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Camilla Zhang Continues Leveling Up Comics Outreach at Kickstarter
- Interviews
- January 21, 2019
Camilla Zhang’s resume and portfolio exhibits an eclectic array of interests. From editorial and published works with several major publishing companies, to mix CD cover collages and costuming, Zhang’s passion and creativity is evident in everything she touches. On her website, she describes herself as the “go-to-gal for talking narrative structure and tone, graphic novels,
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The Ring of the Nibelung: An Epic Adaptation
The Ring of the Nibelung Craig Russell (Writer and Artist), Lovern Kindzierski (Colours), Galen Showman (Letters), Patrick Mason (Translation) Dark Horse Comics 2 January, 2019 The three maidens of the Rhine have, for eons, safeguarded the Rhinegold, a magical gold that give its possessor the power to rule the world. But to possess it, one
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Previously On Comics: Ground Control to Major X
Hello! I hope your Monday’s going well. We do not want to invoke the Garfield, after all. Some news:
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Book Beat: The Grishaverse Heads to Netflix, and Readers Debate The KonMari Method
- Bookmarked
- January 19, 2019
Hello, readers! It’s Emily here again to share the latest in literary news. This week I have the Canada Reads longlist, some Netflix news, and the latest bookish online debate.
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Captain Britain Reading Diary 6: Getting Horny Now (But Not Like That!!)
- Comics
- January 18, 2019
Alan Davis and Dave Thorpe relaunched CB in a new costume, and when Thorpe left due to what are intriguingly referred to as “political reasons” Alan Moore wrote a few strips. CB is naturally devoured by his fame monster. It’s hard for me to chip past all of my personal ire and find the shape
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Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Under The Spell Shows a Goblin’s Worth
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Under The Spell #1 Jim Campbell (lettering), Michael Dialyns (writing/art), Sina Grace (writing), Rebekah Isaacs (cover), Laura Langston (colors), Boya Sun (art), S.M. Vidaurri (writing), Sarah Webb (art) BOOM! Studios/Archaia December, 2018 BOOM! Studios begins a brand-new series of tales about Jim Henson’s Labyrinth in Under the Spell #1, an anthology series
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Take Care of Yourself with Women + Patterns + Plants
- Art & Design, Indie & Small Press, Reviews
- January 17, 2019
Women + Patterns + Plants Sarina Mantle Liminal 11 December 2018 This “self-care colouring book” by Sarina Mantle is 50% coloring book, 50% journal, and 100% work of art. (Don’t question the math, just embrace the patterns and relax.) Within its pages, you can find peaceful and powerful images of women, lush landscapes to bring
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Marie Kondo Plays the Tidying Up Fairy in this Magical Manga
- Manga
- January 17, 2019
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story Written by Marie Kondo Illustrated by Yuko Uramoto Translated by Cathy Hirano Ten Speed Press June 27 2017 I’m a pretty organized person. After a recent divorce and significant downsizing, my house is just perfect for my girls and me. We–okay, I–ascribe to my dad’s motto, “there’s
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Captain Marvel #1: Indescribable and Indestructible
- Comics
- January 16, 2019
Captain Marvel #1 Tamra Bonvilliain (colorist), Carmen Carnero (artist), VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Kelly Thompson (writer) Marvel Comics January 9, 2019 A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Fighter. Soldier. Icon. Warrior. Hero. The many facets of Carol Danvers are all on display in Kelly
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Young Justice #1 Review: Great Fun But Where’s Superboy?
Young Justice #1 Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Patrick Gleason (Artist), Alejandro Sanchez (Colours), DC Lettering (Letters) DC Comics 9 January 2019 Gemworld has, for years, been affected by the tide of events afflicting Earth. But the denizens of the blue marble are unaware of this, blissfully living their lives while Gemworld suffers. The rulers of
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Adventure Time’s Marcy & Simon #1 Is Wholesome Content
Adventure Time Presents: Marcy & Simon #1 BOOM! Studios / KaBOOM! Slimm Fabert (artist), Mike Fiorentino (letters), SJ Miller (colors), Olivia Olson (writer) January 16, 2019 When the Adventure Time team announced that they were going to release a six-part miniseries about Simon Petrikov and how he’s been handling being himself again after a thousand years
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Fistful of Comics: Crowdfunding Roundup January ’19
It’s a new year, and a new year brings … a short break from the rush of new crowdfunded projects! It’s a short one this round, folks, but I, for one, appreciate that creators took the chance to spend time and/or deal with their families … or, at the very least, to take a deep
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IDW PUBWATCH: December 2018 and January 2019
Happy 2019 and welcome to the first IDW Pubwatch of the new year! I was one of the round one judges for the Graphic Novel category of the Cybils award, and now I get to catch up on everything IDW has been up to while I was reading for the Cybils. It was an incredible
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Presenting the Winners of the 2019 WWAC Awesome Awards
- Comics
- January 15, 2019
With thanks to our team for putting together our most excellent list of nominees for the best (and not so best) of comics in 2018, and to our Patreon patrons for their votes, we now present to you the winners of the 2019 WWAC Awesome Awards!
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Presenting the Winners of the 2019 Bookmarked Awesome Awards
- Bookmarked
- January 15, 2019
With thanks to our team for putting together our most excellent list of nominees for the best (and not so best) of the book world in 2018, and to our Patreon patrons for their votes, we now present to you the winners of the 2019 Bookmarked Awesome Awards!
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By the Letters: An Interview with Troy Peteri
- Interviews
- January 14, 2019
Letterers are some of the many unsung heroes that help shape the comics we love. Word and thought balloons, sound effects (SFX), and narrative boxes appear throughout the pages of each book, but readers tend to take those storytelling devices for granted, without realizing just how much of our reading experience those seemingly simple letters
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