It’s safe to say that most of our readers firmly believe in the importance of representation in comics, and the significance of seeing yourself and your experiences reflected in the media you love. It’s no surprise, then, that comics featuring empowered female characters are often the ones that inspire girls the most. In fact, a…
Blackwood: Magical Monster Mayhem
Blackwood Evan Dorkin (Writer), Veronica Fish (Artist), Andy Fish (Artist and Letters) Dark Horse Comics 12 December, 2018 Howard Ogden, Dean of Blackwood College, sits within his cold, dark office writing a note to his friend, Russell Colby. Ogden has hidden secrets from Colby, secrets about the college, about himself, about what he has unwittingly…
A Fantastic Introduction to Ann Leckie’s Fantasy
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie comes out in February 2019, and it is excellent. It’s been gathering starred reviews from multiple sources ahead of its publication, which is not too surprising for the author of the critically acclaimed Ancillary Justice and other fantastic speculative fiction novels. What is surprising, however, is that The Raven…
7 Geeky Ways to Use Your Planner
2019 is almost here, but it doesn’t look like Kelly Sue DeConnick has managed to put together the “Bitch Plan It” planner many of us had hoped for. That means I’ll be sticking with my Passion Planner for another year, and have expanded my planner cult to include more and more people. I was never…
Finding Strength In The Trans Affirmation Coloring Book
Trans Affirmation Coloring Book Theo Nicole Lorenz Self-Published November 2018 It’s been a long time since I made time for coloring books. The resurgence of them in popularity for adults never really caught me; some of it’s my attention span, some of it’s just having other things to do, and frankly too many of those.
Previously…on Comics: Looking Forward to 2019
It’s the holidays, so I’d like to think that the comics industries could be pleasant for these brief moments of festivity and cheer. And mostly, judging by the headlines, it has been so, however, the Miami Herald did just discover Comicsgate and has run a piece detailing its history, its connections to Gamergate, and the…
She-Hulk: The Hero We Need in 2019
With the Women’s Marches, the #MeToo movement, and the important conversations we’ve been seeing recently about sexual assault and consent.Women have certainly made their voices heard. And in the current political climate, not only is anger—and even rage—from women understandable, it can serve as a catalyst for real change when funneled into productive action.
WWACommendations: Nana, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, The Refrigerator Monologues, and More
Happy December! Every month, WWAC contributors share the comics we’re reading purely for fun. What comics are you enjoying lately? Let us know on Twitter!
Captain Britain Reading Diary 3: Enemy in the Front Room
Captain Britain Weekly is dead; long live Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain! Super Spider-Man had been a weekly magazine headlined by Spidey. Now, starting with issue #231, it also contained the Captain. Spider-Man came first, with fourteen pages of Lee/Buscema reprint. Then CB (still all-new material) got seven, followed by The Avengers (reprints) and then…
DC PUBWATCH – December
It wasn’t a great month for DC Comics in the news. The biggest news of the month was the cancellation of Border Town after allegations of sexual harassment and assault came out about Eric M. Esquivel. Both colorist Tamra Bonvillain and artist Ramon Villalobos released statements stepping away from the book, and days later DC…
Book Beat: Spicy Book Opinions, PW’s Persons of the Year, and Awesome Awards
Happy Holidays, lovely readers! Welcome to another exciting installment of Book Beat, brought to you by your editor Paige. As this is the last Book Beat of 2018, I can’t help but feel a bit thoughtful about this past year. For many, 2018 was both the longest and shortest year by far. There were so many amazing highs and…
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #33: A Tantalising History of the Dark Universe
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #33 “Beyond the Grid” Marguerite Bennett (Writer), Simone Di Meo (Artist), Alessio Zonno (Artist), French Carlomagno (Artist and Colours), Walter Baiamonte (Colours), Francesco Segala (Colours), Ed Dukeshire (Letters) “The New Adventures of Blue Senturion & Ninjor” Ryan Ferrier (Writer), Bachan (Artist), Jeremy Lawson (Colours), Jim Campbell (Letters) BOOM! Studios 28 November,…