Frida Kahlo is one of the most recognisable artists who ever lived. While her likeness has been highly commodified in recent years, the potency of her art and her fanbase is larger than ever — and constantly increasing. Her home, her Blue House, has now become a regular stop for art lovers in Mexico City,…
My Sex-Positive, Feminist Graphic Novel, Tracy Queen, is Being Shadow Banned
You may have heard whispers about shadow banning—that thing social media platform do where they block or partly block users and/or their content in a sneaky way so that, as Wikipedia puts it, “it will not be readily apparent to the user that they have been banned.” The practice seems to have started as a…
Excalibur #8: Ladies, Is It Gay To Give My Friend A Warwolf Puppy?
Hey look, I’ve graduated to a good Dawn of X title. Hopefully, my friends Kwannon, Laura, and Nate are as lucky (I have faith that they will be, even though Laura’s off the table for now). Excalibur #8 provides a story that would fit in wonderfully as a classic Excalibur tale. Excalibur should always be…
Marauders #9: The Spy Inside Me
Everyone’s attention has been taken up by Kate Pryde’s death, but Marauders #9 hasn’t forgotten the stowaway riding into Krakoa on Pyro’s coattails.
Previously On Comics: For Your Health
Welcome to Previously On Comics, I’m obviously Kell Richards. It’s been a fairly quiet week in the news mines but we have managed to unearth some gold in between all the hand washing. Following last week’s update regarding Emerald City Comic Con a further announcement has been made, this time to notify guests, artists, fans…
Warm Hearts and Cold Fights Make Katy Keene’s Winter Song Sing
In Katy Keene chapter five, cabin fever-induced conflicts and a harsh polar vortex-inspired NYC cold snap forces Katy to confront her emotions over her mother’s death as she stands on the verge of applying to a fashion school. Elsewhere, Jorge messes up big time, and Pepper and Josie fight and bond.
Support Artists and Get Involved With Digital ECCC
In the wake of the news that ECCC has been postponed/cancelled until the summer, the comics community has begun to use the magic of the internet to craft a virtual experience for both fans and creators who will no longer be attending the show. For your ease we’ve put together a roundup of digital programming…
The Magik of New Mutants’ Illyana Rasputin
When an image of a horned demonic girl in armor crossed my Twitter timeline in 2018, I felt drawn to her. Illyana Rasputin looks like an untamed demon and a battle hardened human. In the recent trailer for the New Mutants film, I feel like we see a glimpse of both demon and human in…
The Invisible Man is a Triumphant Return for a Horror Classic
Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) is forced to flee her abusive boyfriend, wealthy technology pioneer Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). Over the next two years, she lives in fear that Griffin will track her down — until she hears that her ex-boyfriend is now dead. But shortly afterwards, strange things begin to happen around Cecilia’s home, and…
Last Week’s Episode: The Great Glass Elevator
It’s March and Castlevania season 3 just dropped, baby! Let’s go!
Pound for Pound Is an MMA Comic that Doesn’t Pull its Punches
TV writer and producer Natalie Chaidez joins Southern Cross artist Andy Belanger for her first comics offering. Pound for Pound explores the seedy world of underground MMA, the effects of past traumas, and manages to include more than one horrifying cult. The book tries to meld fast, violent action with emotional struggle whilst taking a…
Darth Vader #1: Inside Darth Vader’s Dark Mind
Darth Vader has just confronted Luke Skywalker on Cloud City. But his attempts to seduce the boy to the dark side failed, and Luke has since disappeared. If Vader is to find his son, he needs to return to the beginning—and find the people who hid Luke from him.
