At the end of last season’s finale, Michael Burnham and the crew of the Discovery are sent forward in time 930 years in the future. This marks a major turning point for both Discovery and the Star Trek franchise, paving new ground and boldly going where no Trek has gone before. This premiere’s “soft reboot”…
REVIEW: Strange Skies Over East Berlin’s Terrors are Equally Human and Alien
Is there anything more terrifying than the truth? Strange Skies Over East Berlin, from Jeff Loveness, Lesandro Estherren, Patricio Delpeche, and Steve Wands, asks this question with every dread-inducing page. Following an American spy trapped within a Soviet bunker during the heights of the Cold War, Strange Skies is equal parts chilling extraterrestrial horror and…
Josie and the Pussycats in Space is Out of Orbit
Josie and the Pussycats have been touring space for a couple of years and they’ve fast become the hottest band in the galaxy. Their fans turn up in droves to see them and weep with joy when they meet the trio. But fame has its disadvantages: chiefly, never getting any rest. It’s becoming a bit…
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Has War, Demons, and a Suspicious Podcast
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Volume 2: Hidden Human History Enrica Eren Angiolini (colours), Jody Houser (writer), Roberta Ingranata (artist), Sarah Jacobs (letters), John Roshell (letters), Viviana Spinelli (colours), Rachel Stott (Artist) Titan Comics, BBC 28 August, 2019 The Tardis takes the Doctor and her companions Yaz, Ryan, and Graham to the 1500s, at the…
Strayed #1: A Purrrr-poseful Beginning
Strayed #1 Juan Doe (Artist and Colours), Carlos Giffoni (Writer), Matt Krotzer (Letters) Dark Horse Comics August 14, 2019 In the very far future, Dr. Kiara Rodriguez creates a kind of universal translator. She mainly uses it to talk to her cat, Lou. But when the military find out about it, Kiara and Lou are…
IDW Pubwatch August 2019
Welcome to the August IDW Pubwatch! I’m thrilled to present you with this month’s findings. 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. George Takei’s eagerly anticipated They Called Us Enemy is a particular…
Dead Kings is Tonally Confusing but Somehow Has a Great Ending
Dead Kings Vol. 1 Lauren Affe (Colours), Thomas Mauer (Letters), Steve Orlando (Writer), Matthew Dow Smith (Artist) Aftershock Comics July 30, 2019 Thrice-Nine, an apocalyptic wasteland, is all that is left of the once-glorious Rus. The denizens of the city, called Niners, are despised by all. But that doesn’t stop Sasha Vasnetsov from marching into…
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #6: An Action-Packed Finale!
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #6 Alexandra Alexakis (colours), Elisabetta D’Amico (artist), David Messina (artist), David Tipton (writer), Scott Tipton (writer), Neil Uyetake (letters) IDW Publishing 24 July, 2019 Four Starfleet crews—Enterprise A, Enterprise D, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager—have been commandeered for a contest. The winner will decide the fate of a war being…
StarCraft: Survivors #1 Review: There Are Strings on Me
StarCraft: Survivors #1 Michael Atiyeh (Colours), Steve Dutro (Letters), Jody Houser (Writer), Gabriel Guzman (Artist) Dark Horse Comics 24 July, 2019 Following the loss of his crew, Caleb, a Terran engineer and scavenger, finds himself working at an ammunition’s factory in the Umojan Protectorate. There he befriends a young family, but tries to keep to…
IDW Pubwatch July 2019
Welcome to the July IDW Pubwatch! I’ve recently taken over the IDW Pubwatch and I couldn’t be more excited. 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…
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #5: Resistance is Futile … Against Q
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #5 Alexandra Alexakis (Colours), Elisabetta D’Amico (Artist), David Messina (Artist), David Tipton (Writer), Scott Tipton (Writer), Neil Uyetake (Letters) IDW Publishing 12 June, 2019 Having angered the powerful wormhole prophets in the previous issue, Star Trek: The Q Conflict #5 sees Q and his fellow immortal beings task their hapless…
Spring IDW Pubwatch Returns!
Welcome to the IDW Pubwatch! I’ve taken over from Christa this month and I couldn’t be more excited. Fun fact: I joined WWAC exclusively on the IDW account, so it’s fun to be back in the IDW saddle. This month we have some interesting news coming out of IDW Publishing and I’ve also reviewed my…