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Should You Tell Their Story: The Old Guard and Cultural Representation

April 9, 2021

The popularity of The Old Guard’s original run and recent movie inspired an expansion of the comics series. Specifically, a new historical anthology. News of this dropped via Polygon and the series will explore the histories of these long lived heroes. Unfortunately, the portions revealed offer ...

Comics, Reviews

REVIEW: The Old Guard Book One: Opening Fire Needs to Take Its Time

August 26, 2020

I had no idea The Old Guard was a comic before it invaded my Netflix recommendations, but I am loving all the comic books beyond capes and cowls that are sneaking into mainstream media — especially when they involve older women kicking ass on screen. Having now read The Old Guard Book ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Roundtables, Webcomics

WWACommendations: Lois Lane, [ blank。], Witchlight, X-Force, and More

December 25, 2019

Happy December! What comics are you reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors share some of the comics they’ve especially enjoyed recently. I’ve been trying out different comics on Webtoon Canvas. The comics published on LINE Webtoon are separated into Webtoon Originals, where ...

Comics, News, Pubwatch, Reviews

DC PUBWATCH – September 2019 Edition

September 26, 2019

The biggest news of this month’s DC Pubwatch is the further expansion of the Black Label line with another addition to Frank Miller’s Dark Knight canon (why?!), and Daniel Warren Johnson’s Wonder Woman: Dead Earth. We also got news of James Tynion IV’s “Year of the Villain” spin-off tied to the ...

Comics, Reviews

Down and Dirty with Dex: Stumptown, Vol. 1

December 12, 2017

Stumptown, Vol. 1 Greg Rucka (Writer), Matthew Southworth (Artist), Lee Loughridge (Colorist) Oni Press 2010 A no-nonsense female private investigator, who also happens to be bisexual, Dex Parios could have been a one-dimensional fantasy figure aimed at a male audience, but Greg Rucka has ...

Comics, Essays

Suffering Sappho! The Role of Queer Coding in Wonder Woman

January 31, 2017

It’s a good time to be a Wonder Woman fan. Sure, it’s only taken seventy-five years, but the Amazon princess is finally beginning to receive a level of widespread respect equal to the other, mostly male, heroic icons venerated by popular culture. A vast amount of responsibility for ...

Comics, Reviews

Wonder Woman #4: Women of Colour, Raise Your Hands!

August 19, 2016

Wonder Woman #4 Greg Rucka (Writer), Nicola Scott (Artist), Romulo Fajardo Jr. (Colourist), and Jodi Wynne (Letterer). DC Comics August 10th, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from DC Comics and contains spoilers.

Comics, Reviews

The Intertwining Stories of Wonder Woman #1 & #2

July 18, 2016

Wonder Woman #1-2 Writer: Greg Rucka. Artists: Liam Sharp (WW #1) and Nicola Scott (WW #2). Colourists: Laura Martin (WW #1) and Romulo Fajardo Jr. (WW #2). Letterer: Jodi Wynne. DC Comics June 22th/July 13th 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher and ...

Comics, Reviews

Short & Sweet

March 20, 2014

Uncanny X-Men #18 Bendis, Lozano, Rudy Marvel Comics What. Was. This? Aside from the cover, which messes with the suspension of disbelief (how in the hell do you get close enough to Cyclops, wonky powers or not, to hold a gun to his head?), this issue is a dramatic shift straight into huh? from ...

Reviews

Review: Batwoman #26

January 15, 2014

Batwoman #26 Marc Andreyko, Jeremy Haun DC Comics *Sigh* I could leave it at that, but then you’d have no idea what I’m sighing about. Which, while potentially hilarious, would mean that I wouldn’t have the chance to go on at great length about my favorite comic book subject: Batwoman. We all ...

Greg Rucka

Should You Tell Their Story: The Old Guard and Cultural Representation

REVIEW: The Old Guard Book One: Opening Fire Needs to Take Its Time

WWACommendations: Lois Lane, [ blank。], Witchlight, X-Force, and More

DC PUBWATCH – September 2019 Edition

Down and Dirty with Dex: Stumptown, Vol. 1

Suffering Sappho! The Role of Queer Coding in Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman #4: Women of Colour, Raise Your Hands!

The Intertwining Stories of Wonder Woman #1 & #2

Short & Sweet

Review: Batwoman #26

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