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Vault Pubwatch: April 2021
A website redesign, 18k followers on Twitter, and Tor.com singing the praises of the short-lived Vagrant Queen television series. Seems like Vault has had a pretty good month!
REVIEW: The Treasure of The King And The Cat Is Filled With Magical Furry Fluff
With boys’ love manga being such a popular subgenre, you’d think that there would be more variety. There is so much potential for it beyond schoolboy romances, and newer manga such as You Kajika’s The Treasure of The King and The Cat is one example of this. Published in English by Tokyopop, this single-volume fantasy…
INTERVIEW: Greg Keyes and Drew Edward Johnson talk Godzilla: Dominion
Greg Keyes and Drew Edward Johnson’s Godzilla: Dominion is the latest in Legendary Comics’ series of Monsterverse tie-in graphic novels. Dominion follows Godzilla as he restores order in chaos of the aftermath of 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. In preparation for the release, Keyes and Johnson were kind enough to answer a few questions…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: April 2021
There are leaves and flowers on the trees…which unfortunately can mean some sneezes! But I’ll deal with a little bit of congestion and watery eyes in the short term. It means warmer days are on their way. This month, we wrap up our look at Minions Sports!, and dive into two long-awaited debuts: Doctor Who: Missy…
REVIEW: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Vampire fiction has evolved considerably in the just-over-two centuries since the genre was codified by John Polidori. Each year brings with it a new take on the theme that becomes the latest contender for classic status, and for 2020 that work may well be The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix….
INTERVIEW: Olivia Cuartero-Briggs’ Silver City Dreams
It came to Olivia Cuartero-Briggs one night in a dream while she was in her 20s — she pauses — “I’m starting to sound like a bad musical,” she says with a laugh before going on to describe waking up on the floor of a building she didn’t recognize with strangers all around her. Workers…
REVIEW: Chaos Reigns During Deadpool: Nerdy 30
Deadpool: Nerdy 30 celebrates the “Merc with a Mouth” with style, sensitivity and humor. It’s chaotic, odd, and incredibly funny — just like Deadpool himself.
Previously on Comics: Matters of Record
I don’t know about you but this week has felt so incredibly long. Luckily, it only produced about 4 minutes of pertinent comics news so you can slurp this up and then go back to worrying about real stuff. First up, nominations! This week DisCon III announced the finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards. Information…
A Fistful of Comics: Crowdfunding Roundup, April ‘21
Happy April! After a full 13 months of half-lockdown, the United States is finally on its way to getting folks vaccinated and, perhaps, in a position where we can see our friends in person without being afraid of causing a biological incident. I’m planning on using the few remaining months I have of not having…
REVIEW: Marauders #19 – Morlocks Take Madripoor
“Only two types of people in Madripoor: the rich, and those willing to kill you to become rich.” So says Patch, Logan’s alter ego in a classic display of classism. How fitting that it’s the Morlocks who come to the rescue of the poor in Madripoor’s Lowtown when the Krakoan mutants cannot in Marauders #19.