In 2019 there were several Webtoons nominated for the “Best Webcomic” Eisner award, two that were (and still are) extremely popular (Let’s Play by Mongie and Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe) and one less so. Lavender Jack by Dan Schkade was a comic I had never heard of until I saw it on the Eisner…
Third Shift Society is Tired
Third Shift Society by Meredith Moriarty is a Webtoon Original comic about a broke 20-something named Ellie who discovers she has psychic powers and becomes a paranormal investigator, working with a mysterious man who has a Jack-O-Lantern for a head. The first season is now complete, and since this Webtoon was nominated for an Eisner…
Insta Made Me Read It: Scorching Romance and Let’s Play
Insta Made Me Read It is a twice-monthly column covering the webtoons advertised by LINE Webtoon on their Instagram account and on their app. The focus is on what’s both popular and encouraged to be popular by the publisher-platform itself. This time, I’ve been reading Scorching Romance and Let’s Play. Both are romance-themed comics with…
Benji Nate’s Lorna is Cute, Violent and Relatable
Lorna Benji Nate Silver Sprocket May 2019 A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Lorna is a comic about a girl who loves knives, loves to threaten boys, collects skeletons, and maybe is the reason those skeletons are available to be collected. It is about…
Insta Made Me Read It: Random Chat & The Croaking
Insta Made Me Read It is a column zoned in on the webtoons that get repped by the official Instagram account of Line Webtoon. I think it’s interesting and telling which titles get real support from the platform, and what that tells us about the target audience for this tremendously successful comics app. Random Chat…
WWACommendations: Gourmet Hound, Buffy, Motor Crush, Mega Princess, and More
Happy September! What comics are you reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors share about the comics we’ve been especially enjoying. We have a packed list this month, with recommendations ranging from a delightful read for all-ages in Mega Princess, to newly revamped (sorry) Buffy the Vampire Slayer, to chilling mystery in House of Penance. Let…
Insta Made Me Read It: Matchmaker Hero and Hooky
This column is about the webtoons that Webtoon want you to read so much they advertise them: those that appear as promoted Instagram adverts, those that appear on the Webtoon Instagram profile, and those that are promoted in-app. Matchmaker Hero was featured on the Webtoon Instagram, webtoonofficial, in early July: an animated promo image including…