Having covered all six finalists for Best Short Story, WWAC’s coverage of the Hugo Awards now moves on to the Best Novelette category, starting with A. T. Greenblatt’s “Burn or The Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super” and Isabel Fall’s “Helicopter Story” (formerly titled “I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter”).
Silk #5: Silk Wins Some, Silk Loses Some
When we last saw Silk, she returned to her and her brother’s apartment to find villainous tech CEO Saya Ishii asking for help to defeat the cat demon Kasha. Although Silk is initially reluctant to team up with Saya, she agrees after realizing that Kasha’s attempts to summon a demon god will become a problem….
REVIEW: Alice in Leatherland #5 is the Ending I’ve Been Waiting For (Yay!)
In Alice in Leatherland #5, Alice Snowhite finally thinks she’s found the one. But there’s something missing. And that something is her not-so-secret crush on her best friend, Robin Wolf. Will these two ever set their differences aside?
Archie Comics Pubwatch: August 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of August! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, Archie Horror is BACK, baby! Also Sabrina Crossover news, Bite-Sized Archie reaches print, more Archieverse radio dramas, and much more!
Cover Girl: Vault Gets Undressed [NSFW]
In a very special edition of our Cover Girl series, I’m taking a look at some very sexy, very NSFW covers and chatting with Vault Comics’ EiC, Adrian Wassel about the company’s Vault Undressed line.
DC PUBWATCH: August 2021 Edition
Here in the great white north, it is hot and humid this August, so I hope that you are able to keep cool this summer. I already told you that The Dreaming: Waking Hours #12 is my top pick of the month, and why, and sadly, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow remains my bottom pick of…
2021 Hugo Award Reviews: Metal Like Blood in the Dark/Open House on Haunted Hill
Welcome to the third installment of WWAC’s coverage of the 2021 Hugo Award prose fiction finalists. This post shall examine two more contenders for Best Short Story: “Metal Like Blood in the Dark” by T. Kingfisher and “Open House on Haunted Hill” by John Wiswell…
REVIEW: Marauders #23 Drifts Further Off Course
Marauders #23 feels like it should be a much-needed attempt to right the series in the wake of the Hellfire Gala. Following the Kate Pryde-driven first act, Marauders has been an unfocused series searching for direction. Lacking a central plotline beyond the vague idea of Hellfire Company affairs (a bit of a confusing choice given…
Previously On Comics: Topsy Turvy
Good morning! This is the first thing I’ve written since I flipped a car a few weeks ago (I’m fine). Hey, they announced the 2021 Ringo nominees! Congratulations and good luck to everyone who got a nom. John Oliver’s National Art Tour will be making the Cartoon Art Museum its final stop! Too bad Cori…
Last Week’s Episode: Oh Hi Space Cowboy
Welcome back to Last Week’s Episode kind readers! This time around we’ve got a ton of wild movie and TV news, including the long awaited arrival of Netflix’s John Cho led Cowboy Bebop adaptation. So without further ado let’s jump in.
Interview: Javier Olivares on Las Meninas
After reading Las Meninas (translated as The Ladies-In-Waiting and published by Fantagraphics) by Santiago García and Javier Olivares, which I wrote about last year, I knew that I had to try and get an interview with one of the creators of the text to find out how they came up with the idea behind this brilliant…
2021 Hugo Award Reviews: The Mermaid Astronaut/A Guide for Working Breeds
We continue our coverage of the 2021 Hugo Award finalists with a look at two more contenders in the Best Short Story category: “The Mermaid Astronaut” by Yoon Ha Lee and “A Guide for Working Breeds” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad… “The Mermaid Astronaut” by Yoon Ha Lee Essarala is a mermaid fascinated by the upper…