Adjoining bedrooms. That was all it took for the X-Men’s most infamous love triangle to suddenly become a canon poly triad in the minds of fans everywhere. Elsewhere in the same issue, we bore witness to Corsair’s partner hitting on Rachel Summers, his granddaughter, another character generally accepted as queer despite only the most subtextual…
Butcher of Paris: A Gory and Gripping Murder Mystery
Butcher of Paris #1 Dean Kotz (Artist), Troy Peteri (Letters), Stephanie Phillips (Writer), Jason Wordie (Colours) Dark Horse Comics December 4, 2019 The Second World War was a time of great horror, but one man decided to take advantage of the despair around him for his own personal, and horrific, gain.
Con Diary: Thought Bubble 2019
This year was to be only my second time attending Thought Bubble, the first two years ago and, having missed 2018 as it was the weekend after my wedding. As much as I was tempted to bring my wedding dress and get a second wear of that puppy at the mid-con party, I opted for…
IDW Pubwatch December 2019
Welcome to the December IDW Pubwatch! It’s been a busy month at IDW and I’ve got all the interesting news coming out of the publishing house as well as tons of IDW comic book reviews. Plus, I have a selection of my favourite covers from this month!
Dynamite Pubwatch: December 2019
Welcome to the Dynamite Comics Pubwatch for the month of December ! I’m Lisa, Dynamite is my explosive beat, and here’s this month’s news!
Discovering We Ride Upon Sticks at the NYCC Book Club
New York Comic Con boasts several events every year, ranging from panels of superstars to custom sketches by beloved artists, to themed “experiences.” This year, it also included a series of NYCC book club meetings featuring a range of different upcoming books to be published by Penguin Random House. For each one, interested con attendees…
Ezra Claytan Daniels on Innovative Storytelling & Upgrade Soul
Most graphic novels exist in the form of books, meant to be read, leafed through and live on your shelf. But Ezra Claytan Daniels’ Upgrade Soul isn’t most graphic novels. It originated as an innovative, serialized story on iOS back in 2012. It was brought back into the public eye last year, when it was…
Old Friendships Shine in New Mutants #2
New Mutants #2 Jonathan Hickman (Writer), Travis Lanham (Letterer), Tom Muller (Designer), Rod Reis (Artist) November 27, 2019 This issue contains spoilers for New Mutants #2. New Mutants #2 is a delight. The New Mutants are stuck in space jail, bound for space court, with only Roberto’s wildly incompetent space lawyer in between the team…
Fallen Angels #2 Keeps Falling Further And Further
Fallen Angels #2 Frank D’Armata (colors), Bryan Hill (writer), Szymon Kudranski (artist), Tom Muller (designer), VC’s Joe Sabino (letters), Ashley Witter (cover) Marvel Comics November 27, 2019 So I’m very hit or miss with Bryan Hill’s books. Fallen Angels #2 firmly falls in the latter column. Most of Dawn of X has been so fantastic,…
Previously on Comics: What Happens in Secret Library Cabal…
I guess this was Thanksgiving or shopping weekend or something for Americans? I don’t know. I’m Canadian and I eat my turkey in October and do my Christmas shopping in August like a responsible consumer. In the meantime, stuff has been happening in the comics world.
Comics and Kink: Greg Land and the (Sexy) Digital Art Debate
Happy holidays, dear readers! I hope you’re enjoying Black Friday, or finally dredging up your social willpower (and finances) for the upcoming Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa cycle. In honor of this uniquely busy period in our lives, I’ve decided to take pity on you and provide an easy, breezy, lightly sexy read for you to enjoy.
Is She Warm Enough?
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we have reached that time of year when the November chill seeps into our very perceptions and every image of a person makes us debate the most pressing question of our time: is she warm enough? With comics characters, who have a variety of special genes and circumstances affecting their…