Kathryn Hemmann

Oct 31, 2024 | womenwriteaboutcomics.com | Emily Lauer |Alenka Figa |Nola Pfau |Kathryn Hemmann

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!Alenka: It’s not quite correct to say that Gretchen Felker-Martin’s new horror novel Cuckoo is about found family.

Oct 29, 2024 | womenwriteaboutcomics.com | Alenka Figa |Kathryn Hemmann |Masha Zhdanova

Comics publisher ShortBox may have folded this year, but Zainab Akhtar’s annual ShortBox Comics Fair still has a sparkling present and future. Open for October, a fabulously curated collection of digital indie works are for sale online. Featuring a ton of creators, some established and some just starting out, it’s a grab bag of wonderful comics. We’ve done a round-up of our favorites just in time for some last minute shopping before the shop closes at the end of the month.

Oct 9, 2024 | womenwriteaboutcomics.com | Kathryn Hemmann

Sloane is a high school senior in Loving, Ohio, a small town that seems perfectly normal from the outside. As someone who’s spent her entire life in Loving, however, Sloane is uncomfortably familiar with a hidden facet of the town that’s not a secret to its residents. Loving is the center of a new religious movement called the Chorus, whose members include the town’s elected officials, business owners, teachers, and police force. In Sloane’s own words, Loving is a company town for a cult.

Oct 2, 2024 | womenwriteaboutcomics.com | Kathryn Hemmann

In the first American release of Power Rangers in 1993, the producers took the original Japanese footage and inserted it between scenes of American actors, claiming the action was set in Los Angeles. Even as a child, this mixture felt slightly strange to me, yet I still couldn’t help but wonder what one of my other favorite shows on television, Sailor Moon, would look like if it were set in America. Now, thanks to Geneva Bowers’s gorgeous comic storytelling, I finally have an answer.

Aug 29, 2024 | womenwriteaboutcomics.com | Emily Lauer |Alenka Figa |Kathryn Hemmann |Masha Zhdanova

Deep into the summer, we here at WWAC are combatting high temperatures by balancing our reading between romances, teens pushing boundaries, and thoughtful nonfiction. Any book can be a beach read if you bring it to the beach!Alenka: I’ve had Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng on my to-read list since before it was officially released and finally picked it up to pull myself out of a reading slump.