With the advent of House of X and Powers of X, both mutants and X-Pedagogy have experienced a paradigm shift. Even the ways in which the mutant-metaphor is discussed and engaged with has shifted as digital spaces such as “ X-Twitter” carve out their own Krakoan Community.
X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 Splits the Difference
Team-up titles are a comics staple, so for reviewing this team-up series, Kate Tanski, resident Fantastic Four fan and Johnny Storm stan, has teamed up with Rachel Knight, the world’s foremost Fantastic Four historian. Because Kate has zero knowledge of the X-Men and will go out of her way to avoid X-related comics, she invited…
Previously on Comics: DC’s Delivering the Punchline and Other Bad Ideas
Good morning, friends, and welcome to this week’s installment of Previously on Comics, where we round up the goings on from the past week in comics industry news. First up, the clown that just won’t die, and now, apparently has a new girlfriend. Because that’s just what he needs!
The CW’s Katy Keene is Sweet as Sugar — and Twice as Nice
Katy Keene is a sweet soufflé of a show that goes a little soft when it tries to interrogate class distinctions from its cotton candy perspective.
Women Embrace Their Power In Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Pt. 3
Spoilers ahead for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back, and with it comes a mind-bending finale where the women fully embrace their power and break away from the male-dominated system that oppressed them.
Saladin Ahmed and Sara Alfageeh’s Amulet Offers Hope for Good Comic Book Arab Representation
“In the world of comic books,” wrote Jack Shaheen, “one is about as likely to find a good Arab as the camel is to pass through the eye of a needle.” Instead, they often appeared as some of the stereotypes in television and film that Shaheen would become known for writing about: terrorists, sinister sheikhs,…
How Birds of Prey Could Right Suicide Squad’s Wrongs
The 2016 Suicide Squad film was, to put it kindly, disappointing. Sure, it won an Academy Award for its hair and makeup styling, and clutched a Grammy nomination for Twenty One Pilots’ song “Heathens,” but it left a lot to be desired. In theory, the Suicide Squad’s mission is a noble one: gather the most…
Last Week’s Episode: No Disguise For That Wandavision
The Oscars are this weekend and I’m glad to soon be free of the burden of reading takes on any of the best picture nominees. #Bonghive baby.
John Constantine: Hellblazer #3 Features a Remarkably Uplifting Ending (For Hellblazer)
John Constantine: Hellblazer #3 wraps up the story of Peckham Rye, but not without enough loose ends and plot hooks to keep readers on the line for the next issue.
Normal Offers Queer, Desi Horror That Packs a Punch
The last Gaysi zine I reviewed was All that We Want, a gorgeous, warm celebration of queer desire. Their newest zine, Normal, is a complete departure from that exploration of queer joy, and instead dives into all that keeps us from such experiences. As Niyati Joshi makes known in their introduction, queer and trans people…
Doctor Who is Good, Actually, in “Praxeus”
This week’s Doctor Who, “Praxeus,” was the polar opposite of last week’s “Fugitive of the Judoon.” Pete McTighe and Chris Chibnall don’t seek to change all of history or all of Doctor Who. Instead, they deliver a damn good standalone story packed with mystery, action, romance, and an actual resolution.
Marauders #7: Hold Your Breath
The White Queen was noticeably missing from the last issue. In Marauders #7, it’s the Red Queen that’s absent, which is extremely disconcerting since the last time we saw her, she was drowning on the precipice of permanent death.