Here at WWAC, we’ve been fans of Kate Beaton for a long time, so we were especially excited for the publication of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, Beaton’s highly anticipated memoir of her time working in the isolated Alberta oil-mining camps. At over 400 pages of Beaton’s distinctive intimate and emotional style, Ducks…
Carmilla’s Kindred: Belles Dames sans Merci
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.
REVIEW: All the Zines I Bought at This Year’s ECCC
My hopes for Emerald City Comic Con weren’t high this year. I was fresh off of working San Diego Comic Con for the first time and feeling underwhelmed with the artist alley areas. As it turns out, I’ve been spoiled by ECCC—of all the conventions I’ve been to, they have the most robust artist alley….
Previously On Comics: In Memoriam
Good morning, friends. This week has seen further losses to our community with the passing of Kim Jung Gi and Vincent Kukua. Kim Jung Gi, known for his incredibly intricate work and holding the Guiness World Record for longest drawing by an individual sadly passed away en route to NYCC. Flowers and messages have been left…
What’s This Connection I’m Feeling with Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire?
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire has arrived on AMC. The reviews online have been stellar enough to encourage me to watch the first episode almost as soon as it was released. Truth is, I was always going to watch this series, but not just for the story. I’ve got personal stakes in this show…
REVIEW: Interview with the Vampire is a Savage Garden of Unearthly Delights
Beautiful, Byronic creatures of the night existed before Interview with the Vampire, but in the 46 years since Anne Rice’s debut novel, nearly every major pop culture vampire – Spike, Bill Compton, Damon Salvatore, even the kinky, comedic bloodsuckers on What We Do in the Shadows – has taken a midnight stroll through her Savage…
Catch These Hands! is a Sweet, Romantic Treat
If you were a Fruits Basket teen and felt that Arisa Uotani should’ve been queer, I’ve got good news for you! Catch These Hands! is here to grant your wish. Catch These Hands! finds Ayako Takebe, a former delinquent, lost in her adulthood. As a teen Takebe was one of the best fighters around, but…
[EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW] Pop Icon Popeye the Sailor Man Is Back in Popeye Variations
Clover Press is teaming up with Yoe! Books to bring us Popeye Variations. Fans of the spinach-loving strong man will enjoy a 10×10 hardcover book featuring over 75 underground and mainstream artists and cartoonists with their own takes on the muscly-armed sailor man. WWAC is pleased to share an exclusive preview of the series art, featuring…
PREVIEW: Hasbro’s Upcoming Marvel Legends From PulseCon 2022
I’ve only written about them a handful of times on the site, but the truth is, I love action figures. I’ve been collecting them for almost my whole life, starting with the 5″ X-Men line from the 90s, and continuing through Hasbro’s Marvel Legends to this day. So, when Hasbro’s PulseCon 2022 event kicked off this…
Carmilla’s Kindred: The Vampiress in Verse
Women Write About Comics celebrates the 150th anniversary of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla with a series of posts on female vampires in nineteenth-century literature.
ESSAY: When Does Poor Communication Become a Red Flag? A Freelancer Artist’s Experience
As an artist, it’s unfortunately very easy to take a bad gig, especially when you’re un-agented. Being an independent artist who’s freelanced with a variety of clients, I’ve worked with folks in and out of the art world that haven’t been the best — so I want to use this experience to help other artists…
Previously on Comics: ShortBox Comics Fair Kicks Off Spoopy Season
Happy Spoopy Season! The fact that it is the season of skelebones, candy skulls, and misery is genuinely the only thing sustaining my miserable existence. But enough of my trash, let’s get to the news you missed. ShortBox Comics Fair 2022 is ALIVE…IT’S ALIVE!! ShortBox Comics Fair 2022 is live! 100 brand-new digital comics by…
