I don’t know how to feel about Black Widow.
4 Colorism, or, White Paper/Brown Pixels
Welcome back to this two part series on comics, color printing technology, and dark skin! We’re still here, trying to figure out brown. Luckily, things get a little less ashy from here on out. In the last section, we thought about technological biases against brown skin, which have cropped up and persisted in film technology and—I’ve…
Britain Versus Aliens in Invasion 1984!
Invasion 1984! Alan Grant and John Wagner (script), Eric Bradbury (art), various (lettering) Treasury of British Comics/Rebellion May 2019 A stablemate to the legendary 2000 AD, Battle was a weekly anthology that aimed to kick new life into the traditional British war comic. During its run from 1975 to 1988, it tried a number of…
DC PUBWATCH – May 2019 Edition
This month’s big DC news is bittersweet for your trusty DC Pubwatcher. Tom King is leaving the Batman title at the end of the year with issue #85. This means that King’s Batman run will clock in at 81 issues, 3 annuals, and a story from the Secret Files issue. This leaves it short of…
Immortal Hulk #17 Shines a Light on Bruce Banner’s Psyche
Immortal Hulk #17 Joe Bennett (artist), Al Ewing (writer), Ruy José (inker), Paul Mount (colorist), Cory Petit (letterer) Marvel Comics May 15, 2019 In Immortal Hulk #17, Al Ewing and Joe Bennett, with inker Ruy José, colorist Paul Mounts, and letterer Cory Petit, deliver another solid, unsettling issue in one of the strongest ongoing books of the…
Book Beat: Naomi Wolf’s Fact-Checking Blunder, Moby’s Memoir, and Marie-Kondo’s Children’s Book
Hello again, book nerds! It’s Emily, back to share the latest from the literary world. Now, I tend to lean a little more to fiction in my reading tastes, but my social feeds have been filled with non-fiction controversies lately (in addition to Game of Thrones takes and Toronto Raptors excitement). So, get ready for…
Last Week’s Episode: Chris on Chris
Despite several reviews insisting otherwise, I’m spending this week incredibly annoyed that Netflix original, The Perfection, was a huge mess which needed a CVS receipt worth of trigger warnings appended to its summary. To balance that out, I’m gifting you with my recommendation of Booksmart, which was fun and invigorating and queer, instead.
Pros and (Comic) Cons is a Relatable Look at Conventions from the Other Side of the Table
Pros and (Comic) Cons Colleen Coover (cover), Hope Nicholson (editor) Dark Horse Comics May 29, 2019 Disclaimer: A copy of this publication was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Comic conventions and festivals can be as fun as they are overwhelming for attendees. My first comic convention was well over two…
Paradox Girl: First Cycle is Worth a Second and Third Read
Paradox Girl: First Cycle Peter Bensley (editor), Cayti Elle Bourquin (writer), Yishan Li (illustrator) Top Cow Productions (originally published by Hana Comics) May 29, 2019 Unless you’re a Gallifreyan, a Terminator, Cable, or Scott Bakula, messing around with time is a dangerous plot device. There are consequences to your every action, and keeping up with…
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4: A Suspenseful and Thrilling Adventure
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4 Alexandra Alexakis (colours), Silvia Califano (artist), Elisabetta D’Amico (artist), David Tipton (writer), Scott Tipton (writer), Neil Uyetake (letters) IDW Publishing 22 May, 2019 Following a desultory third issue, Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4 is a rousing adventure that sees the four ships and crews of this series—Enterprise, Enterprise…
Top Cow Pubwatch: April/May
Top Cow news has been light over the past little while, and there aren’t necessarily a lot of new comics on the horizon, but the publisher continues to consistently produce solid reads in their ongoing series. Their library features a lot of unique stories, as well as their latest reboot of their flagship title, Cyber…
Avengers: Endgame – Captain America, Friendship, and Masculinity
By now, most of us have seen Avengers: Endgame. While the film gave us a lot of feels, it certainly wasn’t without its problems. As the Avengers’ swan song, and the wrap-up of so many storylines, what was surprising was the lack of closure for Steve Rogers and his platonic, male friendships.
