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.
First Second Pubwatch: March 2020
Welcome to the new Pubwatch series for First Second Books! Stories about the magic of friendship and social issues that affect young people dominate my reviews of the graphic novels this month from the publisher First Second. This will regularly be the new place to learn about what’s happening with this innovative publisher for comics…
All Fanfics are Canon: Doctor’s Who “The Timeless Children”
Chris Chibnall certainly succeeded in writing a memorable finale for Series 12 of Doctor Who. Unfortunately I will not remember it for good reasons. I will remember begging “The Timeless Children” to end, checking the time every couple minutes, and the extreme feeling of exhaustion I had upon finishing it.
Sweet Heart #1 Faces its Monsters
Dillon Gilbertson has openly spoken the fact that Sweet Heart #1’s monstrosities represent his own struggles with diabetes, but the first issue quickly establishes itself as an analogy for the many mental and physical horrors that plague us.
Spider-Man Noir #1: A Christie-ish Take on Everyone’s Favourite Webcrawler
A robbery, a dead dame, and an ancient brooch set all of Spider-Man Noir’s senses tingling. To solve this mystery, our friendly neighbourhood 1930s Spider-Man is going to have to leave his comfort zone.
X-Men/Fantastic Four #2: The Island of Doom
Welcome back for Kate and Rachel’s second review of the X-Men/Fantastic Four miniseries! You can find the review of the first issue, here.
A Man Among Ye: Stephanie Phillips and Craig Cermak Take on Anne Bonny
There is very little information on the Irish pirate known as Anne Bonny, save what Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Pyrates has to offer, which leaves so much for writer Stephanie Williams and artist Craig Cermak to play with in A Man Among Ye. With a collected trade coming soon from Top…