Press
- “Alif the Unseen” is one of Bookriot’s “Five Books to Look For in 2012″
- Mystic was named one of the Top 10 Comics of 2011 by the AV Club!
- ‘The Butterfly Mosque’ has been chosen for Silicon Valley Reads 2012! Reported by the Examiner.
- Interview with Willow on ‘The Butterfly Mosque’ and more at Altmuslimah.
- Willow answers ‘Three Questions for American Muslims’ at Patheos.
- Comics! The Blog raves about Mystic #2, a series “the rest of the industry would be well-off to imitate”
- A Comic Book Blog calls Mystic #2 “fun” and a “nice, pleasurable read”
- IGN Comics gives Mystic #1 a 9/10!
- Mystic #1 gets 4/5 bullets across the board over at Comics Bulletin!
- Newsarama interviews Willow on ‘Mystic’ and Working with David Lopez
- Comic Book Resources Interviews Willow on Reviving ‘Mystic’ for Marvel
- MuslimahMediaWatch Interviews Willow on Women, Media, and Islam
- The Comics Journal’s Thoughtful 3-Part Interview with Willow on Egypt, Hyperpraxis, Aborted Novels, and More!
- Bleeding Cool Interviews Willow on Converting to Islam and Selling Comics
- The Boston Globe chats it up with Willow on The Butterfly Mosque, Egypt, and Islam
- Library Journal calls ‘The Butterfly Mosque’ “A first-rate memoir and love story that is a delight to read”!
- Publishers Weekly calls ‘The Butterfly Mosque’ a “satisfying, lyrical memoir”!
- Religion Dispatches Interviews Willow on Writing a Memoir, Islamic Culture, and More!
- Interview with Willow on ‘The Butterfly Mosque’ at Goat Milk Blog!
- NPR Blogger names AIR one of top comics of 2009!
- AIR earns its wings on Library Journal!
- Comic Book Resources interviews Willow on AIR and Amelia Earhart!
- Marie Claire does a roundtable review of Air!
- Daily News Egypt interviews Willow about her works, influences, and life in Cairo
- Graphic Novel Reporter interviews Willow on Air, early influences, and more!
- School Library Journal adds CAIRO to its ‘Good Comics For Kids’ Summer 2009 Reading List: Comics That Celebrate America’s Cultural Diversity
- Shaun Huston of PopMatters talks about McWorlds, travel, and the power of imagination in his analysis of AIR
- VIXEN wins the 2009 Glyph Comics Fan award for ‘Best Comic’- the first DC comic book to do so!
- AIR nominated for 2009 Eisner award for ‘Best New Series’! Check out nominees list here
- Comic Book Resources gives final issue of VIXEN 4.5 out of 5 stars
- American Library Association names CAIRO one of 2009 Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens
- AIR listed #42 in Comic Book Resources’ Best 100 Comics of 2008
- Comic Book Resources deems Willow a ‘Writing Star’
- School Library Journey names CAIRO one of Best Adult Graphic Novels for High School Students 2008
- Fairfield Weekly calls AIR “the best new comic series of the year”
- Newsarama chats it up with Willow on AIR, VIXEN, and more.
- CAIRO named one of the best graphic novels of 2007 by Publisher’s Weekly, The Edmonton Journal/CanWest News and Comics Worth Reading.
- Listen to Willow’s interview on NPR’s Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan.
- Read Paste Magazine’s CAIRO review.
- City of Brass calls CAIRO “unabashedly ours…rooted with pride in Arab and Islamic mythology.”
- The Middle East Times discusses CAIRO’s political relevance.
- Sequential Tart calls CAIRO “full of detail and insight.”
- PopImage editor Brian Domingos reviews CAIRO, saying “I highly recommend it. It’s a unique book and worth a look.”
- Comixology interviews Willow in this in-depth podcast.
- In an advance review, Booklist says CAIRO “moves with grace and vigor…[it's] an adventure story with lots of appeal.” (Check out the print edition – Issue date 09/15/2007 – at your local bookstore.)
- Wiretap Magazine features Willow in a roundup of foward-thinking young American Muslims.
- Newsarama contributor Michael Lorah chats with Willow about the Middle East, the role of fiction and working in comics.
- Publisher’s Weekly interviews Willow about politics, shrines to Neil Gaiman and her upcoming graphic novel, CAIRO.