Love Is Love Edited by Sarah Gaydos and Jamie S. Rich. Stories by various creators DC and IDW Comics December 28, 2016 Love Is Love will likely go down in history as a key comic project for the 2010s. A charity book spanning 146 pages, its proceeds will be donated to help victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting….
Review: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal
Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal Ed Luce Fantagraphics November 2016 Disclaimer: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal was reviewed using a copy provided by Fantagraphics. This is probably the raunchiest non-fuck comic I’ve read in recent years. Do not read until midnight. It is not appropriate for kids. Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal is the followup to…
WWAC’s Gaming Resolutions for 2017
If resolutions are supposed to be about bettering ourselves, the WWAC games section’s resolutions are about finishing our long-standing obligations, making our own games, and finally tackling our ever-growing to-play lists with verve and vigor. Some of our contributors shared their resolutions for the coming year, and maybe they’ll inspire you to game harder in 2017.
It’s Not Heat Vision: Why Scott Summers Always Left Me Cold
Who is Scott Summers? It’s a question that until Grant Morrison’s run on New X-Men I didn’t care to answer. Scott reminded me too much of the people who’d ignored me at school, never the bullies, but the ones complicit with their silence. The kind who see themselves as better than every other person in…
Previously on Comics: John Lewis’ March Sold Out On Amazon
Hello and welcome back to another edition of Previously On Comics! Please allow me to remind you how we started this week. That would be Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds being passionately kissed by the former Peter Parker, Andrew Garfield, during the Golden Globes on Sunday. I just want to thank whoever did the seating arrangements…
Why You Should Start Watching Steven Universe NOW
Three years ago, Cartoon Network introduced a show called Steven Universe. I recall my first impression from the commercials as being—well, not impressed. “It’s another show centering another cis male white character,” I sighed to myself. “Nobody ever wants to try anything new or groundbreaking.” But then I heard the show was by a woman…
8 New Political Comics From PEN’s “State of Emergency”
PEN Illustrated guest editors, MariNaomi, Robert Kirby, and Meg Lemke, dropped seven new political comics today on the literary freedom organization’s blog, a new feature called State of Emergency. The comics, from cartoonists Tyler Cohen, Iasmin Omar Ata, Thi Bui, Dylan Edwards, Rachel Masilamani, Whit Taylor, Robert Kirby, and Cristy C. Road all LGBTQ+ or WoC, respond to the recent election of US President Donald Trump,…
How to Throw a Watch Party in the Name of Sailor Moon R: The Movie
I know I wasn’t the only Sailor Moon fan who was delighted at the news that Viz Media would be re-releasing Sailor Moon R: The Movie in theatres this month, continuing their mission to bring the show back for a new generation of Moonies. Los Angeles will be getting a glitzy premiere on January 13,…
Review: Wren McDonald’s SP4RX
SP4RX Wren McDonald Nobrow Press December 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on a copy provided by Nobrow Press. SP4RX is a world you’re familiar with. Punky cyborg hackers eke out a living in squats shadowed by glittering towers while robots and AI are pushing more and more of the working class into the underclass. What makes SP4RX different…
Rogue One: An Unrebellious Star Wars Colouring Book
Art of Colouring: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Disney Book Group December 2016 Who made this colouring book? I can’t tell you because that information isn’t given anywhere in the back matter or the nonexistent front matter. Neither is it available on Disney or Amazon. This emphasizes the intellectual property and brand over the…
The “Reveal” of Trans Characters in Comics
A year or so ago, I was going to write Diamond Jack, an urban fantasy comic featuring a stage magician who reluctantly was given actual magical powers. It read somewhat like if Zatanna and John Constantine had a baby, and until the artist had to take a sudden leave of absence, it was looking like…
Book Beat: Black Market for Books While Hidden Figures Rises to the Top
Hi book lovers! So are we past saying Happy New Years yet? It’s the middle-ish of January, my university hasn’t resumed classes yet and I’m spending my free time trying to keep to my resolutions! I find that I always blame not reading enough during the school year on having to read textbooks and articles. This…
