Odyssey of the Amazons #1 Kevin Grevioux (story and script), Ryan Benjamin (pencils), Richard Friend (inks), Tony Washington (colours), Tony Aviña (colours pp21-24) DC Comics January 2017 It’s great that DC is making an effort to provide more and different Wonder Woman content in her seventy-fifth year. Legends of Wonder Woman and Bombshells, not to…
Previously on Comics
Real news, real tweets, real comics — an anthology of recent happenings Coming in just after closing of last week’s Previously, the loss of Jiro Taniguchi was felt the world over. A master of moment and vista, Taniguchi’s clarity of understatement touched readers profoundly. He was sixty-nine and left a beautiful canon for those yet to…
No Riverdale Rivals: Betty and Veronica Are Friends Not Frenemies
Rivalry is one of storytelling’s most popular (and most relied-upon) devices. Need to shake things up? Plot feeling stale? Pit two characters against each other. Rivalries, in general, tend to be widespread–from sports teams to genre franchises–but it’s also very commonplace in the world of comics. Ask any comics fan to name a “versus” pair…
The Structural Shift of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
At the beginning of its second season, The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend had an uncertain future. Although it won two Emmys for its choreography and editing, as well as a Golden Globe for Rachel Bloom’s performance as main character Rebecca Bunch, the show’s ratings left a lot to be desired by the first season finale. The…
Get to Know Your Black Canadian History With These Books
Whenever we think of Black History Month, we usually default to African-American figures and the American Civil Rights Movement. But there was also a civil rights movement in the United States’ northern neighbour: Canada. After the announcement that Viola Desmond will be on the $10 Canadian bill in 2018, many people realized how much they…
LEGO Batman Shows the Pitfalls of Toxic Masculinity
The LEGO Batman Movie Chris McKay (dir), Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern and John Whittington (wri) Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes (cast) Warner Bros. Pictures February 10, 2017 There’s a lot to be said about LEGO Batman. Written by Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith,…
Baroque Pop: Graphic Lives of the Young and Beautiful
“Lana Del Rey once said ‘Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.’ It’s interesting how those twelve little words perfectly sum up the entirety of why artists endure and struggle and create. But one word from that statement stands out above the rest: love. Love has driven countless people to…
Comic Looks: The Business of Office Cosplay
I love cosplay. I admire the work many people put into elaborate and creative costumes and would love to do this myself but for two important factors: I lack such creativity and skill. I am lazy. But I still like to play dress up and fly my geek colours. We have had several stealth cosplay…
Idle Animations – From Skyrim, With Love
Idle Animations is a recurring series in which I play games without playing them, exploring quiet, still moments, how games fill space and time, and what happens when you let a game play itself.
Weird Love Vol. 4 is a Blue Valentine [Review]
Weird Love vol. 4: Jailbird’s Romance Various writers and artists, Clizia Gissoni and Craig Yoe (designers and editors) IDW February 2017 A digital review copy was provided by the publisher Close your eyes and picture a classic romance comic. Perhaps you see a mod, stylish young woman, drawn by Jack Kirby or John Romita Sr….
Book Beat: Phillip Pullman, J.K Rowling and Warsan Shire’s Genius
Hi book lovers! I am back! Did you miss me? I missed you. I needed to talk a bit of a break last week because school and work got a bit overwhelming. Even the most put together and organized people crumble sometimes; last week was one of those times for me. When I was younger,…
Small Press Bites: IUDs, Dads, and Gangs
Here are three bite-sized reviews of some shorter books from the infinite to-read pile in my house. Keep an eye out for more round-up reviews as our small press coverage expands! Lovers in the Garden Anya Davidson Retrofit/Big Planet Comics Anya Davidson’s retro style is the star of in Lovers in the Garden, with bright…