There’s a trend I’ve noticed with more mainstream coverage of visual novels, and I’m going to be honest—I don’t like it. I’m happy games like Dream Daddy and Tusks are getting coverage. Visual novels are a vastly underrated and misunderstood genre, usually only coming to the larger games press’ attention when something weird (dating pigeons)…
Show Your #TransComicsLove
Many comics fans are aware of the harassment that Marvel editor Heather Antos received on Twitter, which resulted in the #MakeMineMilkshake campaign of support. They may be less aware of #TransComicsLove and the circumstances that prompted that hashtag. The trolls who attacked Heather Antos lashed out at many other women, as well as people of color…
Book Beat: Author Earnings and the Value of Books
Hello all! Welcome back to Book Beat! The publishing world has been pretty quiet this past week, but we still have some author and movie successes to share as well as news about upcoming books with some unusual authors and subjects.
52 Facts About DC, By The Numbers: Aug Week One, 2017
Or However Many I Feel Like, And They May Not All Be Facts Welcome back to By The Numbers, the column where I count things in the first 5 pages of this week’s new comics from DC! This column will contain spoilers, but they’ll all be from the 5-page section of the book available in…
Not My Small Diary #19 Balances Humor with Horror
Not My Small Diary Delaine Derry Green (Editor), John Porcellino (Cover), Carrie McNinch, Peter Conrad, Noel Franklin, David Lasky, Jason Martin, Kelly Froh, Jenny Zervakis, Donna Barr, Max Clotfelter, Andrew Goldfarb, Colleen Frakes, Mark Campos, Rob Kirby, Ben Horak, Joe Decie, Asher Craw, Missy Kulik, Misun Oh, Rachel Scheer, Simon Mackie, Charles Brubaker, Graeme McNee,…
Clean Room: I May Need To Take A Sick Day
Clean Room vol. 1-3 Gail Simone (writer), Jon Davis-Hunt (artist), Walter Geovani (artist), Quinton Winter (colorist), Jenny Frison (covers), Shelly Bond (editor), Molly Mahan (editor) Vertigo (an imprint of DC Comics) 2015-2017 Spoiler Warning: this review contains some general spoilers about the plot and characters What it’s about: A reporter loses everything and vows to…
Get Your Game On: Tacoma, Overwatch Summer Games, Telltale New Releases
Happy Wednesday! What games have you been playing lately? I’ve been continuing A Normal Lost Phone, which is available for mobile and on Steam. Without giving spoilers, it celebrates queerness and focuses on very personal stories of queer characters. I wholeheartedly recommend it. I’m also playing Final Fantasy XV and Horizon Zero Dawn. Here’s a…
Rebirth Round Up: August 9
Welcome to the first Rebirth Roundup! Here I’ll do quick reviews of most DC Comics published books. I’m not entirely caught up on everything, but am working on that front, so some titles are not included yet. But as soon as I can I’ll be reviewing everything, right here, every week. That said, there will…
Behind-the-Scenes with the Mr. Mercedes Cast
Early reviews warn that the first few minutes of David E. Kelley’s Mr. Mercedes are “horrifying” and “disturbing.” This is unsurprising, given that the 10-part series is adapted from Stephen King’s bestselling 2014 detective thriller. The trailer was revealed at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con, and I had a chance to chat with some of…
The REadWind: Mary Anne Saves The Day
The REadWind series gets contributors to re-read the books they haven’t read in years and self-reflect. The goal is to explore how the contributors’ growth as a person plays a role in their experience in revisiting the book. Do they still like/hate it? How has it changed? Why? Growing up, my mother ran a small…
You Really Don’t Need to be a Fan of KISS to read KISS: The Comic
I never really needed KISS, but this comic is not just for foot-soldiers in the existing KISS Army. KISS the band can be defined along several lines. They’re a glam rock outfit. They’re a bunch of guys who wear semi-erotic face paint and skintight gear. They’re a #brand. In my entertainment life I already have…
2017 Comics Journalism and Critics Survey
Many people in comics feel uncomfortable discussing money. Many more feel uncomfortable confronting editors or employers about issues in the work environment. I decided to poll comics journalists and critics to find out: who they are, how much money they’re making, and how comfortable they are doing their work. This unscientific survey is open to…
