Happy February and happy Black History Month! What comics are you reading lately? This month’s picks are packed with variety from supernatural thriller to cute romance — with fake dating! — to kid-friendly mysteries. In celebration of Black History Month, several Black creators on Webtoon recently collaborated to create a list of Black creators on…
Vault Comics Pubwatch: February
Welcome to the new year with Vault. January started off too slow to warrant a Vault Comics Pubwatch, but that doesn’t mean the publisher hasn’t been busy. Here’s a handful of what they’ve been up to this winter.
Doctor Who, Villa Diodati, and the Haunting of Gallifrey One
I usually watch new Doctor Who stories in the quiet comfort of my bedroom on Sunday afternoons, but I will happily watch Doctor Who with a crowd whenever given the chance. “The Haunting of Villa Diodati,” written by Maxine Alderton and directed by Emma Sullivan, was the most recent occasion and one of the most…
Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt: You Read It 35 Minutes Ago
Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt- Watch, the oversize hardcover collection of Dynamite Comics’ 2019 miniseries, is phenomenal. In five issues, the creative team tells a story that’s both massive and intimate in its scope, at once the story of a hero who realizes he must also be a man, and simultaneously a commentary on the stranglehold the…
Deadpool #2 Goes Hunting for Some Trouble
Ultimately, Deadpool #2 is a little messy — but as Wade himself says, that doesn’t mean it’s not worthwhile.
New Meets Old in Atlantis Attacks #1
Atlantis Attacks #1 is a new Marvel miniseries that follows right on the heels of 2019’s Agents of Atlas #5. It’s a fresh new story that Marvel readers can jump right into without having read the preceding Agents of Atlas series, or much Marvel at all. But if you’re a long-time Marvel reader, or just…
Katy Keene’s “You Can’t Hurry Love” Proves Love Is Worth Waiting For — Or At Least Thinking About
The second episode of CW’s Katy Keene, “Chapter Two: You Can’t Hurry Love,” is still frothy, though some of its plot points do grate more than its pretty pilot did.
Excalibur #7: The Warwolves Among Us
After bringing the first arc to a close, Excalibur #7 surges forward towards a new adventure. Tini Howard, Wilton Santos, Oren Junior, Erick Arciniega, Tom Muller, and Cory Petit take Excalibur on a wild hunt, as the team pursues a new quest for -A- with unexpectedly high stakes. The most otherworldly of the Dawn of…
BOOM Pubwatch: February 2020
This month I really tried to spend some time catching up on a few series. There are so many great BOOM! comics out right now it’s easy to fall behind when I’m doing my reading for this Pubwatch. In particular, I spent a little extra time catching up on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and…
One Order of Murder Mystery, Hold the Regressive Politics, Please
After seeing Knives Out, I, for one, felt a new resurgence of my love for murder mysteries. There are many great murder mysteries of course, but one of the reasons Knives Out felt so rejuvenating is that it sidestepped a lot of the conservative political assumptions of the genre. Excitingly, however, there is a rich…
Don’t Go Without Her: A Chat With Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
It’s been a big year Rosemary Valero-O’Connell. Following the release of last year’s Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me (written by Mariko Tamaki, published by First Second), her work has won three Ignatz awards, a Harvey award, has been nominated for a GLAAD award, and was most recently awarded a Printz Honor by the…
Nebula #1: Krak. Bam. Boom!
There’s a powerful new weapon in the galaxy and Nebula, right-hand of Thanos, wants to get her hands on it in Nebula #1. When your reputation for death and destruction precedes you, can one bounty hunter stand in your way?
