Content Warning: This piece contains discussion of rape. Recently, I changed the wallpaper on my phone to Phantom Thief Jeanne, the titular heroine of Arina Tanemura’s ’90s manga series Phantom Thief Jeanne. It was beautiful, but I soon wanted to change it to Maron Kusakabe, Phantom Thief Jeanne’s civilian identity. This was due to the fact…
Podcasts and Pizza Rolls in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Pod Comic!
After six issues of jokes about corporate sponsorship, Totino’s Pizza Rolls put down some cash for a pod comic presentation of the first issue of the Dark Horse-published Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic Book. The result was the livestream of a podcast: Totino’s Proudly Presents: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Pod Comic! The results…
Wolverine: The Long Night
In Chris Claremont and Frank Miller’s first Wolverine-based mini-series, we’re introduced to the titular hero as he stalks a bear through the Canadian wilds. It’s not the first time his solo adventures will deposit him out there, and indeed some of my favorite Wolverine stories have him traipsing through the woods and snow.
