Welcome to August! I have completely and utterly lost all concept of time at this point—my weeks are punctuated by trips to the library and staring hungrily at my mailbox, waiting for books I’ve backed to show up even though I immediately forget each project’s schedule as soon as I read the updates. But that’s…
REVIEW: Spider-Man: The Spider’s Shadow #3-4 Ups The Scare Factor
Spider-Man: The Spider’s Shadow piles on the chilling, overwhelming visuals as Peter finally breaks away from the influence his suit holds over him. But the symbiote is not about to let go of its influence over Peter — or Manhattan — that easily.
REVIEW: Disney Bento is Easy on the Eyes, Hard on the Hands
Disney Bento is a surprisingly complex little cookbook. While younger children won’t have a smooth time creating magical concoctions on their lonesome, it’s an ideal project for families, older teenagers, or grown-ups who want to take a (literal) slice of Disney magic to lunch with them.
REVIEW: Not All Robots #1 Is Not Your Average Robopocalypse
The future is metal, according to Not All Robots #1 where humans have become so obsolete as to not be necessary.
REVIEW: Reptil #3 Runs in Place
Picking up from the previous issue, Reptil #3 opens on Dinosaur World, where Humberto loses control of his superpowers just as Eva starts to get a handle on hers. They make it back to their world, where Julian gets to use his superpower of being really good at talking about emotions. Three-quarters of the way…
REVIEW: The Dreaming: Waking Hours #12 Focuses Its Power Through A Trans Lens
As The Dreaming: Waking Hours #12 hits the stands, it comes time to say goodbye to one of the most well-crafted and brilliant comics to come out in the last decade, and maybe even in my life span. I couldn’t let this series go away without writing a love letter to it, so here it…
Interview with Creator Steve Urena on Zombie Date Night
The zombie genre has seen quite a bit of the spotlight over the 2010s. And it doesn’t seem to be losing too much steam with comic creator Steve Urena‘s latest comic, Zombie Date Night, having launched on Kickstarter on July 15, 2021.
REVIEW: Nightlife Noir 1 & 2 Shed a Light on the Shadows
Do you ever think about the darker side of nightlife? It’s an entire world that only a tiny fraction of the population get a glimpse of and will vary city by city. But the stories told in these small hours are often the most fascinating. The bar staff, the service workers, the shadowy figures that…
REVIEW: Wolverine #14 Finds Its Bearings
Between the last X-Force and this month’s Wolverine, it’s nice to feel like these books are actually doing something again.
REVIEW: X-Force #21 Has Some Identity Issues
If the stretch between X of Swords and the Hellfire Gala felt like treading water, this issue of X-Force at least feels like it finally has some momentum again.
REVIEW: New Mutants #20 is Lost in Shadow
This New Mutants arc has been a bit of a slow-burn for me, and Vita Ayala and Rod Reis, and now (to a less-menacing extent) Alex Lins and Matt Milla have been able to sustain a fair amount of looming tension. But, we’re seven issues into this Shadow King storyline and I am still grasping…