The Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF) was this past weekend and I got the chance to talk to featured guest, Pénélope Bagieu, about her graphic novel Exquisite Corpse from First Second. Exquisite Corpse was actually published in 2010 as Cadavre Exquis in France, which makes this year the first time it gets published in North America and in…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Thank God the Jem Movie Kept the Keytar
New Pictures from the Jem and the Holograms Movie! (There is totally a Jem comic now which means I can put it in this news recap.) Hmmmmm, I don’t know, guys, I look at these photos and all I can say is that everyone’s hair needs 1000% more volume. A Jem movie needs BIG HAIR, people! Get those flat tresses…
A New Voice in LGBTQ Publishing: Interview with CL Miller, Publisher at Duet
Interlude Press, a boutique publisher of LGBTQ romantic fiction, came onto the scene in 2014. Earlier this year, they announced the future launch of a new imprint, Duet, to focus on LGBTQ fiction for young adults. I had the opportunity recently to talk with CL Miller, the Publisher at Duet, about what goes into starting…
Crying Freeman, Woman Slave to Desire! Sex, Sex, Sex [NSFW]
The first volume of Crying Freeman is entirely about sex, and that’s no mistake on the part of creative teammates Ikegami Ryoichi and Koike Kazuo (like another buff brunette with tears in his eyes—Kenshiro, son of Hara Tetsuo and Buronson—Freeman is the product of two men working together. Uncommon for manga production, it’s almost as…
The Twin Peaks Log: S.2 E.9
Kayleigh It was bittersweet watching this episode, considering the now uncertain fate of Twin Peaks season 3. As of this writing, David Lynch has stepped down from directing the series, and despite a billion #SAVETWINPEAKS hashtags and videos from the actors asserting that Twin Peaks (both the town and the show) needs Lynch, it’s unclear…
