour in the middle of a quest. They’re making their way through some dark and spooky caves, and come across a giant Ghost Queen who they engage in battle. The knight quickly gets…
Wish: Angels, Demons, and the Humans (and Cats) Stuck In Between
Wish CLAMP (Writers and Artists) Dark Horse Comics 30 January, 2019 Shuichiro Kudo is a successful doctor and a stoic man, often viewed as unapproachable and unflappable. After a long day in the operation theatre, Shuichiro sees something in a tree. The being is small, like an infant, but with a large head, and what…
Do I Hate the Nine-Panel Grid or Do I Just Resent Watchmen?
What bothers me about the nine-panel grid is the sense of “being told to.” Someone is telling me this is happening, specifically, like this. I am being asked to sit still, with my hands in my lap, while the teacher talks, and I feel there is no facility for imagination. But this is muddied by…