The last of October (the week of Wednesday the 25th) was a heavy week in BOOM! Town! Thirteen, count’em, thirteen releases. One hardcover, two softcover collections, and eight ongoing issues. Nine of that thirteen are licensed books. Sisters of Sorrow (full review) and Victor Lavelle’s Destroyer (a hurried finish, but emotionally satisfying and packing a…
Betty and Veronica Kick Ass and Look Good Doing It in Vixens #1
Betty & Veronica: Vixens #1 Jamie L. Rotante (script), Eva Cabrera (art), Matt Herms (colours), Rachel Deering (letters) Archie Comics Publications Released November 22, 2017 The premise for the new Betty & Veronica: Vixens book might feel familiar, especially if, like me, you’re a fan of DC Bombshells; it’s an alternate-universe reimagining of classic characters that…
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini (review)
Minky Woodcock: The Girl who Handcuffed Houdini Issue One Cynthia von Buhler (Writer/Artist) Titan Comics November 15 2017 The first thing I thought when I saw the cover of Minky Woodcock: The Girl who Handcuffed Houdini was, “what the heck kind of name is Minky Woodcock?” I was distracted by the choice of name for…
Small Press Bites: SPX Edition
Small Press Expo might have been last month, but that doesn’t mean the books our writers picked up won’t be just as good this month! Kayleigh, Rebecca, and Kat highlight some of their purchases from the convention — maybe you’ll find a zine or two for yourself, too! God Dammit Kyle MacLachlan Maureen Sullivan (Editor…
Attack on Lumberjanes! – Issue #43 Review
Lumberjanes #43 Shannon Watters (writer), Kat Leyh (writer, main cover art), Ayme Sotuyo (artist), Maarta Laiho (colorist), Aubrey Aiese (letterer) Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Released October 12, 2017 Last time on Lumberjanes: bubbles were burst, summer camp became summer treehouses, and someone, or something woke up.
Review: The Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, the emperor’s son was murdered by his seven formerly-loyal vassals. This created a lot of trust issues around the throne, so the kingdom decides on a totally foolproof and not weird at all way of deciding their next rulers. Every generation, they throw a bunch of pretty…
When Poison Ivy Fought Eddie Berganza
NOTE: The grammar of this article has been updated, due to an initial tech problem resulting in an unproved copy being published. The tenth paragraph has been added for clarity. Additionally, this now includes a final statement from Amy Chu. Back in January 2016 DC comics published Poison Ivy’s first (and only) solo mini series…
DC Suspends Eddie Berganza Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations Resurfacing
On Friday, Buzzfeed published an article by Jessica Testa, Tyler Kingkade and Jay Edidin exposing the inaction DC Comics have taken on allegations against DC group editor Eddie Berganza. This is something that has been an open “secret” in comic circles for several years. To illustrate this point, our own coverage of the matter, which…
Valiant Buzz: Strap in, kids. This will be a helluva ride!
In this rather large round-up, we’ll be talking all sorts of happenings that happened during the months of August, September and October for Valiant Comics. Buckle in, kids! Let’s catch up. NEW FACES In the latest addition to the expanding team at Valiant Entertainment, Charlotte Greenbaum was named Associate Editor in the midst of Valiant’s…
52 Facts About DC, By The Numbers: November 2017, Weeks One and Two
Or However Many I Feel Like, And They Might Not All Be Facts Welcome back to By The Numbers, the column where I count things in this week’s new comics from DC! This column will contain spoilers, but I’ll keep them as vague as possible while still amusing myself. Due to difficulties with WWAC splitting into…
Women in Men’s World: The Feminism of Basara
Stories about gender and women have always fascinated me. Seek me out as a kid and you’d find me watching Mulan with a copy of Bruce Coville’s The Dragonslayers clutched to my chest. Discovering a relatively obscure series called Basara during my college years was just an extension of that. Basara follows the journey of…
Women Making Comics: Barbara Nosenzo on Coloring Halo Jones (EXCLUSIVE)
2000AD is a very British comics institution. One that, due to their very own post apocalyptic hot dad Judge Dredd, became an international cultural phenomenon. Their alumni include pretty much every male British cartoonist and comics creator, including Alan Moore and Ian Gibson– whose groundbreaking Halo Jones was published at the company in 1984. Though…