Dead of Winter #3 Kyle Starks (writer), Gabriel “Gabo” Bautista (illustrator), Crank! (letterer) Oni Press October 2017 When thinking about zombie narratives, images of the CW’s iZombie or Fox’s the Walking Dead come to mind simply because both shows reuse tried and true pieces of zombie narrative. The Zombie Gait, the contagion of the zombie…
Rosie’s Dynamite Round-Up: Joke’s Over Edition
Hello! Comic book adventurers! It’s me Rosie, back once again with your regular Dynamite comics roundup. We here at Women Write About Comics are dedicated to unpacking the complex parts of the industry and unwrapping the underwhelming gift that is comics, so we can all enjoy/despair about it together! So, here we are, with another…
American Sales Season: Comics Edition
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Reading comics is great, and so is saving money. So here are a couple o’ deals that are happening this weekend, where you might just find that special something you were hoping to curl up and read as winter approaches. Many of them have already started, so enjoy! Digital Comics Image…
Zojaqan is a Fantasy Beyond Life and Death
Zojaqan #1-2 Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (Writers), Nathan Gooden (Artist), Vittorio Astone (Colorist) Vault Comics July 26, 2017 Content warning: suicide Zojaqan is a book that I had to read twice, its surreal nature getting lost on me multiple times. Written by New York Times bestselling authors Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and published by newcomer…
WWE Survivor Series 2017: Hope You Survive The Series
WWE Survivor Series 2017 Special #1 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writers: Dennis Hopeless, Box Brown, Derek Fridolfs, Kevin Paneta, Lan Pitts, Aaron Gillespie Artists: Lucas Werneck, Rodrigo Lorenzo, Derek Fridolfs, Kendall Goode, Kelly Williams, Tim Lattie Colorists: Jeremy Lawson, Doug Garbark, Fred Stresing, Dee Cunniffe, Letterer: Jim Campbell Cover Artists: Main Cover: Rahzzah WWE What If?…
Tomb Raider: Survivor’s Crusade #1 – An Archaeologist’s Take
Tomb Raider: Survivor’s Crusade #1 Jackson Lanzing (Script), Collin Kelly (Script), Ashley A. Woods (Line Art), Michael Atiyeh (Colors), Michael Heisler (Lettering), Hannah Fisher (Cover Art) Dark Horse Comics November 22, 2017 Tomb Raider: Survivor’s Crusade #1 is the first comic in a new Lara Croft series, making it a good spot for readers new…
BOOM! Studios Power Rangers: A Licensed Comic Done Right
Power Rangers has been having something of resurgence of late, and in our big superhero movie world they fit in rather nicely. The brand just had a semi-successful reboot movie and huge amounts of traction were gained from their game Legacy Wars and a near Internet breaking twitch stream. Power Rangers’ basic premise of weirdo…
My Favorite Thing is Monsters Examines the Beast Within
My Favorite Thing is Monsters vol. 1 Emil Ferris (Writer and Artist) Fantagraphics February 17, 2017 In elementary school, I was enchanted by a library book about monsters. Its dust cover lost to the ages (or ripped apart by another anonymous, sticky-fingered child), I remember it as a black hardcover book, mysterious and untitled, full…
Previously On Comics
Good morning! It’s been an eventful couple of weeks. Let’s start with the most important: Kate Beaton’s sister is sick, and needs support. She’s struggling with a very aggressive form of cancer, and it’s severe enough that they’re pursuing special clinical trials. Kate provides some further explanation here: I wrote this out, I hope not…
Review: The Wonderful World of Tank Girl issue 1. Tank Girl Strikes Again
The Wonderful World of Tank Girl issue 1. Tank Girl Strikes Again Written by Alan Martin Drawn and Lettered by: Brett Parson Titan Comics October 2017 As an alternative kid growing up in the nineties, pop culture was a very important part of my identity. And believe me, I took to my teenage obsessions with…
BOOM! Bar: Some Gain, Some Lag
The week of Wednesday the twenty-second of November, BOOM! releases eleven titles, eight of which are licenses. Two of the latter are softcover collections: The Deep and Dark Crystal v.1 (hardback) each collect four issues, though The Deep is one finished story and Dark Crystal an ongoing venture. Of the creator-owned books, Giant Days is…
Heartthrob: Theft in the Fast Lane
Heartthrob: Season Two #4 Christopher Sebella (writer), Richard Wilson IV (artist), Nick Filardi (colorist) Oni Press October 2017 If you’ve ever wondered what the couple in the Eagles’ song “Life in the Fast Lane” looked like, pick up an issue of Heartthrob. Everything seems simple enough at first glance, just a loving couple going about their…
