WWAC’s coverage of the 2021 Hugo Award finalists continues with a look at the final two contenders for Best Novella: Tochi Onyebuchi’s Riot Baby and Nghi Vo’s The Empress of Salt and Fortune…
REVIEW: Dead Beats Volume 2: London Calling Mostly Hits the Right Notes
As I said way back in 2019—I’m a sucker for both horror and music. Dead Beats Volume 2: London Calling called my name, especially with its stunning Claudia Iannciello cover, featuring a Black vampire woman holding a french fry container full of fingers. How could I not pick it up?
REVIEW: Pokemon Adventures Vol. 9: Dexoys and Emerald Shine
In the previous Pokemon Adventures volume, we saw Team Rocket leader Giovanni set a course for Viridian City to locate his long-lost son Silver. At the same time, Pokedex holder Silver arrived in Viridian City after recalling a memory of the place while in search of his roots, but he doesn’t know that Giovanni is…
REVIEW: Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld Will Shine for Kids
In Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, written by Shannon and Dean Hale with art by Asiah Fulmore, a lost princess returns to her world with a giant sword and makes adorable friendships.
INTERVIEW: The Return of Sal Abbinanti’s Atomika: God Is Red
Writer Andrew Dabb opens the Atomika: God Is Red Omnibus with the story of Atomika’s origin. Not the story of how the man-made deity became Russia’s God of Technology, leading the Red Empire to trample the globe before turning his attention on the ancient gods of Russia. Dabb’s introduction is a bit closer to home…
REVIEW: Untold Horror Is a Horror Revelation
Like many writers and creatives, I have a file on my computer of incomplete projects. Some things I have abandoned, and other times I have been left high and dry by gonzo publishers. A few months ago, I filed multiple pieces to be greeted not by cheque but by ghosting. Their silence is impenetrable, and…
REVIEW: Inferno #2 – Fire and Frost
The defining image of Inferno #2 comes at its halfway point: the faces of Professor X and Magneto reflected in the hollow gold eyes of Destiny’s mask. Destiny cannot see Xavier and Magneto, but she sees through them. Jonathan Hickman’s scorched script underlines the theme with red ink as Stefano Caselli visualizes it beautifully.
REVIEW: Deadpool: Black, White and Blood #2 – A Great Big Pile of Gore
While the second issue of Deadpool: Black, White, and Blood is a less necessary purchase for ‘Pool fans, it’s still a worthy compendium of his bloody, funny antics.
Previously on Comics: Image Comic Book Workers Are Forming a Union — Here’s How You Can Help
Hello again! I am sure that there were some things happening in comics last week other than the Image Comics staff forming a union, but I don’t remember because I was following the story about Image Comics staff forming a union all last week. So today, I’m going to recap some of the talking points…
Patreon Exclusive: Revisiting the MCU’s Blip From a Pandemic Perspective
Our monthly Patron-exclusive essay series continues. You can read all of these incredible analyses for as little as a dollar a month on our Patreon. In comics, a crossover event is when something happens that’s so big, the implications from it are felt across the entire shared universe, rather than just a single comic series. People…
REVIEW: The Eternals Is Imperfect, But It’s a Fun Film With A Charming Cast
The Eternals, Jack Kirby’s cosmic tale of space gods, was always a weird choice for an MCU adaptation. Kirby’s psychedelic colors and bombastic designs are a poor match for the pseudo-realistic militarized costumes of our current heroes. When you think “adaptable” you don’t really think Eternals. So how did the MCU version fare? Well, it…
REVIEW: Van Helsing: Beast of Exmoor is More Bark than Bite
The legendary hunter Liesel Van Helsing returns in this bloody romp through the moorlands. A beast has returned to wreak havoc outside Somerset, and the locals are no match for the creature, leaving Liesel the only one left standing to take it down. However, while this monster-hunting adventure contains a fair bit of intrigue and…