The Ring of the Nibelung Craig Russell (Writer and Artist), Lovern Kindzierski (Colours), Galen Showman (Letters), Patrick Mason (Translation) Dark Horse Comics 2 January, 2019 The three maidens of the Rhine have, for eons, safeguarded the Rhinegold, a magical gold that give its possessor the power to rule the world. But to possess it, one…
Previously On Comics: Ground Control to Major X
Hello! I hope your Monday’s going well. We do not want to invoke the Garfield, after all. Some news:
Book Beat: The Grishaverse Heads to Netflix, and Readers Debate The KonMari Method
Hello, readers! It’s Emily here again to share the latest in literary news. This week I have the Canada Reads longlist, some Netflix news, and the latest bookish online debate.
Captain Britain Reading Diary 6: Getting Horny Now (But Not Like That!!)
Alan Davis and Dave Thorpe relaunched CB in a new costume, and when Thorpe left due to what are intriguingly referred to as “political reasons” Alan Moore wrote a few strips. CB is naturally devoured by his fame monster. It’s hard for me to chip past all of my personal ire and find the shape…
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Under The Spell Shows a Goblin’s Worth
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Under The Spell #1 Jim Campbell (lettering), Michael Dialyns (writing/art), Sina Grace (writing), Rebekah Isaacs (cover), Laura Langston (colors), Boya Sun (art), S.M. Vidaurri (writing), Sarah Webb (art) BOOM! Studios/Archaia December, 2018 BOOM! Studios begins a brand-new series of tales about Jim Henson’s Labyrinth in Under the Spell #1, an anthology series…
Take Care of Yourself with Women + Patterns + Plants
Women + Patterns + Plants Sarina Mantle Liminal 11 December 2018 This “self-care colouring book” by Sarina Mantle is 50% coloring book, 50% journal, and 100% work of art. (Don’t question the math, just embrace the patterns and relax.) Within its pages, you can find peaceful and powerful images of women, lush landscapes to bring…
Marie Kondo Plays the Tidying Up Fairy in this Magical Manga
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story Written by Marie Kondo Illustrated by Yuko Uramoto Translated by Cathy Hirano Ten Speed Press June 27 2017 I’m a pretty organized person. After a recent divorce and significant downsizing, my house is just perfect for my girls and me. We–okay, I–ascribe to my dad’s motto, “there’s…
Captain Marvel #1: Indescribable and Indestructible
Captain Marvel #1 Tamra Bonvilliain (colorist), Carmen Carnero (artist), VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Kelly Thompson (writer) Marvel Comics January 9, 2019 A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Fighter. Soldier. Icon. Warrior. Hero. The many facets of Carol Danvers are all on display in Kelly…
Young Justice #1 Review: Great Fun But Where’s Superboy?
Young Justice #1 Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Patrick Gleason (Artist), Alejandro Sanchez (Colours), DC Lettering (Letters) DC Comics 9 January 2019 Gemworld has, for years, been affected by the tide of events afflicting Earth. But the denizens of the blue marble are unaware of this, blissfully living their lives while Gemworld suffers. The rulers of…
Adventure Time’s Marcy & Simon #1 Is Wholesome Content
Adventure Time Presents: Marcy & Simon #1 BOOM! Studios / KaBOOM! Slimm Fabert (artist), Mike Fiorentino (letters), SJ Miller (colors), Olivia Olson (writer) January 16, 2019 When the Adventure Time team announced that they were going to release a six-part miniseries about Simon Petrikov and how he’s been handling being himself again after a thousand years…
Fistful of Comics: Crowdfunding Roundup January ’19
It’s a new year, and a new year brings … a short break from the rush of new crowdfunded projects! It’s a short one this round, folks, but I, for one, appreciate that creators took the chance to spend time and/or deal with their families … or, at the very least, to take a deep…
IDW PUBWATCH: December 2018 and January 2019
Happy 2019 and welcome to the first IDW Pubwatch of the new year! I was one of the round one judges for the Graphic Novel category of the Cybils award, and now I get to catch up on everything IDW has been up to while I was reading for the Cybils. It was an incredible…
