Welcome to the July IDW Pubwatch! I’ve recently taken over the IDW Pubwatch and I couldn’t be more excited. 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…
2019 Hugo Award Reviews: Novelettes
Welcome to the second of our series examining the prose stories that are competing at this year’s Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy. The previous post covered the Best Short Story category. Now, let us raise the wordcount and enter Best Novelette, honouring stories of between 7,500 and 17,500 words in length…
Dalí and the Marx Brothers Cook Up the Delicious Giraffes on Horseback Salad
Giraffes on Horseback Salad Josh Frank (writer), Tim Heidecker (writer), Manuela Pertega (artist) Quirk Books April 2019 Giraffes on Horseback Salad Total Time: 224 pages Ingredients: 1 Surrealist painter 3 Marx Brothers 1 Lobster phone 3 Songs 1 Stout and oyster bath Directions: HONK! And serve.
The Extraordinary Cassie Anderson
Basil is an ordinary princess, but her creator, Cassie Anderson, is anything but. A freelance artist from Portland, Oregon, she’s got her name on not one, but two new books from Dark Horse Publishing this year. The second volume of Lifeformed, which features Anderson’s art and lettering, will be out in September, and her own…
Previously on Comics: Wrath
Good morning! Wrath month has begun. Last week, Marvel announced that they’re providing one-act plays starring their characters for high school drama classes to put on. Part of that announcement includes that “licensing fees will be kept reasonable,” because apparently Marvel literally has not heard of doing a good thing for a good thing’s sake….
Immortal Hulk #18-19: “This is Me”
Immortal Hulk #18 & #19 Joe Bennett (artist), Al Ewing (writer), Ruy José (inker), Paul Mount (colorist), Cory Petit (letterer)| Marvel Comics May 29, 2019 and June 12, 2019 Immortal Hulk #18 and #19 introduce us to the newest gamma monsters: the new Abomination and Harpy. These two issues are some of the book’s goriest…
The Wedding Issue, Pride Edition: Kevin Keller and Clay Walker
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether Archie Andrews should be with Betty Cooper or Veronica Lodge … but there are a lot of other couples in Riverdale, too! In this special edition of this mini-feature, former Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and Bride-to-Be Kayleigh…
Book Beat: Nicholas Sparks Controversy, A Hunger Games Prequel, Book Tariffs, and more
Hello again, readers! It’s Emily back once more to fill you in on some of the latest literary happenings. Since I missed you last week, I’ve got lots of goodies for you now. So buckle up for a mega sized book beat!
DC PUBWATCH June 2019 Edition
This was a big month for DC Comics news, and more so for three of the company’s imprints. It was announced last week that the rumors are indeed true, and at the end of the year, DC will be retiring the Vertigo label. This shutters that mature reader imprint after twenty-six years, and only a…
One Year Later: The Valiant Lysa Hawkins
In our Editorial Eye series, we go behind the scenes with comic and book editors to learn about their role in the creative process and discover how their passion for their industry helps shape their work. It’s been a year since Lysa Hawkins jumped into Valiant Entertainment, and, she says in a WWAC interview, she’s…
Last Week’s Episode: Anime Dubs are a Flat Circle
I know this isn’t a music column but the only two thing s I want to listen to for the rest of the week are Swedish folk music and Cruel Angel’s Thesis, so this column is dedicated to Ari Aster’s Midsommar and Netflix’s incredible ability to resurrect arguments I only hazily remember from anime forums of…
Suspicious (and Confused) Minds Reign In Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #4
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #4 Scott Duvall (writer), Taylor Esposito (letters), Vincenzo Frederici (art), Diego Galindo, Robert Hack, Tom Mandrake and Sian Mandrake (covers), Kevin Ketner (Editor), Michele Monte (colors) June 5th, 2019 Dynamite Comics The sound of an incoming helicopter crash precipitates the final issue of Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep. It’s a noise that’s…
