After interviewing romance comic historian Jacque Nodell, I got the chance to sit down with Jacque and artist, Megan Levens, who drew Ares & Aphrodite, a contemporary romance comic written by Jamie S. Rich that is now available in trade. Megan has also drawn Madame Frankenstein (also written by Jamie S. Rich) and for the…
Our Future’s No Utopia But It’s Better Than The Past; There Is An X in “Sexuality” [Spoilers]
As often happens just before a notable change in Marvel status quo, several pages were leaked online from this upcoming Wednesday’s All-New X-Men #40, in which an original member of Marvel’s mutant team the X-Men is outed to us as gay by a teammate. More specifically, a past incarnation of an original member (currently hanging out…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Two Weeks of Comics Musical News in a Row!
Dominic Cooper Confirmed For Lead In Preacher We reported on the rumors a few weeks back, but Executive Producer Seth Rogen confirmed on Friday that Dominic Cooper will be playing Jesse Custer in the up-coming Preacher TV adaptation. The AMC show is aiming for a 2016 air date, and I think a preacher traveling across America with…
A Year of Sex and Revelation: The Wild Oats Project by Robin Rinaldi
The Wild Oats Project Robin Rinaldi Doubleday Canada March 17th 2015 Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for an honest review. What if for just one year you explored everything you’d wondered about sex, but hadn’t tried? The project was simple: An attractive, successful magazine journalist, Robin Rinaldi, would move into a…
Can You Spare a Brain? iZombie From Panel to Screen
Angel and Christa decided to undergo a little experiment when the CW premiered iZombie a few weeks ago. Christa had already read the majority of the comic series by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred before watching the show. Angel on the other hand watched the first two episodes of the show first and then read…
Movies that Shaped Me: Labyrinth
Labyrinth Directed by Jim Henson Written by Dennis Lee, Jim Henson (story), Terry Jones (screenplay) Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud PG, 101 minutes 1986 On June 27th, 1986, I had been seven years old for exactly nine days when my parents took me to see Labyrinth in the theater. It was a foregone conclusion that we would go….
