Hello again old friend. Thanks for tuning into Last Week’s Episode. This time around we’ve got a whole bunch of reboots, remakes, and reconsiderations of classics. And there’s even a little new news too. So let’s strap in and get to it.
(A)Round Robin – An Interview with Lauren O’Connor
As a Robin fan (Tim Drake is the best Robin I will not be taking questions at this time), I was very excited to hear about Robin and the Making of American Adolescence, a new book that will be released August 13, 2021 as part of the Comics Culture series being published at Rutgers University…
I Watched Masters of the Universe: Revelation Because It Made the Dudebros Cry
Like many my age, I grew up watching He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. I had no desire for it to fall prey to our current obsession with reboots, reimaginings, and decades later prequels. Then Kevin Smith announced his intention to make a 2021 show that was not for children, unlike the original or…
REVIEW: Monster Pulse Has a Big Heart
The webcomic Monster Pulse by Magnolia Porter Siddell came to an end on June 4, 2021, after almost exactly ten years of updates. If you haven’t read it in those ten years, here’s why you need to catch up now that it’s done.
DC PUBWATCH: July 2021 and Comic-Con@Home Edition
Happy July! It’s my birth month, and as a present, DC gave me the second dreadful issue of the series currently starring my favorite character. Joy! But also The Nice House on the Lake #2, which is a much nicer present.
REVIEW: M. Night Shyamalan’s Old Is A Good Twilight Zone Episode
A family arrives at a fancy resort for an overdue vacation. The hotel manager pulls them aside and talks about a secret beach he only tells special guests about. The Cappa family, composed of Guy (Gael García Bernal), Prisca (Vicky Krieps), and their two children, Maddox and Trent, arrive at this beautiful hidden spot with…
REVIEW: Moon Knight #1
Opening with a multilevel marketing scheme orchestrated by vampires, Moon Knight #1 hits the ground running. Or, well, Moon Knight (Marc Spector) hits a van while it’s running, fulfilling his duty as a Fist of (the absent, see Avengers) Khonshu and protector of those who travel (unwillingly in the aforementioned van) at night.
REVIEW: The Last Book You’ll Ever Read #1 Probably Isn’t…
Books bring out the best and worst in us as reflections of or inspirations for society. In Cullen Bunn’s latest horror comic, the dark spiraling trajectory that society is already on is tipped over the edge by a book called Satyr by Olivia Kincaid. Millions of people are reading it and the resulting violence and…
The Suicide Squad Isn’t Afraid To Get Grim & Gory
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad lets you know that it’s not David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad, nor Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, in pretty irreverent and brutal fashion. It’s certainly not for the faint of heart, but somehow, it works.
REVIEW: Werewolf Meets Neo-Noir in Black’s Myth #1
Reading the pitch for Black’s Myth #1, it felt like the premise spoke directly to me.
REVIEW: Wolverine #13 Is A Great Issue of X-Force
I haven’t made a secret of how tired Wolverine has been making me feel since the end of X of Swords. This issue, they felt like the solution to that was…Deadpool!
REVIEW: Navillera: A Good Webtoon, A Very Different Drama
Navillera: Like a Butterfly is a Korean webtoon written by Hun and drawn by Jimmy, published in English by Tapas since March 11, 2021. After the death of a friend, 70-year-old Dukchul Shim decides to pursue ballet, and 23-year old prodigy Chaerok Lee is tasked with teaching him. A TV drama adapting Navillera premiered internationally…