Welcome to a very Webtoon heavy WWACommendations! This month’s roundtable reflects how many Webtoons titles are earning print publications, whether it be through the Webtoons Unscrolled press or other publishers. It’s been interesting to see these comics pop up in my library. From a purely observational perspective they seem to circulate no more or less…
TIFF 2024 Review: Pamela Anderson Can’t Save the Muddled The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl follows a veteran dancer on the Vegas strip as she plans a new future when her show closes down. But when you’ve had the same artistic job for 30 years, what prospects are you left with?
TIFF 2024 Review: K-Pops is a Magical, Laugh-Out-Loud Journey to Self-Discovery Through Music
In K-Pops, award-winning musician Anderson .Paak plays BJ, an aspiring musician, who follows his dreams all the way to Seoul where his past catches up with him and makes him rethink what he’s really searching for in his life.
Daniel Crary on Opening Doors to the Comics Industry at Rose City Comic Con
Rose City Comic Con’s (RCCC) Creator Pro track, launched in 2022, presents the alt-creative paths within the comics industry: jobs in comics publishing, jobs in comics retailing, jobs in comics education (teaching or studying comics in K-12 and higher education settings). What’s unique about this track at RCCC is that there’s no requirement for special…
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Day of the Dead Remake (2008)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups.
Exclusive Interview: Chris Cummins talks his Archie Comics Debut
In this exclusive interview, Chris Cummins talks about writing his first story for Archie Comics after working as their social media manager!
Archie Comics Pubwatch: August 2024
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for August! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In August’s Pubwatch, Archie becomes a superhero – again – and the final part of Mother Striga’s introductory series is announced. Also, there are interviews, plenty of new variant covers, and…
REVIEW: The Acolyte Was the Devastatingly Clever Spark That Star Wars Needed
Set 100 years before the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Acolyte follows former Jedi Padawan Osha (Amandla Stenberg) and a group of Jedi on the hunt for a mysterious killer who has been taking out some of their own. But when a new Force-user emerges, secrets long-hidden threaten to unravel all that the Jedi, and…
Previously On Comics: What’s Happening With the Internet Archive?
Good morning friends! I’ve only got a super short teeny tiny update for you today regarding the current state of the Internet Archive debacle. I’m not going to pretend that I know the ins and outs of this beyond the things that I’ve been exposed to by the sheer grace of being unable to log…
Con Diary Vol 4: Ending Fan Expo Canada 2024 with a Mandalorian Haka and Wolverine at 50
The last day of Fan Expo Canada 2024. Waking up early is painful, but FOMO is worse. We weren’t going to miss the last day of the con and the few panels we’d planned to attend. Would we get into our panels on time or would the queues get in the way? Here’s the fourth…
Con Diary Vol 3: A Glimpse into the Future of the X-Men Universe at Fan Expo Canada 2024
Saturday of Fan Expo Canada 2024 was a day of missions — to get to the Simu Liu, Rosario Dawson, Gotham, and X-Men panels. Would we succeed? Here’s volume three of our con diary.