Lisa Hanawalt

The weekend is here! Put down your paperwork, throw your stationery out of the window, and do a victory spin in your office chair, because it’s time to catch up on that greatest of all media: comics! What’s been going on this week? There’s so much comics that there’s no way anybody can keep up with all of it — so Weekender is here to catch you up on some of the stories you may have missed, and some of the best writing about comics from the past few days.

The week’s over! And with it we reach the final days of September --- which you've all done a dazzling job with, by all accounts. But while you’ve been off working and living and doing all those things that humans do, what have you missed in the world of comics? With Weekender, ComicsAlliance is here to give you a heads-up on some of the stories that you might have overlooked, and to showcase some great writing on comics for you to enjoy over buttery crumpets this weekend.

  "Uncompromised" is the theme Audi has attached to its new A3 vehicle. Sure, it's the kind of lofty, poetic thing you'd expect a luxury car manufacturer to say about its latest model, but when it comes to expressing that theme in appropriately uncompromising ways, you have to hand it to Audi, who put on quite the show last week in an event that gathered eclectic talents from all around

Each year at Comic-Con, amidst all the chaos, there's one moment that stands out. It's a significant moment that, even if you don't witness it, you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when you heard it happened. And while I've not taken any kind of formal survey, I feel confident saying that this year, that unforgettable moment happened when writer Christopher Yost closed his

Art: IGN has a first look at Frank Quitely's variant cover for The Walking Dead #100, which drops in July. Good luck sleeping tonight, or ever again. Movies: 20th Century Fox will release the as-yet-unnamed X-Men: First Class sequel on July 18, 2014...

Last month we recommended artist Lisa Hanawalt's occasional illustrated movie reviews at online magazine The Hairpin, on the occasion of her War Horse review. Well, she's got another fine film review this month, of a movie that sounds a lot less romantic than the love affair between a boy and his horse, actual romance movie The Vow... Read More ...

While I greatly enjoy Brooklyn-based artist and cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt's occasional movie reviews for online magazine The Hairpin (like this one of last summer's Rise of The Planet of The Apes or this one of the more recent Drive) I do not think she is the absolute best movie reviewer in the whole world...

Most Americans typically associate 4th of July celebrations with food and fireworks, but for those attending yesterday's "Red, White and Brews" event for the newly launched pop culture website SEEN in New York City, the day will likely be remembered for its footwear as well...