Welcome back to our weekly installment of Gotham Gossip, where Staff Writer Ardo and News Editor Laura discuss, debrief, and generally give their opinions without being asked for them. Laura Well, I’ll ask. What did you think of tonight’s episode, Arkham, Ardo? Ardo Eh. Laura Gripping! Tell me more. Ardo I’m starting to feel like…
Kickstarter of the Week: Daughters of Mercury
Trans women haven’t historically been represented in traditional oil painting. Artist Janet Bruesselbach wants to change that with a new series of paintings, Daughters of Mercury. Janet took a few moments to share what inspired the project and what she brings the art as a classically-trained artist. In the Daughters of Mercury Kickstarter campaign, Janet…
Review: Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #1
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #1 Robbie Morrison (writer), Dave Taylor (artist) Titan Comics Creating a tie-in comic for an ongoing live-action TV property must, I imagine, be something like unicycling on a tightrope while juggling. You’re effectively translating at the same time as telling a story, taking characters performed by actors and rendering their…
Yet More Violence: Michael Bay’s Transformers Against IDW’s Transformers
This post contains spoilers for Transformers: Punishment; Age of Extinction; Windblade; Dark Cybertron; More than Meets the Eye; Robots in Disguise; and Last Stand of the Wreckers. The Transformer movies, the best selling interpretation of the brand, are simultaneously the most ideologically opposed to the stories of the IDW comic book continuity and the most racist,…
The DC Daily Planet: Let’s go to the movies!
Look, I know everyone’s excited about the same piece of news, and let’s face it: a possible Batman/Lois Lane romance is a big deal. But there are a few other minor items of intrest from DC this week, so let’s try to keep from pigeonholing, okay?
Reviews Roulette: Creepy #18, Costume Quest, and I Was the Cat
I Was the Cat Paul Tobin (W) Benjamin Dewey (A) Oni Press On the roulette wheel of random comics review, sometimes you win and sometimes your prize is playing the game. I had not previously heard of I Was the Cat before it was randomly assigned to me to review. I started reading with a…
Wrap up of Baltimore Comic Con
Time for my long overdue wrap up of Baltimore Comic Con! (Sorry it has taken so long; health stuff.) Baltimore Comic Con was held Sept 5-7 at the Baltimore Convention Center. This is another con that seems to have grown exponentially since last year, though the promoters do not release the attendance numbers, so it…
