The Freeze #1 Phillip Sevy (illustrator and colourist), Troy Peteri (letterer), Dan Wickline (writer) Top Cow Comics December 5, 2018 After going through the sweet but mundane morning routine of his life and heading into the office to deal with the frustrations of co-workers and technology, Ray crawls out from under his desk to discover…
A Walk on the Wild Side with I AM NOT A WOLF Artist Sage Coffey
In an era where memes, celebrities, and even comics pop into existence and then disappear within a matter of days or weeks, it takes something truly special to last for years, much less for it to make the jump from one medium to another. The increasingly popular and immensely relatable Twitter account NOT A WOLF…
All I Want For Christmas is Doop: Merry X-Men Holiday Special
Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1 Various Artists and Writers, VC’s Travis Lanham (Letterer) Marvel Comics December 5, 2018 “Hot claws roasting over an open fire, Iceman nipping at your nose…” What’s your favorite holiday special? Does your family gather every year for A Charlie Brown Christmas, or A Rugrats Chanukah? Have you re-watched Christmas at…
It’s Murder on the Christmas Planet in Dynamite’s Barbarella Holiday Special
Barbarella Holiday Special Jean-Marc Lofficier (writer), Jose Louis Ruiz Perez (artist, letterer), Brian Wetstein (colourist) Dynamite Entertainment December 5, 2018 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Jolly old St. Nick himself wanted to create a place where children could enjoy the wonders of Christmas, but…
Lion Forge PUBWATCH: December 2018
Merry Christmas, comics fans! I hope the gift that you were hoping to see under your Christmas tree was…reviews of Lion Forge comics! Because my December Pubwatch happens to fall on Christmas! In fact, if you felt like you hadn’t heard any Lion Forge news from us in a while, you’re right! We moved the…
A Very Runaways Christmas
Runaways #16 Kris Anka (Artist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer), Rainbow Rowell (Writer), Matthew Wilson (Color Artist) Marvel Comics December, 2018 This review contains spoilers for Runaways #16.
All I Want For Christmas is a Spider-Man Holiday Special
If there’s one thing I love in comic books, it’s a holiday special, and if there are two comic book series I love above all others, it’s Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. Lucky for me, those two things overlap a lot. Marvel loves a holiday special, and Fantastic Four’s family nature and Spider-Man’s traditional Parker…
[EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW] “What, Me Scary?” Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Terror #3 from Ahoy Comics
Launched in the fall, Ahoy Comics wants to shake up the comics publishing industry with a different kind of publication—namely, a comic book magazine that features a full-length main story, followed by supplementary material that includes prose and even poetry. “I’ve come to believe you can speak truth through the fundamental telling of stories,” said…
Previously On Comics: You’re As Cold As Ice
Here at WWAC, it seems like we started our awards polls a little early–specifically, the Worst Editorial Decision category, as Marvel decided it was going to throw a last minute wringer in the works, by forcing Teen Iceman of the time-displaced original five X-Men back into the closet before sending him home. Occurring in the…
Goddess Mode: The Future’s Not Near; It’s Here (But It’s Very Colorful)
Goddess Mode #1 Simon Bowland (letterer), Zoë Quinn (writer), Rico Renzi (colorist), Robbi Rodriguez (artist) DC Comics/Vertigo December 12th, 2018 A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In a world where artificial intelligence powers basic human needs, Cassandra Price’s standard issue tech support job becomes…
Comics in the Spanish Literature Classroom
Teaching literature at a regional university in South Carolina can be a daunting task. As professors, we know that the success of a course is based, in part, on getting students to do the reading. When teaching Spanish literature, the language itself can be another factor that can put students off the reading. Now they…
An Adventure Time Fan’s First Look At “Marcy & Simon”
Adventure Time: Marcy & Simon Boom! Studios Slimm Fabert (artist), Olivia Olson (writer) January 2019 This review contains spoilers for the Adventure Time finale. Good news for fans of Adventure Time! Since the series ended in September, Boom! Studios just keeps announcing more Adventure Time comics, so we can continue getting our fix of what’s…