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These Books, Comics, and TV Shows Are Perfect Comfort Food
I almost never reread, rewatch, or relisten to anything, except music. At some point in my life, the concept of rereading or rewatching came to feel like a bad idea – isn’t it a waste of time when new books can help expand my options for reader’s advisory (I’m a librarian, hello) or the scope…
REVIEW: Cinderella Versus Zombies Brings the Fun
Cinderella has moved to Toronto for a fresh start. However, when a horde of the undead descends on the city, she finds herself in more trouble than she asked for. At turns both goofy and gory, Cinderella Versus Zombies is a slapstick horror comedy that delivers on a good time.
Queering Cozy Classics for the Winter!
The weather is getting chillier where I live, and I’m starting to yearn for afternoons curled up with a hot drink, rereading something cozily canonical like Austen or Shakespeare. Part of what’s cozy about that scene, for me, is the interpretations of characters I developed on first reading, and still stand by. In fandom, “headcanons”…
REVIEW: Star Wars: Life Day #1 Isn’t Quite a Life Day Miracle
In Star Wars: Life Day #1, Han Solo finds himself in a sticky situation while the galaxy celebrates the Wookie tradition of Life Day. How will Han and his trusty co-pilot Chewbacca find their way out of this latest escapade?
REVIEW: Newburn #1 Introduces Us to Comics’ Newest Hard-Boiled Detective
Who, what, when, where, why, and how? The world of Newburn gets into the gritty details of these questions in its premiere issue. Writer Chip Zdarsky’s time on the main Daredevil title ends this month after a run since 2019, and Newburn is his newest book that might satisfy fans of his looking for another…
Previously on Comics: Okay, Sure
Hey, what a week, right? I’m kidding, I have no idea, because I’m losing all concept of time. If you wanna read about some bros being bros and dudes rocking it up, there’s an interview in the Atlantic. Gina Gagliano is moving on from Random House Graphics, the imprint she founded two years ago. Her…
2021 Hugo Award Review: The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
“Clearly, the Space Age is over” declared J. G. Ballard in the ’70s. He had a point: the past few decades have done little to revive the old assumption, made by so many science fiction writers, that a smooth and steady line would stretch from Sputnik to the moon and then to Mars and beyond….
REVIEW: The Scarlet Witch Gets It Together in The Trial of Magneto #4
The Scarlet Witch figures out who she is, and how she came back to life, and how to stop the monsters she’s created (well, at least some of them) while Krakoa’s A-list mutants try to figure out who killed her. But what if she already knows?
REVIEW: X-Men #5 – The Great Dane
“Fearless” is an apt title for any story arc in the Reign of X era, but for Gerry Duggan’s X-Men, it fits like an elbow-length yellow glove. The X-Men have terraformed Mars, built an island nation for mutantkind, and conquered death itself. Hell, in the last issue, they defeated a demon named Nightmare! Reenergized and…
Apocalyptigirl: An Aria for the End Times: Intended Audience and Its Role in the Commentary of Victimhood
Apocalyptigirl: An Aria for the End Times by Andrew Maclean is one of the best graphic novels I’ve read. When folks ask me what my recommendations are for their next read, it is always at the top of the list — especially when those folks have a young adult daughter as there are not enough…
REVIEW: Monsters, Family, and Flying in Asadora! Volume 4
Asadora! Volume 4 is the latest volume of Naoki Urasawa (creator of Monster, Pluto and 20th Century Boys)’s ongoing series about teenage stunt pilot Asa Asada and a mysterious ocean monster threatening to ruin the opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, and it continues to be awesome.
