Masha Zhdanova

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Masha Zhdanova writes about comics for Publisher's Weekly, WWAC, and Shelfdust, and has also written for TCJ and Polygon in addition to The Beat. She is a part-time editor at the Anime Herald and the manga reviews editor at WWAC. In her spare time, she also writes fiction and makes comics herself.

Review: Drawing Manhwa by Yakkuk reveals the joys of gel pen drawing

Masha Zhdanova - June 1, 2026

The author of Curveball and Splitter revealed the step-by-step process of how they ink their manhwa and illustrations... with gel pens?!

OPINION: The future of webcomics and platforms

Masha Zhdanova - May 26, 2026

look at some smaller platforms for posting webcomics and webtoons and new developments in self-hosting webcomics.

OPINION: The current state of big webtoon platforms

Masha Zhdanova - May 21, 2026

Creators are turning away from massive webcomic aggregators, but a suitable replacement has yet to be found.

Review: KATLAYA RISING rises to the occasion

Masha Zhdanova - November 21, 2025

Katlaya Rising Maria Mediarito Edited by Aria Villafranca WEBTOON Katlaya de los Kalyes just wants to live a beautiful life with a beautiful wife. Unfortunately for her, she’s...

REVIEW: New soccer BL manhwa MEET ME HALFWAY is off to a fun start

Masha Zhdanova - June 8, 2025

Meet Me Halfway Written and illustrated by Heemaeng, adapting a novel by Mangogom Manta Manta’s marketing team was kind enough to share with me a sneak preview...

Interview: Memoh. on printing DOMINION, an independent vertical scroll comic

Masha Zhdanova - May 5, 2025

Dominion, a vertical scroll comic about a city guard and an arsonist who join forces to foil an apocalyptic plot, is seeing print for...