Welcome to the April Monthly Marvel Muster! I’m back with two months’ worth of news and reviews of what’s new at the House of Ideas. This month we have only three new ongoing series, but also a rather daunting list of new mini-series exploring every corner of the Marvel Universe.
Book Beat: Apex Magazine Hiatus, New Skyhorse Imprint, and A Tolkien Biopic
Hi everyone! It’s Christa, here to take you through the roller coaster of books news from this past week. One of our favourite SFF magazines announced it was going on hiatus, and the developing Children’s Book Guild of DC story was the talk of the WWAC Slack. But there was some good news too for…
Last Week’s Episode: Counting Down to Endgame
Like everyone else who continues to hand Disney their money, I too am eagerly anticipating the release of Avengers: Endgame this week, and I’m handling it by carefully planning which MCU movies to rewatch and then giving up. Fox Chopping Block Mouse Guard has turned out to be a casualty in the Disney/Fox merger, scrapped two weeks…
Valiant Comics Pulls No Punches With Forgotten Queen, Punk Mambo, and Livewire
Ever picked up a comic book with a badass woman on the cover, only to read it and find that a dude was running the whole show? Well, Valiant Comics is here to dispel any notion of that happening with their roster of women-led comic series. And we could not be happier! WWAC got a…
The True Victim of Heroes In Crisis #8
Heroes In Crisis #8 Clayton Cowles (letterer), Mitch Gerads (art, colors, cover), Tom King (writer), Travis Moore (art) DC Comics April 24, 2019 This Post Contains Spoilers for Heroes In Crisis #8. I have never been more outraged at a book than I am at Heroes In Crisis #8. Between the broken promises of what…
Serenity When? Firefly: The Unification War Part One
Firefly: The Unification War Part One Jim Campbell (letterer), Marcello Costa (colorist), Dan McDaid (artist), Greg Pak (writer), Joss Whedon (creator) BOOM! Studios April 24, 2019 Apparently, I’m not quite over my crush on Firefly, despite my utter disappointment with Shepherd’s backstory, and my general disappointment that has come from growing up and becoming aware…
Joel Hodgson on Breezeways, Playing a Thief, and the Promptness of Mary Jo Pehl
Comic, actor, producer and general gizmocrat Joel Hodgson needs no introduction from this website. Co-creator, producer and writer for Mystery Science Theater 3000, he also hosted the show for its first four and a half seasons as the amiable Joel Robinson. Hodgson has gone on to appear in numerous other projects including riffing for Cinematic…
In Lumberjanes #60, All The World’s A Stage…or A Sea Serpent’s Stomach
Lumberjanes #60 Aubrey Aiese (Letters): Brooklyn Allen (Pre-Order Cover); Maarta Laiho (Colors); Kat Leyh (Main Cover); AnneMarie Rogers (Art); Sharon Watters and Kat Leyh (Writing) BOOM! Studios March 20th, 2019 The Lumberjanes have made it to 60! But instead of dealing with aching backs and insurance forms, they’re putting on a play and all of…
Handling Parenthood with Lucy Knisley’s Kid Gloves
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos Lucy Knisley (artist/writer) First Second March 2019 Lucy Knisley’s latest memoir, Kid Gloves, narrates her experiences with pregnancy, and highlights historical and medical information about pregnancy and how we treat it in the western world.
Star Wars: An Overview of The Rebel Princess and the Shadow Queen
Star Wars: Leia: Princess of Alderaan By Claudia Gray Disney Lucasfilm Press September 1, 2017 And Star Wars: Queen’s Shadow By E.K. Johnston Disney Lucasfilm Press March 5, 2019 With the recent release of the Episode IX trailer, which teases the return of Emperor Palpatine, my earlier decision to read both Star Wars: Leia: Princess of…
Exploring How Stories Are Told with Ted Anderson
Something that’s really fun in the world of comics is realizing that several of your favorite comics are being written by the same author. That’s how I felt about Ted Anderson when I realized he was writing not only Moth & Whisper (my favorite charming YA cyberpunk spy story) but also several very enjoyable recent…
Knit Your Comics: Thanos Infinity Scarf
It’s April, and Avengers: Endgame will be released this week. In the year since Avengers: Infinity War, I know I haven’t recovered. Even knowing that some people are going to return thanks to the movie press machine that keeps on running (looking at you Spider-Man: Far From Home), every trailer has been like reopening a…
