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WWAC Reads Books! Supernatural Gender Edition

October 31, 2024

Cozying down into fall, we here at WWAC have been indulging both in books with really interesting things to say about gender, and as usual, books across the speculative fiction spectrum. Everything from horror stories to sweet, queer retellings of Arthuriana, we’re enjoying it all!

Comics, Reviews

REVIEW: The Orphan King Is the Latest Twist on Arthurian Legend

September 8, 2021

There is no shortage of King Arthur reimaginings, adding some twists here and there to freshen up the story of the prince of Camelot, beloved of Merlin, wielder of Excalibur. Changing up names and adding in lore from another medieval hero, The Orphan King tries its own hand at the legend of Arthur.

Bookmarked, Reviews

REVIEW: Legendborn Reimagines the Roots of King Arthur’s Return

December 1, 2020

Revisiting Arthurian lore, Tracy Deonn introduces a young hero who will turn what the longstanding Order believes about the Roundtable’s descendants upside down in Legendborn.

Comics, Interviews

Once & Future: Kieron Gillen on the “Gleeful Reinvention of Arthurian Mythos”

August 14, 2019

Based upon Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, T.H. White’s The Once and Future King collects and revises several stories of Arthurian legend, creating a whole new cohesive tale for its time. Reinventing the story of the mighty king of England once more, Kieron Gillen puts a ...

Comics

Captain Britain Reading Diary 4: Napping on Your Cousin’s Sofa

January 3, 2019

After he left Peter Parker, Brian Braddock wasn’t seen for the next year and a half. His name didn’t appear on a masthead for the next four.

Comics, Reviews

Sword of Ages: Action-Packed Ode to a Legend

May 21, 2018

Sword of Ages #3 Gabriel Rodriguez (writer and artist), Lovern Kindzierski (colourist), Robbie Robbins (letterer) IDW Publishing 11 April, 2018 Warrior Avalon has taken hold of a powerful weapon—a sacred blade embedded in crystal for years. Chosen by the sword, Avalon hopes to wield it in a bid ...

Comics, Interviews, Opinion, Profiles & Primers

Lady Pendragon: What You Want to Know About Matt Hawkins’ Guinevere

May 29, 2017

Another in our series examining the women of Image Comics’ first decade — this time, Top Cow’s Lady Pendragon. “We all were sorta young and brash and thought [the heyday of Image] was gonna last forever, and… it didn’t. And so, the fall was kinda hard? And dealing with that ...

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WWAC Reads Books! Supernatural Gender Edition

REVIEW: The Orphan King Is the Latest Twist on Arthurian Legend

REVIEW: Legendborn Reimagines the Roots of King Arthur’s Return

Once & Future: Kieron Gillen on the “Gleeful Reinvention of Arthurian Mythos”

Captain Britain Reading Diary 4: Napping on Your Cousin’s Sofa

Sword of Ages: Action-Packed Ode to a Legend

Lady Pendragon: What You Want to Know About Matt Hawkins’ Guinevere

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