July Comics Preview
AV Club | Oliver Sava | July 1, 2024
AV Club features The Wendy Award in July wrap-up
Welcome to The A.V. Club’s monthly comics preview, where we recommend new books to check out over the next few weeks. This month, we’ve got five exciting picks, including new series from Image Comics, DC, Oni Press, Drawn & Quarterly, and Fantagraphics.
The Wendy Award - Walter Scott (July 9)
Readers of Walter Scott’s Wendy comics have seen the titular character work her way up from the trenches of the art world to reach a decent level of recognition and respect, despite her slew of self-destructive tendencies that manifest in hilariously awkward situations. The Wendy Award (Drawn & Quarterly, on sale July 9), the fourth book in Scott’s series, checks in with Wendy as she settles into her cozy new life in Toronto, just in time for a global pandemic to disrupt everything. Scott’s satire of the art industry has always been incisive and unforgiving, and the circumstances of the last five years provide a fresh assortment of issues to dig into and rip apart, from growing corporatization of awards to parasocial relationships developed through digital channels. Scott depicts it all with a stripped-down visual style that showcases his acute comic timing and extreme character expressions. He doesn’t get bogged down in the details, giving his work strong forward momentum that keeps the laughs coming fast and hard.
The rest of the list can be found here.
The Wendy Award - Walter Scott (July 9)
Readers of Walter Scott’s Wendy comics have seen the titular character work her way up from the trenches of the art world to reach a decent level of recognition and respect, despite her slew of self-destructive tendencies that manifest in hilariously awkward situations. The Wendy Award (Drawn & Quarterly, on sale July 9), the fourth book in Scott’s series, checks in with Wendy as she settles into her cozy new life in Toronto, just in time for a global pandemic to disrupt everything. Scott’s satire of the art industry has always been incisive and unforgiving, and the circumstances of the last five years provide a fresh assortment of issues to dig into and rip apart, from growing corporatization of awards to parasocial relationships developed through digital channels. Scott depicts it all with a stripped-down visual style that showcases his acute comic timing and extreme character expressions. He doesn’t get bogged down in the details, giving his work strong forward momentum that keeps the laughs coming fast and hard.
The rest of the list can be found here.