If you’ve ever wondered what life was like for Martha Kent, then Raising Dion, by Dennis Liu and Jason Piperberg, is your answer. About a woman raising a superpowered kid, Raising Dion is a warmer side of superhero comics, the domestic side that’s been so forgotten in recent years. I’m not going to lie, I’ve…
Just Let It In: The Force Awakens Trailer
Last night after work I sat down to watch two things – the Canadian election and the first full trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And if we’re being completely honest it’s hard for me to say what I was more anxious about. But now after many hours and hitting the refresh button more…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: TV Comic Dramas Bonanza
Welcome back, dear readers! Apologies for my unexpected time away–work emergencies took me away from my one true love, reporting indie comic news to you. But thankfully I’m back to bring you the highlights from the past few weeks of news! Y: The Last Man Going to FX For Potential TV Series Long lost in development…
Reading Diaries: Ravens, Sparrows, and Horror Oh My!
Christa: I’m sure I read other books/comics this month, but the one at the forefront of my mind is The Heart Goes Last—the latest novel from literary giant Margaret Atwood. Like The Handmaid’s Tale and the MaddAddam Trilogy, The Heart Goes Last takes place in the future. But not quite as far into the future…
Always the Side Character Never the Main: Invader Zim’s Gaz
If you grew up in 1990s America, likely you’re familiar with Jhonen Vasquez’s work. His comic series Johnny the Homicidal Maniac is fundamentally part of end-of-20th century United States culture, with its darkness, extreme violence, and bizarre humorous interjections. Greatly popular, his humor seeped into mainstream zeitgeist, joining many of the “totally x-treme” pieces of…
My First Horror Movie: Jaws
Jaws Director by Steven Spielberg Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton Universal Pictures June 20, 1975 There are a lot of horror movies that have scared me. Poltergeist kept me from eating chicken legs for most of my life and maggots still bring back memories. Aliens convinced me that one of those creatures lived at…
