Action Comics #1000 Covers by Jim Lee and Scott Williams (Main), Steve Rude (1930s), Michael Cho (1940s), Dave Gibbons (1950s), Michael Allred (1960s), Jim Steranko (1970s), Joshua Middleton (1980s), Dan Jurgens (1990s), Lee Bermejo (2000s) DC Comics April 18, 2018 The issue eighty years in the making. Action Comics is the first mainstream comic to…
Jamila Rowser Honors Black Women and Their Hair in Wash Day
The new comic, Wash Day, written by Jamila Rowser, illustrated by Robyn Smith, and script edited by J.A. Micheline, is a slice-of-life comic that follows 27-year-old Kim as she goes through her hair routine. The story also introduces us to her best friend Cookie and we find ourselves immersed in their everyday lives. It’s not yet…
Previously, On Comics: Something Nice, Something Nasty
Happy May everyone and welcome back to your weekly comics news. It’s been a long week full of a variety of announcements and events. Let’s take a look!
Dragon Ball’s Timelessness Shows in Britney Spears’ Kids
A period of universal joy tends to descend upon the Internet collective when celebrities are discovered to be into the same nerdy things we are. Drake streaming that one time he played Fortnite. Michael B. Jordan defending his love of anime. And more recently (though it’s been ongoing), Britney Spears’ unwavering pride showing off her…
BSG v BSG #4: Good Plot, But No Context
BSG vs BSG #4 Peter David (Writer), Edu Menna (Artist), Mohan (Colourist), Taylor Esposito (Letterer) Dynamite Comics 18 April, 2018 The original Battlestar Galactica has been sucked through a wormhole into a universe where they face… the reboot Battlestar Galactica. Following the OG-Galactica is the OG-Pegasus, bearing an alien called Kali who proclaims to be…
Resident Alien #1: More Than Meets the Eye
Resident Alien: An Alien in New York#1 Peter Hogan (Writer), Steve Parkhouse (Artist) Dark Horse Comics April 2018 An alien stranded far from home, Harry Vanderspeigle works as a doctor in Patience, Washington. Harry also investigates crimes freelance to keep himself occupied. With four positive outcomes under his belt, he finds himself on the case…
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #26
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #26 Kyle Higgins (writing), Daniele di Nicuolo (art), Walter Baiamonte (colors) Boom Studios April 2018 Spoilers ahead! When watching the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television show, one thing viewers could generally count on was that no matter how high the stakes got, the heroes would get out of their predicament…
Supergirl: Friend to Those Who Need It Most
Supergirl #19 Steve Orlando and Vita Ayala (writers), Jamal Campbell (artist), Carlos M. Mangual (letterer), Jorge Jimenez with Alejandro Sanchez (cover) DC Comics March 14, 2018 Supergirl has been my favorite character in comics for almost as long as I’ve been reading them. She means the world to me, and she is what drives me…
Women of Mangaka: Yuu Watase
During the 1990s, a time of relatively few shojo manga series (or manga series in general, really) being translated to English, one of the cornerstones that everyone at least knew of was Fushigi Yuugi, an anime based on the manga by Yuu Watase. For lots of girls of that age, the protagonist, high school girl…
Summer Break Down: Interview with Lottie Pencheon (& Exclusive ShortBox Preview)
Lottie Pencheon’s entry in ShortBox #8 is Summer Break, a candid look at her experiences with depression in 2017, rendered in her signature round, cute style. We were able to do a short email interview with her and offer exclusive preview pages from this poignant book.
Wolverine: The Long Night
In Chris Claremont and Frank Miller’s first Wolverine-based mini-series, we’re introduced to the titular hero as he stalks a bear through the Canadian wilds. It’s not the first time his solo adventures will deposit him out there, and indeed some of my favorite Wolverine stories have him traipsing through the woods and snow.
Alternatives to Universal Fan Con
While some people are considering their options in terms of legal action following the sudden cancellation of Universal Fan Con and its questionable organization, many fans, artist, and vendors who still believe in the spirit of the event — and are still stuck with flights and hotels to Baltimore — are rallying to make this…
