By Masha Zhdanova
In 2003, writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata collaborated for the first time on a manga called Death Note, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2003 to 2006. Death Note was a huge hit across demographics, later turned into an anime, stage play, and multiple live action adaptations. T...
2020-07-26 23:16:56 +0000 UTC View PostBy Kayleigh Hearn
There are remarkable green dresses that linger in our pop culture memory. Scarlett O’Hara draped in mountains of velvet. Jennifer Lopez wearing Versace, her neckline plunging perilously low. Kiera Knightly in Atonement, her gown rippling over her body like water. There is one dress I want...
2020-06-24 01:13:44 +0000 UTC View PostComics Academe is an ongoing monthly series published on Women Write About Comics (WWAC) since the site’s inception in 2015. Since 2017, Comics Academe has been curated by Katherine Tanski, a PhD Candidate in Rhetoric and Composition from Purdue University. Tanski is a former Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow (like comics studies scholars...
2020-06-10 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Despite the cancellation of SDCC this year, the Eisner Awards are proceeding in a virtual format. Last week, the full list of nominees was released, ...
2020-06-08 16:32:17 +0000 UTC View PostBy Doris V. Sutherland
Back in the 1970s, comic covers hailed her as “Fantasy’s #1 Fighting Female” and “the Fighting First Lady of Swords-and-Sorcery”. Decades later, she retains iconic status even among people who would have trouble identifying her by name. She is an archetype, embodying a specific type of fict...
2020-05-28 12:55:12 +0000 UTC View PostBy Corinne McCreery
In 2002, a comic that I would come to love deeply started coming out. It was a story of fairy-tale characters trying to live in the ‘real world’, and built on how deeply flawed all of these characters tended to be. I was still years away from moving past superhero comics, I had yet to dip my feet in...
2020-04-17 20:37:48 +0000 UTC View PostContent Warning: This essay includes discussions of transphobia, anti-trans violence, trans-medicalism and passing.
By Dani Kinney
It’s challenging to have nuanced conversations about passing, because of the ways in which passing is determined by the dynamics of privilege. If there is one thing mar...
2020-03-11 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostBy Nola Pfau
For those not in the know, 2018 wrapped up a thirteen-year span of Transformers comics all contained within the same sphere of continuity. Thirteen years doesn’t seem like a lot in the face of some franchises, but for Transformers, it’s unprecedented; the 2005-2018 IDW continuity is the longest cohesive st...
2020-02-23 18:58:41 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the first in a new exclusive offering for our Patrons. Each month, we will be publishing exclusive essays by our contributors on various topics. In our first essay, Doris V. Sutherland explores the 2018-2019 run on Wonder Woman by G. Willow Wilson.
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Wonder Woman must surely be among the least cons...
2020-01-30 03:30:33 +0000 UTC View PostJanuary means we've turned our attention to our submission for the 2020 Eisner Awards and you get a sneak peek at what we've got to say about ourselves. Submitting our site for an award isn't a time to be humble, so we hope you can appreciate that we're pretty proud of the work we've done this past year. We hope that the Eisner judging committee...
2020-01-19 22:41:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe "Best of..." posts are making the rounds. We'll have our own out soon enough to help you find some great reads from the year (and decade) past. But we also want to take a moment to talk about our own bests this year. As supporters of our Patreon, you help us keep producing passionate, uncompromising comics criticism and commentary, and we're...
2019-12-16 00:35:07 +0000 UTC View PostIf the stores are anything to judge by, it's been Halloween since August. But when it comes to spooky stuff, Doris V. Sutherland has been providing some excellent horror content long before that. For this month, she's introduced her Poltergeist Girls series, which explores the archetype of possessed young women. 2019-10-31 23:35:55 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a pretty good day that ends with notification from the Library of Congress requesting permission to be archived as part of their Comics Literature and Criticism Web Archive. Our response was a resounding yes! of course. Our team at WWAC, past and present, works hard to bring you comics news, diverse critical essays and reviews, and a few sp...
2019-09-20 22:37:57 +0000 UTC View PostIf you're at Rose City Comic Con this weekend, catch up with Kate, Nola, and Adrienne. Meanwhile, over at Small Press Expo, Kayleigh and Kat are hanging out.
And don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Twitter for fun pics and live tweets!
2019-09-14 11:07:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Once upon a time, Megan Purdy got tired of people asking the question, "How come women don't write about comics?" To show the inquisitive their ignorance, she started Women Write About Comics to let them know that yes, women not only like comics, but we like talking about them and writing about them too. Joined by Claire Napier and many others, ...
2019-08-12 22:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Last month, Jonathan Hickman introduced the world to a whole new vision for the X-Men. Many of us at WWAC are longtime fans of the series. Some of us have wavered in our dedication and love for various reasons, but Hickman has managed to bring us all back into the fold with this new story, while opening the door for new readers to step in.
That's a wrap for San Diego Comic-Con as WWAC folks pack up and head home to recuperate and get writing about all the fun amazing stuff we've seen and people we've chatted with this weekend. Look out for interviews with Catalyst Prime's Gail Simone and Desiree Rodriguez - who happens to be a WWAC alumni that 2019-07-22 04:02:18 +0000 UTC View Post
WWAC's Comic-Con team has hit the ground running, and are excited to bring you lots of coverage from the event. Look out for Her Universe fashion show coverage, DC Comics and screen news, Comic-Con Museum details, interviews, reviews, and more. Don't forget to follow us on In...
2019-07-17 21:50:38 +0000 UTC View PostOn behalf of the WWAC team, thank you to our new patrons who are just joining us, and our deepest gratitude to those who have been with us over the months. We continue to strive to bring you passionate, unique perspectives on the comics and adjacent industries, and your support is helping us to do this.
2019-06-07 00:25:29 +0000 UTC View PostMariko Tamaki (Writer), Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Illustrator)
First Second, Release Date: May 7, 2019
Laura Dean is the coolest girl in school, and she can have any girl she wants, but she chose Freddie to be hers. Freddie ...
2019-05-06 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostPhoto credits: Jessica Raetzke (http://jbraetzke.com)
It’s April, and Avengers: Endgame will be released soon. In the year since Avengers: Infinity War, I know I haven’t recovered. Even knowing that some people are going to return thanks to the ...
2019-04-10 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostJungle Girls reprints fourteen Golden Age stories, each showcasing a different heroine. Here's an early look at Doris V. Sutherland's review.
Imagine an archetypal comic hero, and you will likely picture some combination of spandex, a cape, external underpants, and a nifty set of superpowers. But for past generati...
2019-04-03 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis weekend, our roving reporters are busy at Emerald City Comic Con and Toronto Comic Con, followed by WonderCon at the end of the month. We're making plans for FlameCon, TCAF, VanCAF, SDCC, and more as the season starts to pick up again. If you're at one of these conventions, be sure to say hi! If you're lucky, 2019-03-16 12:17:31 +0000 UTC View Post
We flew into the new year and are not slowing down. We've got lots of comic and book reviews, as well as exhibit reviews coming up for you. As always, we'll keep you up to date on comic and book news with our weekly Previously... on Comics and B...
2019-02-03 23:25:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe results are in for our 2019 Awesome Awards! Thank you to all of our Patrons who helped us select the winners for our COMICS INDUSTRY and 2019-01-15 22:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Have you got a big to-read pile to get through? Are you looking to expand your reading horizons? Have we got just the things for you! That's right, reading challenges!
Our team has put together a list of some fun, some serious selections to help you whittle down that pile and/or branch out with your reading.
Download a PDF copy...
2019-01-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe are very proud to have had over 300 writers share their passionate opinions about books, comics, and more here at WWAC. We are honoured to host every single word these wonderful people have written for us, and we are equally proud to see our writers making their mark beyond WWAC, as well. Want to see what some of our writers, past and present...
2018-12-30 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIf you haven't already voted in any or all of the various categories in our 2019 Awesome Awards, be sure to get those votes in. Heck, if you've already voted, go ahead and vote again! Want to review the nominee details one more time? Then check out the Bookmarked nomi...
2018-12-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The nominees are in for the return of our Awesome Awards where we celebrate the best -- and not so best -- reads and moments in the book and comics industries. Your mission, dear Patrons, should you choose to accept, is to help the WWAC team select the winners. Come and be our esteemed judges for the 2019 Awesome Awards!
Winners will b...
2018-12-18 13:02:37 +0000 UTC View Post
If you’re hanging out in the great white north like I am, the weather has taken a turn for the dreary, with the sun struggling to poke through the rain clouds. It’s miserable outside, but that means it can be cozy inside. What better way to deal with the gray days than picking up a good read?
Luckily, we just so happen to have a ...
2018-11-08 22:55:03 +0000 UTC View Post