Welcome back to another instalment of WWAC’s trip through the Best Novella category at the 2021 Hugo Awards. This time, we shall be covering P. Djèlí Clark’s Ring Shout and Nino Cipri’s FINNA…
By the Letters: Nate Piekos’ Word on The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering
With over a decade in the comics industry, Blambot’s award-winning typographer, letterer, and graphic designer Nate Piekos has created more than 300 fonts. We see many of these fonts every day, though we may not realize it as we surf the internet, play video games, shop for products, skip through ads, and, of course, read…
REVIEW: New Mutants #22: Shadow King Lays It All Out
Friendship and reconciliation is the name of the game in New Mutants #22, where our plucky teens/tweens work through the awkwardness of accidentally abetting a villain who murdered your friend, and we finally learn what Shadow King’s deal is.
Previously On Comics: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Good morning to everyone except the spirit of the long-dead racist murderer Christopher Columbus. May you suffer forever, you horrible monster.
REVIEW: X-Force #22 Finally Bears Fruit
I closed my coverage of last issue saying that it would be nice to see these books be fun again, and while I don’t think this issue made any great strides, it’s nice to see X-Force with a sense of purpose.
[Patreon Exclusive] Gangland Dreamland: Batman in 2020
Our monthly Patron-exclusive essay series continues. You can read all of these incredible analyses for as little as a dollar a month on our Patreon. 2020 was not a good year to be Batman. In the pages of the comics, he had his own company and all of the gadgets that come with it swiped from…
REVIEW: Discover the Nonsense Advice of Nuns in Holy Diver
Rachelle Meyer delves into her childhood attending Catholic school in Texas and reflects on the lessons delivered.
Pokemon Adventures Vol. 8: One Journey Ends, Another Begins
Published since 1997, the Pokemon Adventures manga series is set in the world of Pokemon video games such as FireRed, LeafGreen, and my personal favorite Omega Ruby. While the series has always been written by Hidenori Kusaka, the first nine volumes of the series were drawn by Mato. Afterwards, every volume has been drawn by…
REVIEW: Wolverine #15 Is Violence As Art
Remember when I said I couldn’t wait for this issue of Wolverine? Haha.
INTERVIEW & PREVIEW: Helen Mullane, Kev Sherry, and Katia Vecchio’s Painted
Writer Helen Mullane is no stranger to stories about girlhood, tragedy, challenging the patriarchy, and a little bit of magic, as we learned with Nicnevin and the Bloody Queen. Here she paints a similar picture with its own unique twists in Painted, a graphic novel from Humanoids under their Life Drawn imprint. Mullane joins with…
So You Liked the Batfam Webtoon — What’s Next?
If you’re already a Webtoon user, then adding Wayne Family Adventures to your subscription list was probably no big deal. But there’s no way none of the 544K subscribers are new, so for those of you who signed up just to read Robin hijinks but want to learn more, here are some Webtoon recommendations to…