Hello everyone! It’s Emily again, writing from the sweltering heat of my un-airconditioned apartment. I hope those of you experiencing this heat wave have been finding ways to keep cool and stay hydrated. And props to everyone who braved the heat for Canada Day or Independence Day activities this week. You’re certainly more adventurous than…
“To Your Eternity” is not “A Silent Voice”
To Your Eternity Volumes 1 – 4 Yoshitoki Ōima (mangaka), Steven LeCroy (translation), Darren Smith (lettering), Haruko Hashimoto and Alexandra Swanson (editing) Kodansha Comics 2017 – 2018 *Note: this article is based on review copies obtained from the publisher. Over the course of their* existence, Fushi has been many things: a moss, a rock, a wolf,…
Her Infernal Descent #3: Hell Never Looked This Good
Her Infernal Descent #3 Lonnie Nadler (Writer), Zac Thompson (Writer), Kyle Charles (Artist), Dee Cunniffe (Colours), Ryan Ferrier (Letters) Aftershock Comics 27 June, 2018 A brokenhearted woman travels through the nine circles of Hell to find her family. Every time Lynn thinks she is getting closer to finding her husband and children, a new obstacle…
The New Expanded Universe: Lost Stars is a Riveting Reinvention of Star-Crossed Lovers
The New Expanded Universe is an ongoing column where I review each of the contemporary canon Star Wars books for your galactic enjoyment! Lost Stars Claudia Gray Del Ray Books September 4, 2015 There is something truly special about falling in love with and losing yourself in a fictional world. It’s why we rewatch movies,…
Marvel’s Witches: A Charmless Comic That Is Criminally Vulgar
I built the foundations of an ongoing essay feature on my belief in the viability of knockoffs as a creative beginning. It’s not a conviction I’ve lost, but I never said that all knockoffs are good to have around or that they must be more interesting than not. The knockoff, like the fanfiction, is a…
Nancy Drew #1 Delivers All-Ages Mystery (and a Goat)
Nancy Drew #1 Triona Farrell (Colorist), Ariana Maher (Letterer), Jenn St-Onge (Artist), and Kelly Thompson (Writer) Dynamite Comics June 13, 2018 A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. America’s most famous teen detective is back, this time in comics form. In Nancy Drew #1, Kelly Thompson, Jenn St-Onge,…
Previously On Comics: Look At This Pineapple
Good morning, and welcome to July! We closed out June with the best of all possible things, which is Stan Sakai being proud of his delicious, homegrown pineapple. I harvested our home grown pineapple. Ripened on the stalk, it is amazingly sweet with no strings at all. pic.twitter.com/qfh1Dhrt6s — Stan Sakai (@usagiguy) June 25, 2018…
Cover Girl: Mystery in Madripoor #4
Welcome to Cover Girls. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring a woman. This month Kayleigh, Laura, Claire, and Nola discuss Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #4.
Seattle, Superheroes, and Social Justice – Marvel: Universe of Superheroes at MoPOP
Marvel: Universe of Superheroes opened 21 April 2018 and runs through 6 January 2019 at the Museum of Popular Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle, Washington. This special exhibit takes visitors through the 80 year history of Marvel and their Superheroes, with materials assembled from collections and commissioned specifically for the exhibit. The journey into the Marvel…
Tips for Reading Comics Aloud
My home is filled with comics, graphic novels, and books about comics and graphic novels. My kid has thus been surrounded by comics her whole life, though it was only last year, when she was three, that I started reading them aloud to her. Though comics are often referred to as “kids’ stuff,” they can…
BOOM! Bar: Half-Year Check-In
If you’ve ever been curious about what BOOM! and their imprints KaBOOM!, BOOM! Box and Archaia put out into the world, this overview should give you a snapshot of their range. Ah, BOOM! Bar readers, when last did we speak? January. Forgive me. In apology, I bring you February through June, all at once. We’ll…
Book Beat: 2018 Locus Awards, Wilder Name Change, and A New T.H.U.G. Trailer
Hello, lovely readers! Welcome to this week’s installment of Book Beat, brought to you today by editor Paige. Can you believe June is almost over? It feels like just yesterday we were all queerly embracing the weather and this month’s overall jovial mood. But now we’re closing in on July, and things out in the…
