“Some forgotten place. Some forsaken time.” Quick! To what are the opening words of the X-Men Free Comic Book Day special referring: A.) The dying star where, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a Minotaur and a fish woman performed an arcane ritual to appease the Omniversal Majestrix Saturnyne… B.) My…
REVIEW: Batgirl #47 Revisits “The Killing Joke” AGAIN
If there’s one constant over the last ten years of Batgirl stories, it’s DC revisiting the time that Joker paralyzed Barbara Gordon. In 2011, when the New 52 launched, it did so with Barbara back behind the cowl as Batgirl, something that hadn’t been seen since 1988 in Batgirl Special #1. The Killing Joke hit…
2020 Hugo Awards Reviews: Novellas – Part 2
Continuing our reviews of the 2020 Hugo Awards finalists in the Best Novella category, we move on to To Be Taught, if Fortunate by Becky Chambers and Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom by Ted Chiang.
