The best thing about Vengeance of Vampirella #1 is that Vampirella is mostly not in it. Instead, the story takes time to succinctly introduce us to a desolate world, twenty-five years into the future. Huddled in a barely illuminated and heated shelter, a young child asks an elder to read them a story to help…
Mezo #1 Promises to Be the Next Epic Fantasy
Mezo #1 Tyler Chin-Tanner (writer), Doug Garbark (colourist), Claudia Ianniciello (cover artist), Thomas Mauer (letterer), Josh Zingerman (artist) A Wave Blue World October 2, 2019 The land of Mezo has known peace for many generations, but the Tzalekuhl Empire has ended that peace in the emperor’s quest for power, revenge, and submission from the tribes around his…
Walking Distance and The Tower in the Sea Lead Avery Hill’s Fall Debuts
Avery Hill takes pride in being a London-based publishing company “that helps aspiring creators reach their potential and is a home to the geniuses that the mainstream has yet to recognise.” This fall, they welcome several new titles to their roster, including Lizzy Stewart’s Walking Distance, as well as the third installment of B. Mure’s Ismyre…
Are You Listening? Is a Road Trip Through Wistful, Empty Roads
Are You Listening? Tillie Walden (artist & writer) August 7, 2019 First Second Content warning: This work contains references to sexual assault. “The guidebooks play deception; oceans are A property of mind. All maps are fiction, All travelers come to separate frontiers.” -Adrienne Rich, Itinerary When two young women face a chance encounter on the…
BOOM! Pubwatch: Welcome to Fall 2019
It’s fall! And you know what that means: Halloween candy, cozy scarves, sweaters, and spooky stories. And BOOM! is off to a great start as two of the featured comics this month are ideal fall reading. The arrival of fall also means New York Comic Con is just around the corner and I’ve highlighted some…
IDW Pubwatch October 2019
Welcome to the October IDW Pubwatch! It’s been a busy month at IDW and I’ve got all the interesting news coming out of the publishing house as well as tons of IDW comic book reviews. Plus, I have a selection of my favourite covers from this month!
Batman #78 & 79: BatCat In Paradise
Batman #78 and #79 Clayton Cowles (letterer), Tom King (writer), Clay Mann (artist/inker), Seth Mann (inker), Tomeu Morey (colorist), DC Comics September 11, 2019 and September 18, 2019 Batman #78 and #79 bring us paradise, romance, and more, as Catwoman gets Batman back into fighting shape!