I don’t know about you but I have really been enjoying the summer so far. We’ve been pretty lucky weather-wise where I am, a few thunderstorms here and there but mostly warm and sunny. I’ve been trying to spend as much time as possible sitting outdoors, soaking up the sun and working my way through…
2019 Hugo Award Reviews: Novellas Part One
Welcome back to this series reviewing the prose contenders for the 2019 Hugo Awards. Previous instalments have covered Best Short Story and Best Novelette. Now it is time to begin looking at the contenders for the title of Best Novella…
Sunshine Barbito’s Mafiosa Is an Offer You Don’t Want to Refuse
With The Kitchen heading to theatres next month, the timing is perfect for more stories featuring women rising to the top in Mafia families. But unlike the 2015 Vertigo-published comic featuring three wives who hesitantly take over from their imprisoned husbands, Mafiosa is about a woman who has always known that she has what it…
Test #1 Shows Life in the Fringes of the Technology Boom
Test #1 Jen Hickman (artist), Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (letterer), Harry Saxton (colorist), Christopher Sebela (writer) Vault Comics July 3, 2019 The first issue of Test throws you right into the story, asking you to keep pace with protagonist Aleph Null as the story hurtles ahead in a world that feels familiar, but becomes something uncertain and…
Tammy & Jinty Special 2019: The Girls are Back in Town
In the past, generations of British girls were entertained by comics with names like Sally, Judy, Diana, Debbie, Emma, June, Penny, Sandie, and Tina. The respective title character would serve as a mascot, while each issue contained a collection of stories about the exploits of various young heroines. D.C. Thomson’s Bunty, which ran from 1958 to…
Previously on Comics: The Police are Not The Punisher
From co-opted symbols, to to bigotry, to sexy demons, and keen adaptations, a lot went on in comics last week.
Hope in the Face of Adversity: Corinne McCreery on Supergirl
This might come as a surprise to some, but Corinne McCreery really loves Supergirl [WHAT?! —Ed.]. And it’s no wonder. Supergirl is a beacon of honesty and being true to yourself and passionately fighting for the things and people she cares about, which is a great description of Cori, too. But let’s let Cori speak…
Last Week’s Episode: Nostalgia in Space
Slow news week IMO, but at least there’s always something happening on The Walking Dead.
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: July 2019
Roll out those lazy hazy crazy days of summer and take a break from the beach and the barbecue to see what’s up in the world of Titan Comics.
Off Girl Volume One: Genesis Doesn’t Go Off Enough
Off Girl Volume 1: Genesis Tina Fine (writer), Mark Reihill (artist and letterer) www.offgirl.com Originally published January 2017 Julia has a problem: when she gets off, men get offed. She’s kept this problem under control for the past ten years by faking orgasms and tamping down her arousal through the use of medication, but of…
Bettie Page: Unbound #1 Tickles the Eyes And The Funny Bone
Bettie Page: Unbound #1 David Avallone (writer), Scott Chantler (covers), Sheelagh D (color flats), Taylor Esposito (letters), Mohan and John Royle (covers), Julius Ohta (art/covers), Kelsey Shannon and David Williams (covers), Ellie Wright (colors) June 5th, 2019 Dynamite Comics I said in my Dynamite Pubwatch that there’s something irresistible about the notion of Bettie Page:…
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins is a Critical Success
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #1 Jody Houser (script), Ariana Maher (letters), Matthew Mercer (story), Msassyk (colors), Olivia Samson (art), Fiona Staples (cover) Dark Horse Comics July 10, 2019 I have been a Dungeons & Dragons nerd almost as long as I’ve been a comics nerd, and its wonderful seeing them both have major pop…
