I was raised on X-Men, but when I hit my late teens/young adulthood, I needed something more. Marc Silvestri’s Uncanny X-Men introduced me to hints of X-lives that titillated during my exploration of my own sexuality, but it wasn’t until the bad boys picked up and moved on over to Image Comics that I truly…
Previously On Comics
Happy Monday, folks. We’re a bit late on the news this week thanks to a recurring bout of site issues preventing login, but it appears we’re back! Before we get to the rest of comics news for the last week, I want to cover the most important bit: A couple of lists made the rounds on…
Dishonored: A Comic That Doesn’t Love Comics
Dishonored #1 Michael Moreci (writer), Andrea Olimpieri (artist) Titan Comics 27 September 2017 Titan Comics’ new Dishonored comic is a loving tribute to the Dishonored games that has no love for comics themselves. The first issue of Dishonored follows Corvo Attano and Emily Kaldwin, Lord Regent and Empress of the Isles, as they investigate a…
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Stephanie Phillips’ NWHL Comic is Kicking Ice and Taking Names
Hockey, in particular, the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL), is very near and dear to writer Stephanie Phillips heart, and Kicking Ice shows it. The all-ages graphic novel about two young female hockey players who dream of being drafted is like a love letter to the NWHL. Since its in inception in October 2015, the…
Twisted Romance #2: A Promising Second Date
Twisted Romance #2 Alejandra Gutierrez (artist, “Twinkle & The Star”), Alex de Campi (writer, “Twinkle & The Star), Vita Ayala (“Back at Your Door”), Meredith McLaren (writer/artist, “Would You Even Know It?”) Image Comics February 14, 2018 Reports of romance comics’ death have always been greatly exaggerated. Crying white women pining over hunks in four-color…
World of Wakanda: Short-Lived But Powerful Tale of Fierce, Queer Love
Black Panther: World of Wakanda #1-5 Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates (Writers), Alitha Martinez, Afua Richardson (Artists), Rachelle Rosenberg (Colorist), VC’s Joe Sabino (Letterer) Marvel Comics 2018-2017 While Roxane Gay’s name holds a certain shiny promise, it was not her alone that drew me to Black Panther’s World of Wakanda. I was initially drawn to this…
Mimi Pond’s The Customer is Always Wrong is Just Right
The Customer is Always Wrong Mimi Pond (Writer and Artist) Drawn & Quarterly August 9th, 2017 Mimi Pond’s The Customer is Always Wrong captures that time of carefree youth, when everything seems to last forever and yet, with a creeping certainty, the consequences of one’s actions are slowly making their first marks. The graphic novel presents…
Hungry Ghosts Left Me Hungry for Context
Hungry Ghosts #1 Anthony Bourdain (writer), Joel Rose (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Vanessa Del Rey (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist), Sal Cipriano (letters), Paul Pope (cover art) Dark Horse 31 January, 2018 I can’t pinpoint exactly when I fell in love with Japanese horror. There’s a solid chance it happened when I stumbled across the anime…
Superheroes in the Middle East: A Profile of Wayl Comics
Unrest in the Middle East has become a kind of punchline when delivering news. It seems almost impossible for any media to portray the region in an equitable light. From within the region, efforts are being made by individuals to share a more balanced view. One of these individuals is Zaid Adham, creator of the…
CATS! A Celebration of Hourly Comics Day 2018
I love Hourly Comics Day! On February 1st, many cartoonists take to Twitter or Instagram to draw comics detailing what happened during each hour of their day. There are no rules regarding format, style or consistency; some draw on post-it notes, take pictures of their sketchbooks, do fully shaded, multi-panel comics – anything goes! Hourlies,…
Whit Taylor’s Handpicked Hauntings
I really like ghost stories. I think they’re an important part of how we express ourselves, how we interact with the things we don’t understand, with the things that might be a bit beyond us. It’s funny, because while I’m hit or miss on horror, I’m always in for a good ghost story. I see…
Paper Girls: Women Rallying Against Imperial Horror
Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Cliff Chiang (artist), Matt Wilson (colorist), Jared K. Fletcher (letterer/designer), Dee Cunniffe (color flatter) Image Comics 2015-Ongoing Paper Girls is an enthralling take on the coming-of-age genre, placing women at the forefront of a number of landscapes they rarely get to star in: ’80s nostalgia pieces, time-travel adventures, horror, and adolescent…
