Gourmand, comic artist, and writer Franckie Alarcon puts his love of food on the page with his “The Secrets of” series of graphic novels, which NBM has published and translated to English for the first time. But the native charm of Alarcon’s illustrations and his beautiful color work clashes with such high levels of hero…
DC PUBWATCH – September 2021 Edition
The leaves are turning and a wind of change is coming in the September edition of the DC Pubwatch. Oddly enough, Nice House on the Lake does not reclaim the top spot, though it is still a fantastic comic. No the top spot this month is going to Philip Kennedy Johnson and Daniel Sampere’s Action…
Vault Pubwatch: September 2021
In case you missed it, last month’s Cover Girl featured some naughty but very nice covers from the Vault Undressed NSFW variant cover series, along with an interview with Editor-in-Chief, Adrian Wassell.
REVIEW: Deadpool: Black, White and Blood #1 is a Gory Good Time
The first issue of this brand-new Deadpool miniseries — drawn and inked entirely in black and red — is a bloody, funny scream.
REVIEW: Van Helsing: Invisible Woman Is a Bit Too Translucent
Calling upon H. G. Wells, Van Helsing: Invisible Woman introduces the vampire hunter to a foe she’s met before, but won’t see coming this time…
INTERVIEW: Kami Garcia On Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven
The third entry in author Kami Garcia’s Teen Titans graphic novel series, Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven serves as the meeting point for both Beast Boy and Raven after their own individual stories bring them together in person for the first time. Here, Garcia tells us about what it’s been like working on the…
REVIEW: Superman ’78 #2: The Joy of Lex
Expectations for the second installment of any series are always high after a successful pilot. This is true for Superman and Superman II, as well as for Superman ‘78, which falls chronologically in between the two.
INTERVIEW: Lizzy Stewart Joins Molly Naylor to Take Lights, Planets, People! From Stage to Graphic Novel
Writer Molly Naylor‘s Lights, Planets, People! began as a theatrical play “about space science, mental health, and communication – both interpersonal and intergalactic.” Written by Molly Naylor, the stage show starred Karen Hill as astronomer Maggie Hill who is giving a lecture about her career to inspire young women to find their place in science….
Archie Comics Pubwatch: September 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of September! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, Big Ethel Energy launches on WebToons, Dan Parent has a Kevin Keller Kickstarter running, and much more!
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: September 2021
The crisp air, the fields full of apples and pumpkins, the return of school buses on your daily commute . . . it’s fall, y’all! This month, we take a look at the new Hard Case Crime title Gun Honey and check in with Max and Chloe in the finale of Life is Strange: Coming…
Current and Kind: Light From Uncommon Stars and Other Speculative Fiction to Restore and Revive
Sometimes I want to escape to the stars, or to the future, or to a magical land where people are just cozily, reliably nice to each other. Luckily, I’m not alone in this wish, as a current wave of speculative fiction is prioritizing kindness in its characters. Here’s a list of current books with plots…
REVIEW: The Onslaught Revelation #1 – Id Must Be Tuesday
Mutantkind is never going to make it. Moira MacTaggert’s many lives told us this, and as a result, we’ve accepted this Krakoan utopia for as long as we can. But while we know that there will always be outside forces breathing down mutant necks, how do we fight the enemy within?